- The Herald (Sharon)
Infobox Newspaper
name = The Herald
caption =
type =Daily newspaper
format =Broadsheet
foundation =April 14 ,1864
owners =Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
publisher = John L. Lima
editor = James A. Raykie Jr.
price =USD .50 daily
headquarters = 52 South Dock Street,Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146USA
circulation = 20,383 daily [ [http://www.cnhi-can.com/circulation CNHI-CAN Circulation] , figures for an undetermined date, accessedFebruary 3 ,2007 .]
website = [http://www.sharonherald.com sharonherald.com]
"The Herald" is a seven-day morning
daily newspaper published inSharon, Pennsylvania , covering Mercer County and the greater Shenango Valley area ofPennsylvania . It is owned byCommunity Newspaper Holdings Inc.Printed at the "
New Castle News " printing plant in neighboringLawrence County, Pennsylvania , "The Herald" also publishes a twice-weekly newspaper, "Allied News", covering outlying areas of eastern Mercer County; and the "Hubbard Press", a weekly newspaper covering nearbyHubbard, Ohio . [ [http://www2.sharonherald.com/herald/herald.html The Herald: Info/Services] , accessedFebruary 3 ,2007 .]History
"The Sharon Herald", a
weekly newspaper , began publicationApril 14 ,1864 , founded by R.C. and James Frey, who converted it to a daily newspaper nearly 45 years later,April 12 ,1909 . The newspaper's office was washed into theShenango River during a flood in 1913, but missed only four issues. "The Herald" merged with its main competitor, the "Sharon News-Telegraph",May 13 ,1935 . The "News-Telegraph" incorporated the old "Farrell News" (founded 1925) and "Sharon Telegraph" (a daily since 1893). The new newspaper kept "The Sharon Herald" as its name but production moved to the "News-Telegraph" building on South Dock Street.The newspaper diversified during the mid-20th century, owning part of Sharon radio station
WPIC from 1938 to 1959; purchasing four eastern Mercer County weeklies in 1965, eventually merging them into the twice-weekly "Allied News"; and founding a weekly newspaper inHubbard, Ohio in 1997.In 1970, "The Herald" dropped "Sharon" from its nameplate. The next year, it was bought by
Ottaway Community Newspapers , a division ofDow Jones & Company . Outside ownership brought the first Sunday edition, in September 1990, and the launch of [http://www.sharonherald.com sharonherald.com] in May 1996.CNHI, the current owners, bought "The Herald"
March 29 ,2002 . In the fall of 2003, "The Herald" switched to morning publication; it had published in the afternoon since 1909. [ [http://www.sharonherald.com/aboutus/local_story_061100350.html?keyword=topstory The Herald: About Us] , accessedFebruary 3 ,2007 .]External links
* [http://www.sharonherald.com/ "The Herald" Website]
* [http://www.cnhi.com/ CNHI Website]References
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