The Herald-Press is a weekly newspaper published in Harvey, North Dakota in the United States. The paper's circulation is around 2,100.
History On May 7, 1896, R.L. Price published the first edition of the Harvey Herald. In 1897, J. Kenneth McLeod, better known as "Little Mac," bought the Herald, but Price soon resumed ownership. In 1901, Price bought and absorbed the Harvey Advertiser.
In 1910, James H. Cramer sold the Herald to Charles B. Thomas. In 1917, J.F. Richards acquired the Herald and merged it into the Harvey Journal. In 1918, James "Jim" Milloy acquired the Journal. At some point the paper was renamed back to the Herald. In 1925, a corporation formed to manage the Herald, including Adolph P. Barstad as an owner. Mark F. Staples bought the paper in 1928, and then sold it back to Barstad in 1932.
The Herald was acquired by Russel A. Young in 1945, followed by S. Hugh Farrington in 1946. His son Stephen H. Farrington joined his him at the Herald in 1952, but left a few months after leasing the Wells County Free Press of Fessenden. In 1956, he bought into the Herald and rejoined his father.
In 1968, S. Hugh Farrington retired. Stephen H. Farrington operated both the Herald and the Press for decades until 1983 when he sold them to Charles and Marion Eldredge. In 1985, the two papers were merged to form The Herald-Press. In 1991, Charles L. Eldredge Sr. was elected president of the North Dakota Newspaper Association. In 2014, C.L. Eldredge died. In 2026, Marion Eldredge died.
References
External links The Herald-Press website