Rogue River Press

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{{Infobox newspaper

| type = Weekly newspaper

| owners = Valley Pride Publications, LLC

| publisher = Teresa Pearson

| foundation = 1915

| language = American English

| circulation = 1,630

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| circulation_ref =

| publishing_city = Rogue River, Oregon

| publishing_country = United States

| oclc = 30722092

| website = {{URL|rogueriverpress.com}}

}}

The Rogue River Press is a weekly newspaper serving the southern part of the U.S. state of Oregon, established in 1915.{{cite book |last1=Bagwell |first1=Steve |last2=Stapilus |first2=Randy |year=2013 |title=New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be |publisher=Ridenbaugh Press |location=Carlton, Oregon |isbn=978-0-945648-10-9 |oclc=861618089}} It is published in Jackson County and circulates about 1,630 newspapers{{Cite web |title=Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association |url=http://www.orenews.com/rogue-river |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.orenews.com |language=en}} to Rogue River, Gold Hill, Wimer, and the Evans Valley.{{cite news |title=U.S. Postal Service puts newspapers on notice over pot ads |date=December 3, 2015 | work=The Lewiston Tribune |first=Taylor W. |last=Anderson}} It is a venue for reaching the public, though its selection over the larger Mail Tribune for publishing foreclosure notices in 2012 was part of an effort that met with criticism.{{cite news |title=Foreclosure giant takes a new tack on notices |date=January 15, 2012 | work=The Oregonian |first=Jeff |last=Manning }}

History

The Press was founded in 1915. Hal Wood owned the paper for about two years until selling it to Umpqua Free Press, Inc.{{Cite news |date=September 8, 1983 |title=Publisher buys newspaper |work=Corvallis Gazette-Times |pages=12}} The paper has been owned by Valley Pride Publications since 1994, and its publisher is Teresa Pearson.{{cite web | url=https://www.usnpl.com/search/newspapers?q=2599 | title=USNPL }}

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