Portage County, Ohio
Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,791. Located in Northeast Ohio, Portage County is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akr ...
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Tysons Corner, Virginia, after having previously been owned by Dix Communications of Kent and Wooster, Ohio, until 2017.
History
The historical origins of the modern ''Record-Courier'' begin with the ''Ohio Star,'' which was first printed in 1830. In 1854 it merged with the ''Home Companion and Whig'' to become the ''Portage County Democrat,'' which supported the Free Soil Party and the
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, the paper supported the Union in the American Civil War and changed its name to the ''Portage Co. Republican Democrat'' after the war in 1868. In 1882, the paper bought the ''Portage County Republican'' and merged the two to create the ''Ravenna Republican.'' It would continue under this name until 1928, when it began a series of name changes until it settled on the ''Record-Courier'' in 1961.
In March 2019, an investigation by Snopes found that the name "''Ohio Star''" was used by Republican consultants as one of many propaganda websites disguised as local news sites that would promote the politicians who hired them. Many of the writers on these sites, which often share content, have worked for political action committee supporting the politicians they cover, or directly on those politicians' campaigns.
Current Staff Members
Since Gannett purchased Gatehouse Media, there has been some minor staff changes. Bill Albrecht is the Regional Publisher, Heather Condley Rainone is the Managing Editor, Michael Shearer is the Regional Editor, Gary Hurst is the Circulation Director, Jim Williams is the General Manager & Advertising Director and Nancy Whitehead is the Classified Director.
More Record-Courier Information
The Record-Courier is published daily except New Years Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.