Times-News (Idaho)

Times-News
Front page of the Times-News in 2011
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Lee Enterprises
PublisherMatt Sandberg
EditorSteve Kiggins
Managing editorMychel Matthews
FoundedJanuary 1, 1904; 120 years ago (1904-01-01)
(as Twin Falls Weekly News)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters132 Fairfield Street West, PO Box 548
Twin Falls, ID 83303
United States
Circulation9,270 Daily (as of 2023)[1]
Websitemagicvalley.com

The Times-News is a US daily newspaper serving the Twin Falls, Idaho area. The paper is owned by Lee Enterprises and is available throughout the Magic Valley region of south-central Idaho as well as in parts of Elko County, Nevada, as far south as Wells.

History

The Times-News began publication in 1904 as the Twin Falls Weekly News.[2]

The paper was acquired by Howard Publications in 1968.[3] Howard was acquired by Lee Enterprises in 2002.

Starting July 11, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[4]

Publications

  • The Times-News daily newspaper
  • Magic Values Shopper & Auto Trader weekly free ads paper
  • AG Weekly weekly agricultural news
  • Southern Idaho Business Online, Online local business news[5]

Editors

  • 2015 to 2018 Matt Christensen [6]
  • 2018 - 2022 Alison Smith [7]
  • 2022-present Steve Kiggins

See also

flag Idaho portal

References

  1. ^ Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ Early Twin Falls Local Newspaper Index Accessed 12 April 2007
  3. ^ (2 April 1968). Indiana Firm Buys Paper In Twin Falls, The Idaho Daily Statesman, p. 1 (paywall)
  4. ^ Kiggins, Steve (11 June 2023). "Your expanded Times-News is coming soon". The Times-News. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lee Enterprises Daily Newspapers Circulation Accessed 29 March 2011
  6. ^ "Times selects Matt Christensen as new executive editor". qctimes.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Alison Smith to take over as editor of the Times-News". magicvalley.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.


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