''Tehachapi News'' is a weekly newspaper in
Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of , between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is east-southeast ...
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History
The newspaper descends from a publication started in 1899 and has continued since then. The ''Tehachapi News'' now is owned by the ''
Bakersfield Californian
''The Bakersfield Californian'' is a daily newspaper serving Bakersfield, California and surrounding Kern County in the state's San Joaquin Valley.
History
''The Bakersfield Californian'' is the direct descendant of Kern County's first newspap ...
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When Claudia Elliott, then-editor and general manager of the ''Tehachapi News'' retired in July, 2015, Louis Amestoy, vice president of content of the ''Bakersfield Californian'' assumed editing duties on an interim basis.
Stephanie Ursua, a lifelong Tehachapi resident, became business manager of ''Tehachapi News'' in July 2015.
In 2019, the newspaper was sold to Sound News Media.
See also
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References
External links
Official Tehachapi News website
Weekly newspapers published in California
Tehachapi, California
Mass media in Kern County, California
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1899 establishments in California
Newspapers established in 1899