The Chief (Oregon newspaper)

The ChiefType| Weekly newspaper

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Owner(s)| Country Media, Inc.
Founder(s)| F. T. Shute
Publisher| David Thornberry
Founded| 1891
Headquarters| 1805 Columbia Blvd. St. Helens, OR 97051
Website| thechiefnews.com

The Chief is a family-owned weekly newspaper in Clatskanie, Oregon, United States.

## History[edit]

The paper was founded in 1891 by F. T. Shute.[1] In its early days it offered a bundled subscription with Better Fruit, a publication in Hood River, Oregon.[2]

E. W. Conyers, a businessman and a former state legislator, became the controlling owner in 1889. Conyers had been a lifelong Whig, and became a Republican when that party was formed.[3]

Arthur Steele purchased the paper in 1922, and his descendents have run it ever since.[1] He was named president of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in 1953.[4] Arthur and his wife Melvina ran the paper until Melvina's death in 1972, when their son Gail took over.[5][1] as of the early 2000s the owner was Deborah Steele Hazen.[6] As of 2013 its circulation was about 2,400.[1]

It is currently owned by Country Media, Inc. and publishes on Thursdays.[7] In 2014, its title changed from The Clatskanie Chief to simply The Chief.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
2. ^ "Better fruit". 1910.
3. ^ "Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of". Register Pub. Co. 1896.
4. ^ "Editor & Publisher 1953-07-04: Vol 86 Iss 28". Duncan McIntosh. 4 July 1953.
5. ^ Walker, Bill (July 26, 1997). "Third Generation Alive And Well". Editor and Publisher.
6. ^ "The Sven Tollifsen Family". Cumtux. Winter 2008.
7. ^ "Clatskanie Chief". www.mondotimes.com.
8. ^ "The Clatskanie chief" - via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.

## External links[edit]

* Official website