Daily News (Red Bluff)

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Red Bluff Daily News
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Digital First Media
Founder(s)Vincent Ryan
J.W. Lewis
EditorRick Silva
Founded1885
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersRed Bluff, California
Circulation7,500[1]
OCLC number27847225
Websiteredbluffdailynews.com


The Daily News is a morning newspaper in Red Bluff, California and Tehama County, California. It was founded in 1885 and is owned by Digital First Media, formerly MediaNews Group.[2] The Daily News also publishes supplements to the publications: Tehama The Magazine, Red Bluff Today, Corning Today, Tehama County Visitor's Guide, and the annual Best of Tehama County readers choice awards.[3] The newspaper has a paid circulation of approximately 7,500[1] and is published Tuesday through Saturday.

History

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In May 1885, the Red Bluff News was founded as the only Democrat paper in Tehama County. It was operated by Vincent Ryan and J.W. Lewis, with Ryan considered an experienced and prominent journalist in the region.[4][5] By that October, it had expanded to a semi-weekly.[6] In July 1887, Ryan sold the paper to Ed. F. Lennon.[7] A year later Ryan resold the paper to Alexander Montgomery.[8][9] He quit after a month, writing he was not the "right man for the place; not the kind of material to fill the bill."[10]

John F. Linthicum bought the News in 1892. He previously edited the Marysville Express and at the time of the sale was Receiver of the Sacramento Land Office.[11] L.M. Reppy became a co-owner in 1900,[12] but left the business after a year.[13] Linthicum operated the paper for 12 years until selling it in April 1904 to Reid F. Miller, former city editor of the Santa Rosa Republican.[14] About four months later, District Attorney M.G. Gill sued the paper for libel, seeking $25,000 in damages.[15] The lawsuit was later settled.[16]

In 1905, Reid Miller installed a new Cranston cylinder press.[17] In 1907, he sold the paper to the American Type Founders company, who immediately resold it to John G. Miller.[18] In 1931, the News purchased and absorbed the Red Bluff Times-Standard from W.A. Hornbeck.[19] John G. Miller published the Daily News for 32 years until he sold it in 1939 due to failing health to Fred McKechnie, Jr., a former editor and publisher of the Marysville Appeal Democrat.[20] On March 1, 1950, Marion S. Walker bought the paper from Mrs. Clara McKechnie Parker, who published the paper for the past three years following her husband's death.[21]

Walker operated the paper for 14 years as editor and publisher until selling it on Jan. 7, 1964 to Richard Lafromboise of Ellensburg, Washington. The new owner named William J. (Jim) McGiffin as editor.[22][23] In 1968, Lafromboise sold the paper to Donrey Media Group, a chain owned by Donald W. Reynolds.[24] Lafromboise died about a week later.[25] In 1999, Donrey merged 10 of its California newspapers, including the Daily News, into Garden State Newspapers, which was owned by MediaNews Group. Donrey owned a third of the joint venture while MediaNews owned the majority stake.[26]

Building

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The Old Bank of America Building (1925) at 710 Main St. in Red Bluff became the home of the Daily News in 1969. The building was designed by architect William H. Weeks and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[27] In 2016, the Red Bluff Daily News main office is located at 728 Main St.[28] In 2021, the News left that address and has gone virtual, with no brick and mortar office.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Red Bluff Daily News". Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1610752325.
  3. ^ "Special Sections". Red Bluff Daily News. April 5, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Coast Notes". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. May 19, 1885. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Notice". The Morning Times. Oakland, California. June 3, 1885. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Local Lines". Free Press. Redding, California. October 17, 1885. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Friday". Chico Weekly Enterprise. Chico, California. July 8, 1887. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Press Notes". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. July 6, 1888. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Local Lines". Marysville Democrat. Marysville, California. June 4, 1888. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Notice". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. August 9, 1888. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Items of Interest. | Newsy Paragraphs from Various Parts of the State". Marysville Democrat. Marysville, California. January 20, 1892. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Notice". Daily Red Bluff News. Red Bluff, California. May 6, 1900. p. 2.
  13. ^ Linthicum, John F. (April 17, 1901). "A Business Change". The Red Bluff News. Red Bluff, California. p. 4.
  14. ^ "Red Bluff Editor". Santa Rosa Republican. Santa Rosa, California. April 28, 1904. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Red Bluff News Sued For $25,000". Record Searchlight. Redding, California. August 19, 1904. p. 4.
  16. ^ "Compromise Reached in Libel Suit". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 19, 1904. p. 6.
  17. ^ "New Deal at Red Bluff". Red Bluff Tehama County Daily News. Red Bluff, California. April 14, 1905. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Red Bluff News Has Changes Hands". Marysville Democrat. Marysville, California. November 1, 1907. p. 6.
  19. ^ "Red Bluff Papers Are Consolidated | Combined Publications Will Occupy Evening Field". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. May 1, 1931. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Red Bluff Daily News Sold To Fred W. McKechnie Jr". Red Bluff Tehama County Daily News. Red Bluff, California. June 10, 1939. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Red Bluff News Sold To Venturan". Colusa Sun-Herald. United Press. February 28, 1950. p. 1.
  22. ^ Westlund, Harold (January 7, 1964). "Red Bluff Daily News Is Sold". Red Bluff Tehama County Daily News. Red Bluff, California. p. 1.
  23. ^ "Red Bluff News Sold by Walker". Camarillo Star. Ventura, California. Associated Press. January 8, 1964. p. 1.
  24. ^ "Red Bluff Paper Sold To Chain". The Register. Santa Ana, California. Assoicated Press. July 2, 1968. p. 13.
  25. ^ "Ex-Publisher From Red Bluff Dies in Seattle". Oroville Mercury Register. Oroville, California. United Press International. July 11, 1968. p. 6.
  26. ^ "MediaNews, Donrey merge newspapers". Record Searchlight. Redding, California. Associated Press. January 13, 1999. p. 18.
  27. ^ John F. Burger (April 25, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: "Old Bank of America" building / presently "The Daily News"". National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2016. with two photos from 1979 and five historic photos
  28. ^ "Contact Us". Red Bluff Daily News. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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