Yakima Herald-Republic

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Yakima Herald-Republic
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The July 27, 2005 front page of the
Yakima Herald-Republic
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner The Seattle Times Company
Founder(s)E.M. Reed
James R. Coe
Founded1889
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters114 N. 4th Street
Yakima, WA 98901
United States
Circulation 24,827(as of 2022) [1]
Website yakimaherald.com

The Yakima Herald-Republic is a newspaper published in Yakima, Washington, and distributed throughout Yakima, Kittitas and Klickitat counties as well as northwest Benton County.

History

In January 1889, E.M. Reed acquired the printing plant of the defunct Yakima Democrat and used it to launch a successor paper. [2] The first edition of the Yakima Herald was published on February 2, 1889. [3] James R. Coe was a co-founder. [4]

In 1897, Reed leased the paper to Charles F. Bailey and George N. Tuesley. [5] At some point Baily was replaced by Robert McComb and Walter Tuesley, but both left the firm after E.L. Boardman bought a half-interest in 1904. [6]

In 1913, George N. Tuesley sold the Herald, by then called the Yakima Morning Herald, to Colonel W.W. Robertson, owner of the Yakima Daily Republic. [7] In 1938, Robertson died. [8] In 1968, the Herald and Republic combined to form an all-day newspaper called the Yakima Herald-Republic. [9]

In 1972, Harte-Hanks bought the paper from the Robertson family. [10] In 1986, the company sold the paper to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., an affiliate of MediaNews Group. [11] In 1991, The Seattle Times Company acquired the Herald-Republic. At that time it had a daily circulation of 40,000. [12]

The newspaper was printed in Yakima until 2021, when The Seattle Times Company announced it would sell the Herald-Republic's headquarters and printing plant. The newspaper will instead be printed in Walla Walla by the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin . [13]

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. ↑ "A "Herald" for Yakima". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Greeting". The Yakima Herald. February 2, 1889. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "James R. Coe, 86, Printer, Taken". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 14, 1948. p. 27.
  5. ↑ "Notice". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. August 31, 1897. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Yakima Herald Sold". The Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. February 5, 1904. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Yakima Daily Sold". Daily Sun-News. Sunnyside, Washington. April 3, 1913. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Northwest Mourns The Passing Of Col. W.W. Robertson Editor". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 31, 1938. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "About Us". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Texans Acquire Yakima Paper". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. May 31, 1972. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Company to sell Yakima's paper". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 14, 1986. p. 25.
  12. ↑ "Seattle Times Co. to buy Yakima Herald-Republic". The Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. December 17, 1991. p. 7.
  13. ↑ Hoang, Mai (February 23, 2021). "Yakima Herald-Republic building goes up for sale. Paper plans to operate out of smaller space in Yakima". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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