Las Vegas Optic
| Type | Twice-Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | O’Rourke Media Group |
| Editor | Phil Scherer |
| Language | English |
| Website | lasvegasoptic |
The Las Vegas Optic is a newspaper located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.[1] Published on Wednesday and Friday of each week, it serves San Miguel and Mora counties.
History
[edit]Founded in 1879 as the Las Vegas Weekly Optic.,[2] then owner and editor, Russell A. Kistler, revamped the struggling weekly into a daily paper, calling it the Las Vegas Daily Optic.[3] In 1908, the Las Vegas Daily Optic was renamed the Las Vegas Optic[4]
In 2021, the newspaper's owner Landmark Community Newspapers was sold to Paxton Media Group.[5] A couple months later the Las Vegas Optic was sold to O’Rourke Media Group.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, George B. (1907). History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1. Pacific States Publishing Company. p. 476. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
Las Vegas Optic.
- ^ "Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
- ^ "About Las Vegas daily optic. (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908". Library of Congress.
- ^ "About Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Paxton Media Group buying Landmark Community Newspapers". The Associated Press. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "O'Rourke Media Group Acquires Las Vegas (NM) Optic from Paxton Media Group". Dirks, Van Essen & April. June 23, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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