The Sun (Sheridan)

This article is about the newspaper in Oregon. For the student newspaper in Canada, see Sheridan College.

The Sun

Offices of the newspaper
Type	Weekly newspaper
Founded	1890
Ceased publication	2014
Headquarters	Sheridan, Oregon, United States
OCLC number	42972899

The Sun was the newspaper for Sheridan, Oregon, United States. The paper was published weekly on Wednesdays. The Sun served the West Yamhill Valley communities of Sheridan, Willamina, and Grand Ronde in Yamhill and Polk counties.^[1]

History

Sheridan's newspaper was founded in 1890,^[2] and was a weekly newspaper.^[3] In 1908, O. D. Hamstreet purchased the newspaper after moving from Sheridan, Wyoming, where he had been editor of the Sheridan Enterprise.^[4] Eagle Newspapers acquired the paper in 1978^[5] and sold it to its publisher three years later.^[6] The newspaper was purchased by Clinton Vining in April 2008 and ceased in June 2014.^[7][8]

References

1. The Sun Archives. SmallTownPapers. Retrieved on March 18, 2008. Archived January 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. The Sun. Archived 2003-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
3. Edward Gardner Jones, ed. (1894). The Oregonian's handbook of the Pacific Northwest. Oregonian Publishing Company. p. 258. sheridan oregon.
4. Gaston, Joseph (1912). The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. Vol. 3. The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 47–48.
5. Easterling, Jerry (1980-01-20). "The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade". Statesman Journal. p. 66. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
6. Edstrom, Judy (August 15, 2012). "Eagle's 76 Years – our history – first installment". Eagle Newspapers Inc. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
7. Amelia, Templeton (June 28, 2014). "The Sun Newspaper In Sheridan Closes After More Than 100 Years". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
8. "The Sun Newspaper In Sheridan Closes After More Than 100 Years". Spreaker. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

External links

• The Sun Archives
• Picture of newspaper office after 1913 fire