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Elk Grove Citizen
Weekly newspaper published in Elk Grove, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Elk Grove Citizen is a weekly newspaper published in Elk Grove, California.[1]
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History
The newspaper was first published by Harry W. Preston on Feb. 21, 1909.[2] A few months later Preston was charged with assaulting a Chico woman.[3] He fled and was later arrested.[4] Preston plead guilty and was sentenced to 160 days in jail.[5]
In 1912, A. P. Bettersworth purchased the paper,[6] and sold it in 1915 to William C. Brill.[7] He then owned and operated the paper for 37 years until selling it in 1953 to Henry R. Tweith, who published The Galt Herald.[8] In 1959, Tweith sold both papers to Roy Herburger.[9] He operated the paper until he retired in 1999. The business was handed over to his son David Herburger.[10]
In 2004, the Elk Grove Unified School District named a newly constructed elementary school after Roy Herburger in his honor.[11] He died in 2018 at age 87.[10]
In 2021, Herburger Publications, Inc. sold its papers to Citizen managing editor Bonnie Rodriguez and her company Valley Oak Press.[12][13] She sold the paper about two years later to Paul V. Scholl, owner of Messenger Publishing Group based in Carmichael.[14]
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