Sierra Vista Herald
Encyclopedia
The Sierra Vista Herald is a newspaper
printed in Sierra Vista, Arizona
, USA
. Most of its circulation includes Sierra Vista, Huachuca City
, Hereford
, Palominas, and Fort Huachuca
. It is also circulated in Bisbee
, under the name Bisbee Daily Review.
and Lois wore a muumuu while selling advertising. She also was pregnant.
The couple decided to start printing the paper twice a week and did so starting Oct. 8, 1967. At that time, the newspaper
hit the streets on Sundays and Wednesdays.
On May 22, 1968, the couple sold the newspaper
to Sig H. Atkinson of Chandler and Wick Communications, founder of Wick Communications
.
On Aug. 21, 1968, there was a new printing process installed called offset printing
. It is still used across the world today. The Sierra Vista Herald started publishing via offset with 3,000 subscribers in 1968.
By 1969, the community was big enough that the Sierra Vista Herald could merge with the Douglas Daily Dispatch, forming the Sierra Vista Herald-Dispatch, a name many people who have lived here long enough still call us to this day.
Meanwhile, over in Bisbee, AZ, Bill Epler bought the Bisbee newspaper from Phelps Dodge
in 1971 and changed it from a daily newspaper to a weekly. He sold the newspaper to the Wick family in 1974 and it was changed back to a daily on Oct. 4, 1976, when Walt M. Wick
and Milton I. Wick
were publishers of the Herald. At that time, they combined the Herald with the Bisbee Daily Review.
In 1976, the newspaper added The Associated Press
wire service news, and then it began publishing five days a week: another sign of a community on the rise.
It was nearly five years later on Sunday, June 14, 1981, that a Sunday edition was added.
The Herald building has undergone a series of additions since the first office was built at 102 Fab Ave. in 1961. It was expanded by 1800 square feet (167.2 m²) in 1968.
In 1975, a new pressroom and business offices were added, with the area of the building going from 4907 square feet (455.9 m²) up to 8400 square feet (780.4 m²)
In 1985, extra newsprint storage was needed, so an additional 1862 square feet (173 m²) was added. Things were quiet for a while until 1996 when the front office/classified space was built in 1996.
In 2002, a brand-new pressroom facility was built, and it opened in 2003. The Hager Building at 400 Veterans Drive added 9100 square feet (845.4 m²) to the newspaper's still-growing facilities. Along with the new building came a new press with much more color capability and a higher printing speed.
In 2004, the Herald changed to a morning, seven-days-a-week newspaper.
The Herald celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 7, 2005.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
printed in Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 43,044....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Most of its circulation includes Sierra Vista, Huachuca City
Huachuca City, Arizona
Huachuca City is a town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,890.Fort Huachuca, a U.S...
, Hereford
Hereford, Arizona
Hereford is an unincorporated community in Cochise County along the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is south of Sierra Vista and is a part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas micropolitan area...
, Palominas, and Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about north of the border with Mexico. Beginning in 1913, for 20 years the fort was the base for the "Buffalo...
. It is also circulated in Bisbee
Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 82 miles southeast of Tucson. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 6,177...
, under the name Bisbee Daily Review.
History
Ky Richards Jr. and his wife, Lois, started printing the Huachuca Herald on Fridays starting Oct. 7, 1955. They put out the first editions on a typewriter, composing stories on their kitchen table. They had come from HawaiiHawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
and Lois wore a muumuu while selling advertising. She also was pregnant.
The couple decided to start printing the paper twice a week and did so starting Oct. 8, 1967. At that time, the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
hit the streets on Sundays and Wednesdays.
On May 22, 1968, the couple sold the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
to Sig H. Atkinson of Chandler and Wick Communications, founder of Wick Communications
Wick Communications
Wick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
.
On Aug. 21, 1968, there was a new printing process installed called offset printing
Offset printing
Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...
. It is still used across the world today. The Sierra Vista Herald started publishing via offset with 3,000 subscribers in 1968.
By 1969, the community was big enough that the Sierra Vista Herald could merge with the Douglas Daily Dispatch, forming the Sierra Vista Herald-Dispatch, a name many people who have lived here long enough still call us to this day.
Meanwhile, over in Bisbee, AZ, Bill Epler bought the Bisbee newspaper from Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William Earle Dodge, Sr.. On March 19, 2007, it was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan and now operates under the name Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.-History:...
in 1971 and changed it from a daily newspaper to a weekly. He sold the newspaper to the Wick family in 1974 and it was changed back to a daily on Oct. 4, 1976, when Walt M. Wick
Wick Communications
Wick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
and Milton I. Wick
Wick Communications
Wick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
were publishers of the Herald. At that time, they combined the Herald with the Bisbee Daily Review.
In 1976, the newspaper added The Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
wire service news, and then it began publishing five days a week: another sign of a community on the rise.
It was nearly five years later on Sunday, June 14, 1981, that a Sunday edition was added.
The Herald building has undergone a series of additions since the first office was built at 102 Fab Ave. in 1961. It was expanded by 1800 square feet (167.2 m²) in 1968.
In 1975, a new pressroom and business offices were added, with the area of the building going from 4907 square feet (455.9 m²) up to 8400 square feet (780.4 m²)
In 1985, extra newsprint storage was needed, so an additional 1862 square feet (173 m²) was added. Things were quiet for a while until 1996 when the front office/classified space was built in 1996.
In 2002, a brand-new pressroom facility was built, and it opened in 2003. The Hager Building at 400 Veterans Drive added 9100 square feet (845.4 m²) to the newspaper's still-growing facilities. Along with the new building came a new press with much more color capability and a higher printing speed.
In 2004, the Herald changed to a morning, seven-days-a-week newspaper.
The Herald celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 7, 2005.