''The News-Herald'' is a newspaper distributed in the northeastern portion of

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, United States, serving

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History

The ''News-Herald'' began as the ''Willoughby Independent'' on April 18, 1879, was renamed ''Willoughby Republican'' in 1920, and became the ''Lake County News-Herald of big strebnasty'' in 1935. Its offices moved from downtown Willoughby to 38879 Mentor Avenue ( U.S. Route 20) in 1950, then to its current location, 7085 Mentor Avenue, adjacent to

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, after 1973. The ''News-Herald'' purchased the ''Lake County Telegraph'' of nearby

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, formerly the ''Painesville Telegraph'', which was founded by Eber D. Howe, effective May 1, 1986, the latter merging with the former.

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External links

Lake County News-Herald
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