Oxnard Press-Courier
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The Oxnard Press-Courier was a newspaper located in Oxnard
, California
, United States
. It ceased publication in June 1994 after 95 years. As of 1992, its daily circulation was 17,325.
George and Eva Grimes purchased the paper in 1945, when it had a circulation of 1,200.
In 1963, the Brush-Moore Newspapers
group bought the paper. In 1967, Brush-Moore sold the paper to Thomson Newspapers as part of a sale of 12 papers, for $72 million, in what was the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time. Thomson owned the paper until it shut down in June 1994, citing a poor economy and a competitive newspaper market in Ventura County
. That competition included the Los Angeles Times
, who in 1990 began publishing a daily Ventura County edition, replacing a weekly Ventura County section of the paper.
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
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. It ceased publication in June 1994 after 95 years. As of 1992, its daily circulation was 17,325.
George and Eva Grimes purchased the paper in 1945, when it had a circulation of 1,200.
In 1963, the Brush-Moore Newspapers
Brush-Moore Newspapers
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. was a United States newspaper group based in Ohio which had its origins in 1923 and was sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1967 for $72 million, the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time....
group bought the paper. In 1967, Brush-Moore sold the paper to Thomson Newspapers as part of a sale of 12 papers, for $72 million, in what was the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time. Thomson owned the paper until it shut down in June 1994, citing a poor economy and a competitive newspaper market in Ventura County
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
. That competition included the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, who in 1990 began publishing a daily Ventura County edition, replacing a weekly Ventura County section of the paper.