Columbia County Spotlight
newspaper published in Scappoose, Oregon, USA
The Columbia County Spotlight, previously known as the Scappoose Spotlight and the South County Spotlight, is a weekly newspaper in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, established in 1961. The paper serves Scappoose and St. Helens, and covers communities along Highway 30 from Linnton and Sauvie Island to Clatskanie. The editorial staff is based in Scappoose, while some administration and creative services are based in Milwaukie at the headquarters of Pamplin Media Group, which owns the newspaper. The Spotlight is one of a number of community newspapers in the group, including the Forest Grove News-Times and the Portland Tribune. It is a general member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and its coverage has been cited by other newspapers in the area, including The Oregonian. The paper it is part of the Northwest News Partnership, along with Daily Astorian and the EO Media Group.
History
Paul Robinson established the Vernonia Eagle in August 1922. He sold it to Mark Moe in the late 1920s, and the paper was owned by Ray Fisher in the 1930s. Marvin Kamholz purchased the Eagle in 1937, and sold it to Jerry Moore in 1970 along with the Scappoose Spotlight, established in 1961.
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