Santa Maria Times
Daily newspaper published in Santa Maria, California
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The Santa Maria Times is a daily American newspaper on California's Central Coast serving the cities of Santa Maria; Orcutt; Guadalupe; Nipomo; unincorporated parts of northern Santa Barbara County and southern San Luis Obispo County.[2] It is published Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of Santa Maria California News Media Inc., which also publishes the Lompoc Record and Santa Ynez Valley News, among other newspapers.[3]
S. Clevenger
| Type | Daily newspaper (Tuesday-Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Santa Maria California News Media Inc. |
| Founder(s) | H.J. Laughlin S. Clevenger |
| Publisher | Terri Leifeste |
| Editor | Marga K. Cooley |
| Founded | April 1882 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 21,579 (as of 2018)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Lompoc Record Santa Ynez Valley News |
| ISSN | 0745-6166 |
| Website | santamariatimes |
History
The Santa Maria Times was first published on April 22, 1882.[4][5][6] The proprietor was H.J. Laughlin and S. Clevenger was the editor and manager.[7] Laughlin retired as part owner in March 1884 and was succeeded by Clevenger and George W. Jenkins.[8][9] Ownership changed again in May 1887 to Jenkins and McGuire.[8]
A year later the Times expanded from a weekly to a twice-weekly.[9] In January 1894, O.W. Maulsby became editor while Jenkins continued to manage the business.[8] James F. Lyon leased the interest of McGuire in March 1896.[8] At that time the circulation was 1,200.[9]
C.A. Seay assumed full control of the Times in 1897 and was succeeded in 1902 by Julius Ebel.[8] In 1918, the Times became a daily.[10] The paper was bought by Orla M. Cannon in 1920,[11] Ernest L. Petersen in 1930,[12] Robert K. and Stanworth C. Hancock in 1938,[13] and the Kansas-based Stauffer Communications in 1948.[14]
In 1956, Earl J. Fenston bought the Times from Stauffer.[15] In 1958, Fenston Newspapers sold the Times and Hanford Sentinel to Scripps League Newspapers.[16] In 1996, Scrips was bought by Pulitzer, Inc.[17]
In 2005, Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer.[18] In 2020, Lee sold the Santa Maria Times, Hanford Sentinel, Lompoc Record, Santa Ynez Valley News and others to Santa Maria California News Media Inc., a newly formed company led by a group of Canadian newspaper executives.[3]