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''The Hillsboro Argus'' is a weekly newspaper in the city of Hillsboro, Oregon. Published on Wednesdays, the ''Argus'' is distributed in Washington County, Oregon, United States. First published in 1873, the paper was owned by the McKinney family for more than 90 years prior to being sold to Advance Publications in 1999. The ''Argus'' was published twice-weekly from 1953 until 2015, but was reduced to weekly at the end of August 2015. ==History== The ''Argus'' newspaper traces its history back to 1873. In 1873, the ''Forest Grove Independent'' newspaper was founded as the first newspaper in Washington County, Oregon.〔Turnbull, George Stanley. ''History of Oregon Newspapers''. Binfords & Mort: Portland, Or. (1939). pp. 212-218.〕 By December the paper had moved to Hillsboro and named itself the ''Washington Independent''.〔 Albert E. Tozier owned the paper with a partner from 1885 to 1887.〔County journalism dates back to 1848. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976.〕 Daniel Gault owned the ''Independent'' from 1892 to 1902. In March 1894, R. H. Mitchell and C. W. Clow founded a new paper in Hillsboro, the ''Argus''.〔 On March 28, 1894, the first ''Hillsboro Argus'' was printed which included a front page advertisement for Hillsboro lawyer and later Congressman Thomas H. Tongue.〔Communications (100th anniversary of Hillsboro edition). ''Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976.〕 Other news of the day concerned a battle over the county seat of Lincoln County, Oregon. At that time it was a weekly paper of only six pages and was located on Second Street between Main and Washington streets.〔 In the early years of the ''Argus'', ownership changed hands often, with Mrs. Emma C. McKinney acquiring a half interest in the newspaper in 1904.〔 McKinney’s son W. Verne McKinney would join the paper in 1923.〔 In November of that year, the size of the paper began to grow beyond the six pages that had included two pages of wire-report news known as boilerplate.〔 Next, in January 1932, the ''Argus'' purchased the ''Independent'' from S.C. Killen and merged the two papers.〔 The ''Argus'' won accolades from the National Editorial Association in 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, and 1939 for various topics ranging from production to general excellence to editorials.〔 In 1940, it was selected as the best weekly newspaper in the United States for its size by the National Editorial Association.〔 The ''Argus'' remained as a weekly publication until November 1, 1953, when it became a twice-weekly newspaper.〔 From 1917 to 1955 the paper was located on Main Street in Hillsboro between Second and Third streets. In 1955, it moved to a building it bought on Third Street between Main and Washington.〔 The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association awarded the paper the award for best sports coverage in 1988.〔Oregon papers collect awards. ''The Oregonian'', July 23, 1988.〕 In 1989, they were selected as the best non-daily newspaper in the United States for papers with a circulation in excess of 10,000 by the National Newspaper Association.〔 In October 1999, the ''Argus'' was sold by the McKinney family to Advance Publications, Inc. after the family had held ownership interests in the paper since 1904 and had been sole owners since 1909.〔Hamilton, Don. Hillsboro Argus newspaper sold to Advance Publications. ''The Oregonian'', October 29, 1999.〕 Advance also owns the region's daily newspaper, ''The Oregonian''. Until 2012, the two papers' operations were completely separate, and the papers competed for stories and advertising revenue, but in January 2012 ''The Oregonian'' took over the management of the ''Argus''. As of 2003 the paper had a total weekly circulation of 15,000 copies.〔Gottlieb, Jane. Picture This: The Photo Column Finds a Place. ''Columbia Journalism Review'', March 2003.〕 In 2007, the paper won first place from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association for best use of a small space for an advertisement and second place for best black-and-white ad.〔(2007 Best Ad Ideas Contest winners. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.〕 The newspaper's staff also compiles the ''Hillsboro Argus Courier-Mail''. This newspaper is mailed for free to 41,000 homes across Washington County on Tuesdays and contains partial articles from the prior week's editions of the paid edition of the ''Argus''. In 2012, the paper's parent company integrated the ''Argus'' operations into ''The Oregonian'' operations, which in 2014 was followed by the sale of the ''Argus'' longtime home on Third Avenue in downtown Hillsboro. The paper's staff moved out of the building in August 2014.〔 At the time of the move, the paper was published on Wednesdays and Fridays.〔 At the end of August 2015, the Friday edition was discontinued, with publication continuing only weekly, on Wednesdays. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Hillsboro Argus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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