Teton Valley News

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Teton Valley News
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Adams Publishing Group
Founder(s)J. F. Blumer
PublisherTravis Quast
EditorConnor Shea
Founded1909
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters75 N. Main St.
Driggs, Idaho 83422
City Driggs, Idaho
Circulation 1,407(as of 2021) [1]
ISSN 0889-9851
OCLC number 13107316
Website tetonvalleynews.net

The Teton Valley News is a weekly newspaper published in Driggs, Idaho since 1909. [2]

History

The Teton Valley News was first published in 1909 by J. F. Blumer. [3] Fritz C. Madsen published the paper for three decades and was known for using a rare typewriter with a linotype keyboard from Denmark where he was born and learned the craft. [4] He bought the paper in 1911 and at one time was elected mayor of Driggs. He published the News until his death in 1941. [5] In 1944, his widow Elsie Madsen sold the paper to Vic E. Lansberry. [6] In 1957, Lansberry and his son James E. Lansberry bought The Caribou County Sun of Soda Springs. [7]

In July 1971, George and Louisa Norton purchased the newspaper. He sold it in 1978 to Fred and Elizabeth McCabe, owners of the Jackson Hole Guide. [8] In January 2006, Pioneer Newspapers of Seattle acquired the paper from Grand Teton News, a group of Wyoming family owners including Gary and Sue Stevenson; Robb and Jen Hicks; and Tom and Annie Mullen. [9] Pioneer sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group in 2017. [10]

References

  1. "Idaho Circulation Map" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. "About Us". Teton Valley News.
  3. "St. Anthony A Live One | Some Notes Of Interest From that Place". The Idaho Statesman. March 22, 1909. p. 2.
  4. "Editor Finds Writing Easy | Type-writer-Linotype Eliminates Keyboard Problems". The Post-Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. July 11, 1940. p. 2.
  5. "Fritz C. Madsen Dies In Idaho". The Gustine Standard. Gustine, California. August 14, 1941. p. 1.
  6. "Driggs Newspaper Changes Hands". The Idaho Statesman. Associated Press. September 7, 1944. p. 8.
  7. "Caribou Sun Changes Owners". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. United Press. November 29, 1957. p. 2.
  8. "Teton Valley News purchased by Guide". The Jackson Hole Guide. Jackson, Wyoming. December 14, 1978. p. 2.
  9. "Teton Valley News sold". Jackson Hole News and Guide. December 21, 2005. p. 45.
  10. Hammer, Barb. "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.