Decorated Oregon newspaper will close after 115 years

Award-winning Oregon newspaper closing after 115 years

PORTLAND, Ore, (KOIN) -- One of the oldest newspapers in Oregon will be shuttering operations after 115 years. The Malheur Enterprise, located in Vale, will close due to the retirement of the publication's owners Les Zaitz and wife, Scotta Callister. The Enterprise made the announcement on its website Tuesday. Zaitz and Callister have both been journalists in Oregon for over 50 years. The couple is retiring and says they couldn't find a successo…

Decorated Oregon newspaper will close after 115 years

The state's newspapers have shed three-quarters of their jobs this century.

Malheur Enterprise closing after 115 years as owners retire - Malheur Enterprise

With owners retiring, the Malheur Enterprise is closing after serving the community for more than 115 years. The last print edition of the newspaper is May 7. The newspaper’s online service will end May 31. The closure comes after the rural weekly, founded in 1909, earned a national reputation for tough investigative reporting holding public officials accountable. Last year, it was judged the best newspaper of its size in Oregon. Publisher Les Z…

The Malheur Enterprise, a rural weekly in Oregon, is closing after more than 115 years, as its owners plan to retire; the last print edition is May 7

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Malheur Enterprise newspaper will close after 115 years - OregonLive.com - WiredFocus

One of Oregon’s most enduring and decorated weekly newspapers will print its last edition Wednesday and shut down completely at the end of the month. The pending closure of the Malheur Enterprise in eastern Oregon marks the latest in a long succession of small papers that have shut down across the state over the past several years. The Enterprise has been operating since 1909, but publisher Les Zaitz and his wife, former Enterprise publisher Sco…