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Observer-Reporter company history timeline

1871

1871– The Monthly Advance is founded in Washington by Horace B. Durant, and four months later is renamed The Weekly Advance.

1876

In 1876, that publication becomes The Washington Observer.

1912

Acheson retires in 1912, turning over ownership and the presidency to Stewart.

1940

1940- Margaretta Stewart takes over the company upon John Stewart’s death.

1963

1963– The company purchases The Waynesburg Republican.

1981

1981– The Observer-Reporter becomes a morning-only paper, including a zoned edition for Greene County subscribers.

1984

1984- The Record-Outlook in McDonald is bought from Andrew Eiler and William Burns.

1986

1986– The Sunday Observer-Reporter launches in April.

1996

1996– The Observer-Reporter website, www.observer-reporter.com, is launched.

1997

1997– John and Bill Northrop name their sons, Thomas and William B. Jr., respectively, as co-publishers.

1998

1998– The Advertiser and The Almanac are merged into one publication, The Almanac, with two zoned editions.

2010

2010– The Observer-Reporter adds its e-Edition to the online products offered to subscribers.

2016

2016 – The Observer-Reporter news app is launched for use on mobile phones and tablets.

2018

2018– Observer Publishing Company is bought by Ogden Newspapers Inc.

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