Puyallup Herald

Puyallup Herald
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerMcClatchy
Founded1886
LanguageEnglish
CityPuyallup, Washington
Circulation27,000 (as of 2022)[1]
Sister newspapersThe News Tribune
ISSN0192-1401
OCLC number5019614
Websitethenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/

The Puyallup Herald is a weekly newspaper in Puyallup, Washington, covering local news, sports, business and community events. Published once a week on Thursday, The Herald provides news to Puyallup, South Hill, Bonney Lake, Sumner, and Edgewood. The newspaper is owned by McClatchy, and is published through The News Tribune.[2]

History

The paper was founded as the Commerce in Tacoma, Washington, in 1886 and soon moved to Puyallup.[3] It was renamed The Puyallup Independent in 1898 and merged with The Sumner Herald in 1903, resulting in the Puyallup Valley Tribune.[4][2] Editor and publisher Robert L. Montgomery was courted to run for governor of Washington in the 1920 Washington gubernatorial election, but declined.[5][6] He continued to run the Tribune until his death in 1936.[7][8] At that time the paper was inherited by his son Tom Montgomery.[9]

In May 1965, a group of 10 businessman formed the Puyallup Publishing Co. and founded the Pierce County Herald. The company was headed by Frank Franich.[10] In September 1965, they acquired the Parkland Times-Journal from Jack Brown and absorbed it into the Herald.[11] In July 1966, the company acquired the Puyallup Valley Tribune from Tom Montgomery and also merged it into the Herald.[12]

In 1983, Puyallup Publishing Co., under the direction of remaining owners Frank Franich and Denny Elvins, sold the Pierce County Herald to the Baker family owned Tribune Publishing Co., publisher of The News Tribune in Tacoma. The Herald was managed by a subsidiary called Herald Publishing Co., operated by Frank's brother Paul Franich and Norm Schieke.[13] In 1986, the Baker family sold their two newspapers to McClatchy Newspapers.[14] On August 5, 1999, the paper was renamed to The Puyallup Herald.[15] Another unrelated paper published under the same name from 1911[16] to 1930.[17]

References

  1. ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (January 1923). "Newspapers of Washington Territory". The Washington Historical Quarterly. Vol. 14, no. 1.
  4. ^ ""Puyallup Valley Tribune."". The Washington Standard. Olympia, Washington. September 18, 1903. p. 2.
  5. ^ The Washington Newspaper Vol. 6 (1920)
  6. ^ "Quarryville Son Declines Crown". The News-Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. August 13, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Robert L. Montgomery Vol 69 Iss 19". Editor and Publisher. Duncan McIntosh. May 9, 1936. p. 45. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY". The New York Times. May 5, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  9. ^ "65 Years of Service". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. November 3, 1951. p. 14.
  10. ^ "Frank Franich Heads Paper". The Black Hills Weekly. Deadwood, South Dakota. May 12, 1965. p. 3.
  11. ^ "2 Area Weekly Papers Merge". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. September 3, 1965. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Valley Tribune Merges With Pierce Herald". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. July 27, 1966. p. 38.
  13. ^ "Tribune Publishing buys share of Pierce County Herald". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. April 5, 1983. p. 21.
  14. ^ "New owners shake Tacoma newspaper". The Daily News. Port Angeles, Washington. Associated Press. June 20, 1986. p. 6.
  15. ^ "Introducing The New Puyallup Herald (ad)". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. July 31, 1999. p. 93. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Notice". The Washington Standard. Olympia, Washington. September 29, 1911. p. 3.
  17. ^ "Notice". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. Chehalis, Washington. October 24, 1930. p. 8.
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