The ''Las Vegas Optic'' is a

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located in

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. Published on Wednesday and Friday of each week, it serves San Miguel and

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counties.

History

Founded in 1879 as the ''Las Vegas Weekly Optic''., then owner and editor, Russell A. Kistler, revamped the struggling weekly into a daily paper, calling it the ''Las Vegas Daily Optic.'' In 1908, the ''Las Vegas Daily Optic'' was renamed the ''Las Vegas Optic''

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