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Nugget Newspaper

Nugget Newspaper
TypeWeekly Newspaper
Owner(s)J. Louis Mullen and Tom Mullen
Founder(s)Leonard Sundvall
EditorJim Cornelius
Founded1978
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSisters, Oregon
Circulation8,000
OCLC number47982213
Websitenuggetnews.com

The Nugget Newspaper is a weekly newspaper published in Sisters, Oregon, United States[1][2] with a print readership of 12,100 and a circulation of 8,000. The online edition at nuggetnews.com claims a readership of 9,500 readers per month. The newspaper publishes a companion magazine annually, The Sisters Oregon Guide; its circulation is not listed.[3][4] The Nugget is an associate member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.[5]

History

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On March 1, 1978, the first issue of The Nugget was published in Sisters, Oregon. The community paper was founded by Leonard Sundvall, chairman of the Sisters Planning Commission and owner of a local hobby and toy shop. He planned to mail 1,000 free copies to nearby residents.[6][7] That August, Sundvall sold the paper after operating it for about five months to Hull Platt Dolson, of Black Butte Ranch, and his wife Evelyn, both had no prior journalism experience. Sundvall, who was a licensed minister, said he sold the paper so he could focus more time on his spiritual work.[8][9] Dolson died four years later and paper was inherited by his son Hull Eric Dolson and his spouse Kiki.[10] In 2017, Kiki Dolson sold the Nugget to J. Louis Mullen and Tom Mullen, who own several newspapers in Wyoming and Washington.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ National Endowment for the Humanities. "The Nugget Newspaper" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  2. ^ "About The Nugget Newspaper". The Nugget Newspaper. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "About". The Nugget Newspaper, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Advertising". The Nugget Newspaper, Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  5. ^ "Associate Member Directory". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  6. ^ "Sisters weekly paper makes debut March 1". The Redmond Spokesman. Redmond, Oregon. February 22, 1978. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Debut planned for newspaper in Sisters". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. February 28, 1978. p. 3.
  8. ^ "The Nuggest owner tells of paper's sale". The Redmond Spokesman. Redmond, Oregon. August 16, 1978. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Sundvall sells Sister Nuggest to local couple". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. August 16, 197. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Publier rites held". Oregon Journal. August 6, 1982. p. 25.
  11. ^ Dorn, Andrew; Sabatier, Julie (November 30, 2017). "OHA Audit | Sisters Newspaper Changeover | Crook County Development". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  12. ^ McLaughlin, Kathleen (November 8, 2017). "Wyoming newspaper publisher buys Sisters weekly - The Nugget distributes close to 8,000 copies Newspaper". The Bend Bulletin. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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