| Type | Twice-Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | O’Rourke Media Group |
| Editor | Phil Scherer |
| Language | English |
| Website |
lasvegasoptic |
The Las Vegas Optic is a newspaper located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. [1] Published on Wednesday and Friday of each week, it serves San Miguel and Mora counties.
History
Founded in 1879 as the Las Vegas Weekly Optic., [2] then owner and editor, Russell A. Kistler, revamped the struggling weekly into a daily paper, calling it the Las Vegas Daily Optic. [3] In 1908, the Las Vegas Daily Optic was renamed the Las Vegas Optic [4]
References
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^ Anderson, George B. (1907).
History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1. Pacific States Publishing Company. p.
476. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
Las Vegas Optic.
- ^ "Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
- ^ "About Las Vegas daily optic. (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908". Library of Congress.
- ^ "About Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
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