Lincoln County Record
| Lincoln County Nevada's News Source | |
 The nameplate | |
 Caliente Depot on the front page of March 14, 2025 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Ben Rowley |
| Founder(s) | H.R. Pitchford |
| Publisher | Nevada Central Media |
| Managing editor | Carly Sauvageau |
| Staff writers | Collin Anderson, Jason Beam, Jessica Hernandez, Summer Mastin |
| Former names[1] |
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| Founded | 1870[2] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Post Office Box 635 Alamo, Nevada 89001 |
| Circulation | 1,800[3] |
| ISSN | 8755-3260 |
| Website | lccentral.com |
The Lincoln County Record is a weekly newspaper[4] covering Lincoln County, Nevada.[5] Originally founded as the Ely Record,[1] it is the second oldest weekly newspaper in Nevada.[6] The paper focuses on local stories to provide community journalism for the rural area.[5]
History
[edit]In 1870 or 1871, H.R. Pitchford founded the newspaper in Ely by printing it out of a tent.[1] Since then, the paper used a number of locations as a headquarters, including Pioche, Caliente, and Panaca[6] but is now based in Alamo.[7] In 2011, local reporter Rachel Williford won first place as a Journalist of Merit from the Nevada Press Association.[8] In 2015, the UNLV University Libraries digitized and moved past issues online as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program.[9]
The ownership of the Record has changed multiple times. Stephens Media, the then owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, purchased the paper in 2010.[6] The company then sold it about two years later to Battle Born Media.[10] Battle Born planned to close the paper in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, until long-term managing editor Ben Rowley purchased it.[2][7] As of 2024, publishing legal notices provided about 35% of the paper's income. [11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vaughan, Jason; Lampert, Cory; Michel, Peter (2020). "Pioche, Nevada". Nevada Digital Newspaper Project. National Digital Newspaper Program. UNLV University Libraries. Library of Congress & National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via WordPress.
- ^ a b Appleton, Rory (March 21, 2020). "Coronavirus crisis strikes blow to Nevada rural newspapers". Las Vegas Review-Journal. News + Media Capital Group. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln County Record". Mondo Times. Boulder, Colorado. 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln County Record". Muck Rack. Miami. February 7, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Schmitt, Jordan (September 28, 2022). "OHIO viscom student explores community journalism while interning for Lincoln County Record". OHIO Today. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Historic Pioche, Nevada". Pioche: Nevada's Original Old West Town. Pioche Chamber of Commerce. January 31, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Sauvageau, Carly (January 19, 2024). "Ely Times and Eureka Sentinel will be sold, turned to digital-only publications". Nevada Independent. Las Vegas: Nevada News Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Nevada Press Association 2011 award winners". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Stephens Media. Associated Press. October 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ Kintop, Jeff (November 20, 2015). "Two More Nevada Newspaper Archives Searchable Online". Nevada Press Association. Carson City, Nevada. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Stephens Media sells Lincoln County Record". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Stephens Media. April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ Sauvageau, Carly (March 31, 2024). "For rural papers as old as Nevada itself, a fight for survival in digital age". Nevada Independent. Las Vegas: Nevada News Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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