Yakima Herald-Republic
Newspaper published in Yakima, Washington
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The Yakima Herald-Republic is a newspaper published in Yakima, Washington, and distributed throughout Yakima, Kittitas and Klickitat counties as well as northwest Benton County.
The July 27, 2005 front page of the Yakima Herald-Republic | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | The Seattle Times Company |
| Founder(s) | E.M. Reed James R. Coe |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 114 N. 4th Street Yakima, WA 98901 United States |
| Circulation | 24,827 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | yakimaherald.com |
History
In January 1889, E.M. Reed acquired the printing plant of the defunct Yakima Democrat and used it to launch a successor paper.[2] The first edition of the Yakima Herald was published on February 2, 1889.[3] James R. Coe was a co-founder.[4]
In 1897, Reed leased the paper to Charles F. Bailey and George N. Tuesley.[5] At some point Baily was replaced by Robert McComb and Walter Tuesley, but both left the firm after E.L. Boardman bought a half-interest in 1904.[6]
In 1913, George N. Tuesley sold the Herald, by then called the Yakima Morning Herald, to Colonel W.W. Robertson, owner of the Yakima Daily Republic.[7] In 1938, Robertson died.[8] In 1968, the Herald and Republic combined to form an all-day newspaper called the Yakima Herald-Republic.[9]
In 1972, Harte-Hanks bought the paper from the Robertson family.[10] In 1986, the company sold the paper to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., an affiliate of MediaNews Group.[11] In 1991, The Seattle Times Company acquired the Herald-Republic. At that time it had a daily circulation of 40,000.[12]
The newspaper was printed in Yakima until 2021, when The Seattle Times Company announced it would sell the Herald-Republic's headquarters and printing plant. The newspaper will instead be printed in Walla Walla by the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.[13]