Leavenworth Echo
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Ward Media, LLC |
| Founder(s) | Deed H. Mayar |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Leavenworth, Washington |
| Circulation | 1,600 (as of 2022)[1] |
| OCLC number | 16996294 |
| Website | leavenworthecho |
The Leavenworth Echo is a weekly newspaper in Leavenworth, Washington, United States. Founded in 1904, it was sold to Ward Media LLC in August 2023.[2]
History
[edit]The Echo was founded by Deed H. Mayar and published its first edition on January 15, 1904.[3] It was preceded by a now-defunct newspaper, the Journal, which began publication in 1898.[4] The newspaper leaned Republican and was published from Mayar's home in a five-column format.[5] Mayar was later elected as the first mayor of Leavenworth when the town was incorporated in 1906.[3][6] The newspaper's editors during this period were Deed and his son Julian, who later enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War I.[7]
Mayar retired in 1919 and sold the newspaper to the Echo Publishing Company.[3] In 1929, editor H. S. Rearick sold his interest in the business to W. G. Schannach.[8] After more than two decades he sold the paper in 1952 to Russell Lee,[9] who operated it for almost two decades until selling it to Earl Petersen in 1970.[10] The Echo was owned by Miles and Jane Turnbull from 1976 to 1988.[11] Prairie Media, Inc. owned the Echo by 1998. At that time the business was sold to Gaylen G. and Bruce R. Willett, publishers of the Entiat Valley Explorer. The sale also included the Cashmere Valley Record.[12] NCW Media, Inc., owned by Bill and Carol Forhan, purchased the papers in 2000.[13] The Echo and Record were sold in August 2023 to Ward Media, LLC.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ward Media, LLC acquires 5 newspapers in North Central Washington from NCW Media, Inc". Editor and Publisher. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Leavenworth Echo". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Roe, JoAnn (2002). Stevens Pass: The Story of Railroading and Recreation in the North Cascades. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-87004-428-1. OCLC 50270053. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Steele, Richard F. (1904). An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, Volume 2. Spokane, Washington: Western Historical Publishing Company. p. 852. OCLC 10817801. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "We Incorporate". The Leavenworth Echo. August 3, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "More or Less News". The Washington Newspaper. Department of Journalism, University of Washington. July 1927. p. 218. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Leavenworth Paper Sold". The Spokesman-Review. June 19, 1929. p. 10.
- ^ "Leavenworth Echo Sold". The Cashmere Valley Record. October 9, 1952. p. 1.
- ^ "Ken Herr, Les Parr | New Owners". The Cashmere Valley Record. September 7, 1972. p. 1.
- ^ "Miles Watson Turnbull (Obiturary)". The Cashmere Valley Record. June 15, 199. p. 5.
- ^ "Ownership Changes". Editor & Publisher 1998-04-18: Vol 131 Iss 16. Duncan McIntosh. April 18, 1998. p. 84.
- ^ "Newspaper owner named Leavenworth's Royal Lady". Cashmere Valley Record. March 8, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
