The Tri-City Record is a newspaper in Farmington, New Mexico, United States. It covers northwest New Mexico and Navajo Nation.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ballantine Communications Inc. |
| Editor | Trent Stephens |
| Founded | 1890 (as Junction City Times) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 108 Main Street |
| City | Farmington, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
Sister newspapers | The Durango Herald |
| OCLC number | 30024519 |
| Website | tricityrecordnm |
History
editIn 1890, the Junction City Times was first published in Junction City, New Mexico. In 1893, the paper moved to Farmington. In 1900, it became the Farmington Times.[1] In 1903, Robert C. Prewitt and William Butler merged the Farmington Times and the Farmington Hustler to form the Farmington Times-Hustler.[2][3] Prewitt left the paper a year later.[4] In 1919, Butler retired from the paper and he was succeeded by his son G.L. Butler and Orval Ricketts.[5] In 1945, William Butler died.[6]
In 1949, Lincoln O'Brien, owner of the Las Vegas Optic and the Tucumcari News, purchased the Times-Hustler from G.L. Butler.[7] A few months later O'Brien expanded the paper from a weekly into a daily and renamed it to the Farmington Daily Times.[8][9] In 1956, he sold off the Optic.[10] In 1957, he sold off the Artesia Daily Press.[11]
In 1971, Jack Sitton became co-publisher with O'Brien.[12] In 1973, O'Brien was inducted into the New Mexico Press Association Hall of Fame.[13] In 1992, O'Brien died.[14] In 1993, Sitton died.[15] In 1998, the O'Brien family sold the Daily Times to MediaNews Group.[16] The Daily Times later became part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership, a joint venture formed in 2003 between MediaNews and Gannett, with MediaNews the managing partner.[17]
In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the partnership.[18][19] In 2023, a rival newspaper called the Tri-City Record was founded by Ballantine Communications Inc.[20] The Daily Times was acquired by Ballantine a year later and merged into the Record.[21]
Notable staff
editVal Cooper, one of the first women to report on hard news for the Associated Press, worked for the Farmington Daily Times for 26 years starting in 1953. She was the managing editor for 14 years. Cooper was the first woman to be the managing editor of a daily newspaper in New Mexico.[22]
Awards
editIn 2011, the Farmington Daily Times won the Associated Press Managing Editors Association International Perspective Award for its coverage of broadband access on Navajo Nation.[23]
It won the New Mexico Press Association E.H. Shaffer Award for general excellence two years in a row in 2017 and 2018.[24]
References
edit- ↑ Olsen, Debi Tracy (June 20, 2024). "The Farmington Daily Times and a history of change, 1890-2024". Tri-City Record. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Notice". Albuquerque Weekly Citizen. September 12, 1903. p. 4.
- ↑ "Notice". The Deming Headlight. September 16, 1903. p. 4.
- ↑ "San Juan County". The Santa Fe New Mexican. May 6, 1904. p. 6.
- ↑ ""Bill" Butler Quits Farmington Paper After Eighteen Years". The Santa Fe New Mexican. April 7, 1919. p. 5.
- ↑ "William Butler, 83, Farmington Publisher, Dies After Long Illness". Farmington Times-Hustler. Associated Press. April 5, 1945. p. 2.
- ↑ "O'Brien Buys Farmington Times-Hustler". The Santa Fe New Mexican. June 2, 1949. p. 2.
- ↑ "First Daily in Farmington History Hits Streets Today". Independent. Gallup, New Mexico. August 1, 1949. p. 1.
- ↑ "Farmington Gets Daily Newspaper". El Paso Times. Associated Press. August 2, 1949. p. 8.
- ↑ "Troy Couple Buys Paper | Las Vegas Daily Sold; Finches Buy Share". The Journal Herald. Dayton, Ohio. Associated Press. December 4, 1956.
- ↑ "Oregon Couple Buys Artesia Daily Press". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. March 6, 1957. p. 30.
- ↑ "Sitton will join Farmington Times". The Albuquerque Tribune. Associated Press. December 16, 1971. p. 1.
- ↑ "O'Brien to Hall of Fame". Las Vegas Optic. Las Vegas, New Mexico. October 22, 1973. p. 6.
- ↑ "Pioneer publisher left mark". Carlsbad Current-Argus. July 10, 1992. p. 6.
- ↑ "Farmington Journalist Dies at 78". Albuquerque Journal. March 9, 1993. p. 23.
- ↑ "Daily Times In Farmington Sold". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1998. p. 20.
- ↑ "Gannett, MediaNews Group expand and reorganize Texas-New Mexico Partnership" (Press release). Gannett Co., Inc. December 1, 2003. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ↑ Yu, Roger (June 1, 2015). "Gannett buys remaining stake in 11 newspapers". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Gannett buys El Paso Times, 6 New Mexico papers". The Midland Reporter-Telegram. June 2, 2015. p. 3.
- ↑ Vitu, Teya (May 22, 2023). "Farmington now a two-newspaper town". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Ballantine Communications to acquire Farmington Daily Times". The Durango Herald. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Valda Val' Margaret Cooper Lavender". Farmington Daily Times. April 14, 2008.
- ↑ "Winners of the 2011 APME Journalism Excellence Awards". Associated Press Media Editors. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Daily Times staff wins General Excellence, 10 other NMPA journalism awards". Farmington Daily Times. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.