The ''Hood River News'' was a semi-weekly newspaper published in
Hood River, Oregon
The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,313. It is the only city in Oregon whe ...
, United States, from 1905 to 2020.
It was published on Wednesdays and Saturdays by
Eagle Newspapers and had a circulation of 4,226.
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History
C. P. Sonnichsen and Hugh G. Ball bought the News in 1908. Sonnichsen assumed the role of manager and Ball as editor. By 1912 the newspaper had 1,500 subscribers and transitioned from weekly to semiweekly.
During his career, Ball headed the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and was on the board of directors for the National Editorial Association. The ''Hood River News'', along with ''The Dalles Chronicle
''The Dalles Chronicle'' was a twice-weekly newspaper published in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It served The Dalles, and much of the eastern Columbia Gorge region, and the outlying areas of Wasco County, Oregon, Wasco and Sherman County, Ore ...
'' and ''White Salmon Enterprise'', ceased publication on March 31, 2020. They were replaced by the combined '' Columbia Gorge News'' on April 8.
Awards
References
External links
''Hood River News''
(official website)
1905 establishments in Oregon
Hood River, Oregon
Newspapers published in Oregon
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
Newspapers established in 1905
Defunct newspapers published in Oregon
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2020 disestablishments in Oregon