Port Orford News

Port Orford News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Matt and Kim Hall
FounderGeorge W. Soranson
Founded1926
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPO Box 5, Port Orford, OR
Circulation900
Sister newspapersCurry County Reporter
Myrtle Point Herald
ISSN3066-3741
OCLC number44951803
Websiteportorfordnews.net

The Port Orford News is a weekly newspaper published in Port Orford on the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1926.

History

The Port Orford News was established by George W. Soranson in 1926. The newspaper has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford[1] and decades later was described as "a wide-awake, progressive influence in the community."[2] Soranson was widely known for his work helping to preserve the historic Battle Rock, which became part of a state park. He published the paper until his death in 1933.[3]

Frank Fay Eddy launched another paper called the Port Orford Post in 1937,[4] but he died three years later.[5]

Around 1955, Paul L. Peterson opened a print shop called Port Orford Press. Four years later he relaunched the Port Orford News, the town's first newspaper in nearly two decades. Peterson sold the business in 1961 to Louis D. Felsheim, co-publisher of the Bandon Western World.[6] He died a year later and the two papers were inherited by his son Louis L. Felsheim.[7] In 1973, L. L. Felsheim sold the Western World and continued to publish the News.[8] In 1984, L.D. Felsheim was inducted into the Oregon Newspaper Hall of Fame.[9]

In 2003, WillowSong Hall acquired the paper.[10] In 2005, editor Matt Hall went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.[11] In September 2006, Portland-based Beacon Communication, owned by Erik Jonsson, bought the News from the Halls.[10] That November, Jonsson bought the Coquille Valley Sentinel from Hall and started the Springfield Beacon.[10] He soon acquired the Roseburg Beacon and North County News. In 2008, the Beacon ceased.[12] By 2012, the Halls were again the News owners; in that year, they acquired the Curry County Reporter.[13] In 2013, the couple bought the Myrtle Point Herald, and the Coquille Valley Sentinel.[14][15][16]

Archive

The University of Oregon Library has archives of the News.[17] Current issues of the newspaper are available online at portorfordnews.net.[18]

References

  1. ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Curry County" . History of Oregon Newspapers . Binfords and Mort.
  2. ^ Peterson, Emil R. (August 26, 1957). "Other Papers | Many Journals Came And Went - And Stayed - On Southwest Oregon Scene". The Coos Bay World. p. 18.
  3. ^ "George Soranson Dead | Port Orford Publisher Leader in Many Civic Enterprises". The Oregonian. March 13, 1933. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Old Port Orford Post To Be Revived This Month | Frank Eddy Will Edit Newspaper in Curry Town". The Coos Bay World. March 10, 1973.
  5. ^ ""30" For Frank Fay Eddy". The Coos Bay World. June 1, 1940. p. 2.
  6. ^ Johnson, Eva (August 10, 1961). "Port Orford Sold To Felsheim". The Coos Bay World. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Bandon Editor Felsheim Dies | Western World Publisher Was Former County Judge". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. January 29, 1962. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Strycker Buys Bandon Paper". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. January 8, 1973. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Newspaper hall of fame inducts 4". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. July 21, 1984. p. 47.
  10. ^ a b c Moran, Jack (November 9, 2006). "Firm looks into starting Springfield weekly | The Portland company says the newspaper would fill a void in the community". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 13.
  11. ^ Hall, Matt (September 12, 2005). "Heroes are amid chaos". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Springfield Beacon newspaper quits publication with 65th issue". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. March 4, 2008. p. 27.
  13. ^ "Halls buy Curry County Reporter". Curry Coastal Pilot. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Thornton, Emily (June 18, 2013). "Sentinel newspaper may change hands". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Thornton, Emily (June 20, 2013). "Couple purchasing area newspapers". The Coos Bay World. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  16. ^ Thornton, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Long-time newspaper editor Mary Schamehorn leaves her post". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  17. ^ "Port Orford News (Port Orford, Oregon) 1926-193?". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  18. ^ "Port Orford News". www.portorfordnews.net. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
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