Los Banos Enterprise

Los Banos Enterprise
TypeBiweekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
OwnerMichael W. Braa
FounderP.H. Higgins
Founded1891
LanguageEnglish
Circulation16,000
OCLC number20400807
Websitelosbanosenterprise.com

The Los Banos Enterprise is a newspaper that serves the city of Los Banos, California.[1] The paper is printed bi-weekly and has a circulation of 16,000 copies.[2] The paper had been owned by The McClatchy Company since 2003[3] until the company sold it in 2022 to Michael Braa.[4]

History

The Los Banos Enterprise was founded in March 1891 by Pete H. Higgins.[5] He sold the paper in May 1891 to Carlos O. Freeman.[6][7] Frank S. Smith bought the paper in 1896.[8] A few years later the Enterprise was owned and operated by Willard Beebe.[9] He bought the Colton News in 1903[10] and then leased the Enterprise to his brother Gilbert J. Beebe,[11] who ran the paper for two years until his death from erysipelas in 1905.[12][13] Fred S. Walker then became the owner. In 1906, he bought the Los Banos Advance and absorbed it into his paper.[14][15] Walker sold the paper in 1908 to Leo H. Bowen and Milam G. Coats.[16][17]

Mrs. Hazel Bowen took over management in February 1910.[18] She bought the paper that April,[19] and sold it a few days later.[20] The new owner of the Enterprise was Bert A. Wilson.[21] In 1915, Wilson was named post master of Los Banos. Needing to commit attention to his new position, Wilson leased the Enterprise to M.P. Lewis, who had been a foreman in the mechanical department of the paper. W.S. Walker became editor of the paper at that time.[22] Wilson retained ownership of the Enterprise until 1944, when he sold it to Frank Merrick and Floyd R. Melvin.[23]

In 1963, W.J. McGiffin Newspapers bought the paper from Merrick and Melvin and named J. Frank Knebel as publisher.[24] The company later renamed itself to Brehm Communications and the Enterprise was managed by its subsidiary San Luis Publishing Co., Inc.[25] In 1984, the subsidiary was sold to Lesher Communications, owner of the Merced Sun-Star.[26] In 1995, Lesher sold the Enterprise to USAMedia Group Inc., based in Crystal City, Missouri.[27] The company's name was changed five years later to Pacific Sierra Publishing Company.[28] In 2003, McClatchy purchased the Enterprise, along with the Merced Sun-Star and four other non-dailies, from Pacific Sierra.[3] In 2022, McClatchy sold the Enterprise to Michael Braa.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Los Banos Enterprise (Los Banos, Calif.) 189?-Current". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Los Banos Enterprise newspaper". MondoTimes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "McClatchy Announces Acquisition of Merced (CA) Sun-Star –". Dirks, Van Essen & April. December 4, 2003. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Payton, Allen D. (August 24, 2022). "Introducing the new owner of the Los Banos Enterprise". Los Banos Enterprise. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice". Oakdale Leader. March 13, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Change of Owners". Merced Express. May 30, 189. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Notice". Oakdale Leader. June 12, 1891. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Local Brevities". Merced Express. November 13, 1896. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Local Brevities". Merced Express. September 2, 1898. p. 3.
  10. ^ "The Colton "News" Changes Owners. - Willard Beebe". The Weekly Sun. San Bernardino, California. January 9, 1903. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Local Brevities". Merced Express. March 14, 1903. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Death of G.J. Beebe | Editor of the Los Banos Enterprise of Erysipelas". The West Side Index. Newman, California. April 28, 1905. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Notice". Oakdale Graphic. May 3, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Local Brevites". Merced Express. June 30, 1906. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Notice". Madera Mercury. June 30, 1906. Retrieved November 4, 2018 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  16. ^ "Agreement". Merced County Sun. July 10, 1908. p. 4.
  17. ^ "Local Brevities". Merced Express. July 11, 1908. p. 3.
  18. ^ "Local Brevities". Merced Express. February 19, 1910. p. 3.
  19. ^ "Bill of Sale". Merced Express. April 9, 1910. p. 3.
  20. ^ "Local Items". The San Benito Advance. April 13, 1910. p. 3.
  21. ^ Tucker, Bud (April 20, 1954). "Bert Wilson | Los Banos Councilman is 'Tireless Worker'". Merced Sun-Star. p. 9.
  22. ^ "Los Banos Enterprise Is Leased". The Oakdale Graphic. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "B.A. Wilson Sells Los Banos Enterprise". The Fresno Bee. p. 15. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Merrick, Melvin Announce Sale of Enterprise". Merced Express. May 23, 1963. p. 1.
  25. ^ "New publisher named". The Gustine Standard. March 15, 1984. p. 1.
  26. ^ "Gustine Standard purchased by Lesher Newspapers". The Gustine Standard. September 6, 1984. p. 1.
  27. ^ "Lesher newspapers announces pending sale of Standard". The Gustine Standard. January 25, 1995. p. 1.
  28. ^ Kieta, Joseph (March 29, 2002). "The Sun-Star boasts colorful history". Merced Sun-Star. p. 62.
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