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Campbell Express

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Campbell Express
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
EditorRoberta C. Howe
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters334 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, California
Circulation2,500
OCLC number39758461
Websitethecampbellpress.com Facebook www.facebook.com/thecampbellpress//

The Campbell Express was a weekly newspaper in the U.S. state of California. Originally published as the Cambrian News, the paper covers community news and opinion pieces serving the Campbell and Cambrian neighborhoods. In November 2020, it changed its name to Campbell Press, and is published monthly.[1]

Based in Campbell, California, the paper is one of only a few newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area that is adjudicated to publish public legal notices.[2] It is also the longest-running newspaper of the Campbell area.

The purpose of the newspaper is described as helping their remain connected to the community through providing local news coverage and weekly columns written by Campbell residents as primary sources.[3] According to the American Newspapers Representative database, the Campbell Express has a weekly free circulation of 2,500.[4]

The editor of the Campbell Express was Roberta C. Howe.

History

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The Campbell Express was originally published as the Cambrian News in 1931. It was owned by The McClatchy Company with an estimated weekly circulation of 2,700 copies.[5] Steve Provost was the editor of the Cambrian News.[6]

Before 1976, Wilton von Gease bought the Cambrian News.[7] von Grease later wrote a book called Jackass Flats.[8]

Bonny Hanchett owned and published the Express for 15 years.[9]

Sally Howe was a news reporter and then publisher of the Campbell Express. In 2003, she bought the newspaper.[10] In 2012, Sally Howe was recognized by the mayor of Campbell as a "Woman of Distinction."[11] Roberta Howe ran and edited the paper after her mother Sally's death in 2015.

In November 2020, the Campbell Express, originally published as the Cambrian News, changed its name to Campbell Press, and is now a monthly. The original website is now owned by an Australian paper, "The Camp Bell Express."

Awards

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Each year the Campbell Chamber of Commerce honors a Campbell business that has provided excellent service to the community. In 2001, the Campbell Express won 'Business of the Year'.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Campbell Express". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  2. ^ "About Us". Campbell Express.
  3. ^ "Campbell Express". Downtown Campbell. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. ^ "American Newspaper Representatives". gotoanr.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ^ "Cambrian newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. ^ "Cambrian - Cambria, CA Newspaper - Website, Address, Phone Number, Editor, Contact Information and Translate to Languages". www.usnpl.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  7. ^ "Obituaries". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 22 Dec 1993.
  8. ^ "Wilton von Grease - Jackass Flats". Newspapers.com. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  9. ^ "Bonny Hanchett: newspaper pioneer" (PDF). Campbell Express. 17 Sep 2008.
  10. ^ "Campbell: Community icon Sally Howe dies". The Mercury News. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  11. ^ "Blake, Howe are named 'Women of Distinction' by Campbell City Council". The Mercury News. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  12. ^ "Business of the Year - Campbell Chamber of Commerce". Campbell Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
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