The Modoc County Record

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The Modoc County Record
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s)R.H. Stanley
PublisherTJ Montemer
Founded1892
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters135 N Main St,
Alturas, CA 96101
OCLC number 28103482
Website modocrecord.com

The Modoc County Record is a weekly newspaper published in Alturas, California. [1]

History

In June 1892, R.H. Stanley (better known as "Heenan") founded the Surprise Valley Record in Cedarville, California. [2] [3] Stanley operated the paper until his death in May 1930. He was then succeeded by his son E. Heath Stanley. [4]

After he was appointed Cedarville postmaster, his wife Mrs. Christine Stanley leased the paper in July 1936 to Robert M. Sloss, who founded the Modoc County Times in 1929 and for the past few years worked at the Lassen Advocate and Red Bluff News. [5] Sloss later moved the paper to Alturas and renamed it to the Modoc County Record. [6] [7]

In February 1952, Sloss purchased the Alturas Plaindealer from Lloyd Rogers who was leasing it from Donald Mathewson, who bought it a decade prior from Mrs. Gertrude French. Sloss merged the Plaindealer with the Record, [8] [6] to form the Modoc County Record and Alturas Plaindealer. [9] The name was shortened to the Modoc County Record in 1960. [1]

In 1979, editor Robert L. Sloss, son on Robert M. Sloss, [10] was sued for $250,000 in damages for writing about a murder in a column titled "20 Years Ago Today." [11] A jury rejected the charges. [12]

In April 2024, the Record was purchased by TJ Montemer from Rick and Jane Holloway. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Modoc County Record (Alturas, Calif.) 1960-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Daily Brevities". Weekly Sentinel. Red Bluff, California. June 11, 1892. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Local News". Free Press. Redding, California. June 11, 1892. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Death of E.H. Stanley". Alturas Plaindealer and Modoc County Times. May 9, 1930. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Marceus Sloss Leases Surprise Valley Record". Alturas Plaindealer and Modoc County Times. July 22, 1936. p. 1.
  6. 1 2 "Modoc Publisher Merges Two Pioneer Newspapers". The Modoc County Record. March 6, 1952. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Modoc County Record and Surprise Valley Record (Alturas, Modoc County, Calif.) 1???-1952". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Alturas Newspaper Merger Is Planned". The Sacramento Bee. February 28, 1952. p. 24.
  9. ↑ "Modoc County Record and Alturas Plaindealer (Alturas, Calif.) 1952-1960". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Honeymoning Couple To Live in Alturas". Record Searchlight. Redding, California. February 15, 1955. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "Damages Suit Filed Against Modoc Publisher". Lassen Advocate. Susanville, California. United Press International. July 25, 1979. p. 8.
  12. ↑ "Right To Report On Old Murder Upheld By Jury". The Sacramento Bee. United Press International. July 31, 1979. p. 6.
  13. ↑ "Under COMMENTS section on page 2". Modoc Record. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
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