Herald and News


The Herald and News is a daily newspaper serving the city of Klamath Falls and Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It also distributes east into Lake County. The General Manager and Editor is Gerry O'Brien. The Herald and News is a 15,000-circulation daily with a staff of 27. The morning paper is published four days a week, skipping Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

History

The Evening Herald was founded in 1906 by Fred Cronemiller and his family, who later moved to Lakeview, Oregon. Wesley O. Smith and E. J. Murray purchased the paper in 1908, and expanded its size. By one account, Murray sold the paper to F. R. Soule in 1922; by another, after having bought Smith's share, he sold it to Bruce Dennis, who had an extensive history as a newspaper owner in the state, in 1926. The Klamath News launched in 1923. In 1927, Dennis purchased the News. He then sold both papers to Frank Jenkins, Ernest Gilstrap, and Eugene Kelty in 1932. Kelty soon withdrew.
The two papers were merged to form the Herald and News as a result of wartime newsprint rationing; the first issue of the combined publication was published June 1, 1942. The paper is now only five days a week, skipping Mondays and Saturdays.
Prior owner Pioneer News Group sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group in 2017.