Pennsboro News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | West Central Publishing, Inc. |
| Founder(s) | Will A. Strickler |
| Founded | 1890s |
| Headquarters | Franklin, West Virginia |
| Circulation | 3,976 (as of 2016)[1] |
| Website | ritchiecountynews |
The Pennsboro News is a newspaper serving Pennsboro, West Virginia, and surrounding Ritchie County.[2] Published weekly, it has a paid circulation of 3,976 and is owned by West Central Publishing, Inc.[3]
History
The paper's history dates back to the 1890s.[4] Founded as the Lever, by Will A. Strickler, and sold to a man named Smith who changed its name to the Pennsboro News, it changed names ownership a number of times before falling to J. A. Wooddell.[5] D. A. Fawcett, an editor at the paper, bought it in 1899.[6] Wooddell, former editor of the Roxboro Courier, took over the paper in 1901.[7] In 1906, the paper's facilities were destroyed by fire, but Woodell immediately purchased a new plant.[8] By 1911, it was the only paper in Pennsboro.[5] In 1915, the paper was sold to Gordon Fought, who took over the editorship as well.[9] It currently bills itself as Ritchie County's most widely read newspaper.[10]
Related Resources
References
- ↑ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ↑ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
- ↑ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ↑ "About The Pennsboro news". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lowther, Minnie Kendall (1911). History of Ritchie County: With Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Their Ancestors, and with Interesting Reminiscences of Revolutionary and Indian Times. Wheeling News Litho Company.
- ↑ "In and around Piedmont". The Baltimore Sun. 29 June 1899. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Untitled Item". The Roxboro Courier. 9 October 1901. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Untitled". The Weekly Register. 4 April 1906. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Newspaper sold". The Daily Telegram. 20 April 1915. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Pennsboro News - This Week's Issue". Pennsboro News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
