Ogden Newspapers Inc. is a Wheeling, West Virginia based publisher of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, and shoppers guides. It has operations in California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, serving mostly small markets, such as Cape Coral, Florida, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Lawrence, Kansas.[2]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Newspapers, Magazines, Yellow Pages |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | Wheeling, West Virginia |
Key people | Robert Nutting, CEO and President Duane D. Wittman, CFO Bill Nutting, VP |
| Products | 54 daily newspapers 81 weekly newspapers, shoppers, and magazines |
Number of employees | 3,500[1] |
| Website | ogdennews |
History
editThe company was founded by H.C. Ogden in 1890, and is currently run by the family of his grandson, G. Ogden Nutting. Current CEO Robert Nutting, son of G. Ogden Nutting, is the fourth generation of the Ogden-Nutting family to run the company, and is also principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3][4]
In October 1984, two Ogden newspapers (The Intelligencer and The Evening Journal) dropped the Doonesbury comic strip because they objected to Doonesbury's coverage of Ronald Reagan.[5]
On January 30, 2018, it emerged that the company was the apparent high bid to purchase the bankrupt Charleston Gazette-Mail.[6] It withdrew the bid on March 8, 2018.[7] Also in March 2018, the company purchased all newspapers owned by the Byrd family. The sale included The Winchester Star, Daily News-Record, The Page News and Courier, The Warren Sentinel, The Shenandoah Valley-Herald and The Valley Banner.[8]
On January 1, 2022, Ogden Newspapers took over Swift Communications, which has publications in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California.[9]
In 2024, Ogden purchased The Dominion Post.[10]
Magazines
editKansas
editCalifornia
edit- Sierra Sun of Truckee
- Tahoe Daily Tribune of South Lake Tahoe
Colorado
edit- Summit Daily News of Summit County, Colorado
- Vail Daily of Vail, Colorado
- The Aspen Times and Snowmass Sun of Aspen, Colorado
- Glenwood Springs Post Independent of Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Steamboat Pilot & Today of Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Sky-Hi News of Winter Park, Colorado
- Craig Press of Craig, Colorado
Florida
edit- Cape Coral Daily Breeze of Cape Coral, Florida
- Pine Island Eagle of Bokeelia, Florida[13]
Hawaii
editIndiana
editIowa
edit- Estherville Daily News of Estherville, Iowa
- Fort Dodge Messenger of Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Marshalltown Times Republican of Marshalltown, Iowa
- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle of Tama, Iowa
- North Tama Telegraph of Traer, Iowa
- Webster City Daily Freeman Journal of Webster City, Iowa
Kansas
editMaryland
editMichigan
edit- Alpena News of Alpena, Michigan
- The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton, Michigan
- Daily Press of Escanaba, Michigan
- The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan
- The Mining Journal of Marquette, Michigan
Minnesota
edit- Sentinel of Fairmont, Minnesota
- Marshall Independent of Marshall, Minnesota
- The Journal of New Ulm, Minnesota
New Hampshire
editNew York
edit- Adirondack Daily Enterprise of Saranac Lake, New York
- The Observer of Dunkirk, New York
- Leader Herald of Gloversville, New York (through July 31, 2021)
- Lake Placid News, a weekly of Lake Placid, New York
- The Post-Journal of Jamestown, New York
North Dakota
editOhio
edit- The Courier of Findlay, Ohio
- Review Times of Fostoria, Ohio
- Herald-Star of Steubenville, Ohio
- Marietta Times of Marietta, Ohio
- Martins Ferry Times Leader of Martins Ferry, Ohio
- Morning Journal of Lisbon, Ohio
- Norwalk Reflector of Norwalk, Ohio
- The Review of East Liverpool, Ohio
- Salem News of Salem, Ohio
- Sandusky Register of Sandusky, Ohio
- Tiffin Advertiser Tribune of Tiffin, Ohio
- Warren Tribune Chronicle of Warren, Ohio
- The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio
Pennsylvania
edit- Altoona Mirror of Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Lewistown Sentinel of Lewistown, Pennsylvania
- Lock Haven Express of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
- Observer-Reporter of Washington, Pennsylvania
- Warren Times Observer of Warren, Pennsylvania
- Williamsport Sun-Gazette of Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- The Herald-Standard of Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Utah
editVirginia
edit- Northern Virginia Daily of Strasburg, Virginia
- Daily News-Record of Harrisonburg, Virginia[14]
- Winchester Star of Winchester, Virginia[15]
- Loudoun Times-Mirror of Leesburg, Virginia[16]
West Virginia
edit- The Dominion Post of Morgantown, West Virginia
- The Inter-Mountain of Elkins, West Virginia
- The Journal of Martinsburg, West Virginia
- The Parkersburg News and Sentinel of Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Weirton Daily Times of Weirton, West Virginia
- Wheeling Intelligencer of Wheeling, West Virginia
- The Shepherdstown Chronicle of Shepherdstown, West Virginia
- The Wetzel Chronicle of New Martinsville, West Virginia
- The Tyler Star News of Sistersville, West Virginia
References
edit- ^ Ogden Newspapers, Inc. Hoover's Profile, accessed April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Ogden Newspapers, Inc.: quotes & news - Google Finance". google.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Ogden Newspapers Inc. (ONI)". oweb.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "The Ogden Newspapers, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Doonesbury comic strip axed by conservative newspapers". news. Lodi News-Sentinel. No. 14, 193. Lodi, California. United Press International. October 19, 1984. p. 5. Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Gazette-Mail filing for bankruptcy; Ogden Newspapers current high bidder". 29 January 2018.
- ^ "WV MetroNews – Ogden out as Gazette-Mail bidder, leaving Herald-Dispatch". wvmetronews.com. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Ogden to Acquire Byrd Newspapers in Virginia". Dirks, Van Essen & April. March 7, 2018. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Parent company of Vail Daily sells to Ogden Newspapers".
- ^ McElhinny, Brad (2024-09-11). "Morgantown's Dominion Post is bought by West Virginia-based Ogden Newspapers". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ a b c Ogden Newspapers Inc. (ONI) - magazines webpage. Retrieved 2021-July-20.
- ^ "Locations | The Ogden Newspapers". Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Terms of Use". PineIsland-Eagle.com. Ogden Newspapers. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Ogden Names Bartoldson As DN-R Publisher". Daily News-Record. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ The Winchester Star, Regional native Gochenour named publisher of The Star, retrieved April 5, 2018
- ^ "The Ogden Newspapers acquires the Loudoun Times-Mirror". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2024.