Hanford Sentinel

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Hanford Sentinel
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerSanta Maria California News Media Inc.
Founder(s)Frank L. Dodge
David Dodge
Founded1886
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters421 E 6th St,
Hanford, CA 93230
OCLC number27696061
Websitehanfordsentinel.com

The Hanford Sentinel is a weekly newspaper in Hanford, California.[1]

History

The first issue of the Hanford Sentinel was published on Feb. 4, 1886. It was a Republican paper founded by brothers Frank L. Dodge and David Dodge.[2] The two sold the paper in 1897 to J.E. Richmond.[3]

Richmond operated the Sentinel for over four decades. In 1940, he sold the paper to a group of three men, including Stanley Beaubaire, who was named editor and publisher.[4] Beaubaire bought the Chico Record in 1945[5] and sold it two years later.[6]

In 1952, Samuel M. Beaubaire sold the Sentinel and radio station KNGS-LP to Earl J. Fenston, owner of KSJV.[7] In 1958, Fenston Newspapers sold the Sentinel and Santa Maria Times to Scripps League Newspapers.[8] In 1996, Scripps was bought by Pulitzer, Inc.[9]

In 2005, Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer.[10] In 2020, Lee sold the Sentinel and Santa Maria Times, Lompoc Record, Santa Ynez Valley News and others to Santa Maria California News Media Inc., a newly formed company led by a group of Canadian newspaper executives.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "The Hanford Sentinel (Hanford, Kings County, Calif.) 1960-Current". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Notice". Tulare County Times. Visalia, California. February 11, 1886. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "Local Items". The Lemoore Leader. February 13, 1897. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Sentinel, Journal Go Into New Hands Actively Monday". The Hanford Sentinel. October 5, 1940. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Chico Record Sold". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. United Press. October 21, 1945. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Chico Record sold to rival". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California. Associated Press. November 14, 1947. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Hanford Sentinel Sold To Fresno Interests". Tulare Advance-Register. Associated Press. June 30, 1952. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Scrips League Buys Santa Maria Times". Santa Maria Times. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "Business in Brief | Hanford Sentinel Sold". The Fresno Bee. May 7, 1996. p. 35.
  10. ↑ Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005). "Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises". New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lee Enterprises sells papers in Santa Maria, Hanford". Santa Maria Times. March 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-15.