Willapa Harbor Herald

Willapa Harbor Herald

Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Flannery Publications
Managing editor	Karen Carter
Founded	1890
Language	English
Circulation	5,141(as of 2022) [1]
Sister newspapers	Lewis County News
ISSN	1065-3805
OCLC number	17331133
Website	hometowndebate.com

The Willapa Harbor Herald is a newspaper that provides news coverage for the towns of Raymond and South Bend, Washington. ^[2] The owner is Flannery Publications. ^[3] It was founded in 1890 and has circulated under several names. ^[4]

History

South Bend Journal

The paper's earliest predecessor is the South Bend Journal, which was founded in 1890. ^[5] F. A. Hazeltine became a part owner in 1891 and a full owner two years later. His son Ezra T. Hazeltine was made a partner in 1923 and worked as the Journal's editor and publisher from 1938 until selling the paper in 1962 to Leigh Duty, the paper's printing foreman. ^[6]

North Pacific Press began publishing the paper in 1965. The following year Jack Laughlin sold his stock interest in the paper to company president Hal W. Schiltz. ^[7]

Raymond Herald

The Raymond Herald was founded in 1905. ^[8] In June 1910, J.J. Heath sold the Herald to his brother Val Heath, who previously worked at the Willapa Harbor Pilot owned by their father C. A. Heath. ^[9] The Heath family sold the Pilot a few months later. ^[10]

James McDedmott purchased the Raymond Herald in 1945. He published the paper until selling it to Clyde A. Eckman in January 1952. ^[11] Later that year in August, Eckman purchased the Raymond Advertiser from Arther Bailey and his son Arther Bailey. He then merged the Advertiser into his Herald. ^[12]

Merger

In 1983, the Raymond Herald merged with the South Bend Journal, which had previously been merged with the Willapa Harbor Pilot, to form the Willapa Harbor Herald. ^[13]

On July 1, 2019, Sound Publishing sold the Pacific County Press to Flannery Publications, owner of the Willapa Harbor Herald. The Press dated back to 1994 and was subsequently absorbed into the Herald. ^[14]

See also

List of newspapers in Washington (state)

References

1. "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
2. Darnton, Jack (September 6, 1982). "Demo incumbents tussle for one seat". Longview Daily News .
3. "Willapa Harbor Herald newspaper in Raymond Washington". MondoTimes.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
4. "The Willapa Harbor herald". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN   1065-3805 . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
5. "South Bend Journal (South Bend, Wash.) 1890-1968". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
6. "South Bend Paper Sold". Kitsap Sun. Associated Press. April 6, 1962. p. 14.
7. "South Bend Journal Sold To Hal Schiltz". Longview Daily News. November 10, 1966. p. 32.
8. "The Raymond Herald (Raymond, Wash.) 1905-1952". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
9. "Raymond Herald Changes Owners". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. June 6, 1910. p. 4.
10. "Willapa Harbor Pilot Goes Into New Hands". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. August 7, 1910. p. 45.
11. "Publisher Sells Raymond Herald". The News Tribune. Associated Press. January 14, 1952. p. 1.
12. "Raymond Paper Sold". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. August 30, 1952. p. 6.
13. "The Raymond Herald (Raymond, Wash.) 1972-1981". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
14. "Sound Publishing sells Pacific County Press". The Daily World. July 5, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2025.