Port Orford News
The Port Orford News is a weekly newspaper[1] published in Port Orford on the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1926. HistoryThe Port Orford News was established by George W. Soranson in 1926. The newspaper has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford[2] and decades later was described as "a wide-awake, progressive influence in the community."[3] Soranson was widely known for his work helping to preserve the historic Battle Rock, which became part of a state park. He published the paper until his death in 1933.[4] Frank Fay Eddy launched another paper called the Port Orford Post in 1937,[5] but he died three years later.[6] Around 1955, Paul L. Peterson opened a print shop called Port Orford Press. Four years later he relaunched the Port Orford News, the town's first newspaper in nearly two decades. Peterson sold the business in 1961 to Lous D. Felsheim, co-publisher of the Bandon World.[7] In 2005, Matt Hall, co-owner and editor of the News, went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.[8] Portland-based Beacon Communication bought the News in 2006 from the Halls, who had owned it since 2003.[9] By 2013, the Halls were again the owners; in that year, the couple also bought the Myrtle Point Herald, and were also considering purchasing the Coquille Sentinel.[10][11] ArchiveThe University of Oregon Library has archives of the News.[12] Current issues of the newspaper are available online at portorfordnews.net. [13] References
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