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Newspaper published in Oregon, U.S.
The
Dead Mountain Echo
was a
weekly newspaper
published Tuesdays in
Oakridge
in the U.S. state of
Oregon
from 1973
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[2]
[3]
to 2020.
[4]
History
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Larry Roberts joined the
Echo
in 1973, and became its owner. As of November, 2017 the owner is Viki Burns Publishing, LLC;
[5]
Burns started with the
Echo
on or before 2015.
[6]
She relinquished ownership back to Larry and Debra Roberts October, 2020. Efforts to sell the newspaper were unsuccessful and it subsequently closed.
Echo negatives are published periodically on its Facebook page ‘Echo Archives.’
Its circulation was reported as 465.
[2]
The
Echo
was a general member of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
.
[5]
When it launched in the 1970s, the
Echo
drove a 70-year competitor out of business.
[7]
In 1975, the
Echo
won the "general excellence" award for small weeklies from the ONPA.
[8]
[9]
Award-winning journalist Alan Robertson got his start in the newspaper business at the
Echo
in 1978.
[7]
In 1980, the paper took second place in the "Special Issue" category in the ONPA awards.
[10]
Tom Henderson, a humor/opinion columnist in northern
Idaho
, made several references to the
Echo
in his column in the 2000s.
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The
Echo's
coverage has been mentioned or picked up by various neighboring news organizations.
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References
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"About Dead mountain echo"
.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress
.
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a
b
"Dead Mountain Echo"
.
mondotimes
.
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"State of Oregon: Blue Book - Newspapers Published in Oregon"
.
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Bates, Doug (2021-03-01).
"Welcome to a New Website Devoted to Filling the Void for Oregon's Highway 58 Region ? Highway 58 Herald"
.
Highway 58 Herald
. Retrieved
2023-03-30
.
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a
b
"Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association"
.
orenews.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2015-08-09.
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"Spend Day Oakridge"
.
nwboomerandseniornews.com
. September 24, 2015.
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permanent dead link
]
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a
b
"Media Association to Honor Alan Robertson"
.
Pittsburgh Business Times
. March 20, 2012.
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Hayakawa, Alan (July 13, 1975). "If News Bill Passes: Reporter Warns of Jail Sentences".
The Oregonian
. p. 110.
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"Rebuilding of Trust Needed".
The Oregonian
. July 12, 1975. p. 12.
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"Eugene paper wins 8: Oregon publications cited".
The Oregonian
. July 13, 1980. p. 84.
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Henderson, Tom (September 13, 2006). "This is one weird media conspiracy".
Lewiston Tribune
.
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Henderson, Tom (April 11, 2007). "I'm dead, kids - do it your way".
Lewiston Tribune
.
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Henderson, Tom (April 9, 2008). "As newspaper die, so do our gray cells".
Lewiston Tribune
.
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"Lane Electric: Dead tree likely fell on power lines, sparking fire in Oakridge"
. 25 July 2017.
Archived
from the original on 2018-07-19.
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"Home lost to Oakridge fire: 'I tried to get the garden hose but by then it was too late'
"
. 25 July 2017.
Archived
from the original on 2017-08-03.
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Baker, Mark (June 11, 2015). "Comeback kid - A once-angry youth overcomes long odds to earn a degree".
The Register-Guard
.
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Woolington, Josephine (April 17, 2014). "Principal's shift spurs Oakridge tiff".
The Register-Guard
.