West Linn Tidings
Weekly newspaper published in West Linn, Oregon
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The West Linn Tidings is a weekly newspaper published in West Linn, Oregon, United States, a suburb of Portland. It is owned by the Carpenter Media Group.[2] From 2000 to 2024, it was owned by the Pamplin Media Group.[3][4] A 2014 Daily Beast story noted the amusing crime blotter stories in the Tidings as well as the neighboring Lake Oswego Review.[5] As of 2017, the Tidings had a partnership with KOIN, a local television station.[6]
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carpenter Media Group |
| Founder | Joseph W. Blaha |
| Publisher | J. Brian Moniha |
| Editor | Patrick Malee |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Circulation | 5,560 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | westlinntidings |
History
In 1981,[7] Joe Blaha, who worked at Eagle Newspapers, founded the West Linn Tidings.[8] In 1987, the newspaper was merged along with the Lake Oswego Review into Times Publishing Co.[9] a subsidiary of The Guard Publishing Co. which owned The Register-Guard.[10] The joint venture with Eagle was called Community Newspapers, Inc.[11] The business was sold to Steve Clark in 1996.[12] Pamplin Media Group bought the paper along with ten others in August 2000.[13] Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold his newspaper company in June 2024 to Carpenter Media Group.[2]