Lake Powell Chronicle

Lake Powell Chronicle
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerO’Rourke Media Group
FoundedAugust 11, 1965
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPage, Arizona
Circulation1,313 (as of 2022)
Websitelakepowellchronicle.com

The Lake Powell Chronicle is a weekly newspaper in Page, Arizona, United States.

History

In August 1965, a corporation called Lake Powell Enterprises was formed to purchase the radio station KPGE and launch a newspaper called the Lake Powell Chronicle, which would be freely mailed to residents of Page, Arizona. A month prior another paper called the Page News ceased. Royce Knight was named president of the new company.

The paper was acquired by Dennis Lippert in April 1966, Errol G. Brown, former owner of the Southern Utah News, in February 1968, Jake E. Highers and James D. "Jim" Stubbs in December 1968. In June 1978, the paper added a second weekly edition.

In November 1981, Stubbs launched the Navajo-Hopi Observer, expanding his chain to six papers. In February 1983, Stubbs sold his six papers to Western Newspapers. The Chronicle was purchased by Mike and Pat Lindsey in May 1988, followed by Ron and Jeanette Rieb in June 1989. At that time it's circulation was 3,000.

By 2005, News Media Corporation owned the Chronicle. The company closed the paper in 2025. It was then sold to and revived by O’Rourke Media Group.

References

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  2. ↑ "Plans Made To Publish Page Paper". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. August 19, 1965. p. 13.
  3. ↑ "New Page Newspaper To Serve Two States". Arizona Daily Sun. Associated Press. August 19, 1965. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Editor Buys Weekly Newspaper at Page". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. April 19, 1966. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Lake Powell Chronicle Bought by Errol Brown". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. February 13, 1968. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Chronicle's New Owners". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. December 10, 1968. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "Page paper plans to add an edition". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 28, 1978. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Weekly paper is planned for Tuba City". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 20, 1981. p. 27.
  9. ↑ "Co-publisher buys newspapers". The Sun. Yuma, Arizona. Associated Press. February 2, 1983. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "WNI sells Page paper". The Sun. Yuma, Arizona. May 29, 1988. p. 24.
  11. ↑ "Couple buy 'Lake Powell Chronicle'". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. June 23, 1989. p. 51.
  12. ↑ Schuster, John (February 23, 2006). "Media Watch". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ Raza, Sarah; Dura, Jack (August 8, 2025). "Newspaper chain closure includes 5 Arizona properties". Arizona Daily Star. Associated Press. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "O'Rourke Media Group to Acquire Arizona Newspapers". City Sun Times. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.