Pioneer Press

The Pioneer Press was founded in Fort Jones, Calif. by Gary Mortenson on November 16, 1972. It was purchased by Daniel Webster on July 1, 1998. It is the Official Newspaper of the State of Jefferson. It was adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation (USPS 970-340) by court decree No. 26666 and was entered as a periodical paid at Post Office of Fort Jones, CA 96032 and at additional entry offices in Etna, CA 96027. It was originally entered in Fort Jones, CA in June of 1973 under the Act of March 3, 1887. The Pioneer Press was the legal newspaper for the Town of Fort Jones, City of Etna , City of Dorris, and City of Tulelake and published all public notices for those cities. The Pioneer Press is the successor to the Klamath Courier, Butte Valley Star, Tri-County Courier, Lost River Star, The Dorris Weekly Advocate, The Dorris Times, The Dorris Booster, The Butte Valley News, and The Butte Valley Herald. The Pioneer Press ceased printing its physical newspaper on June 9, 2010 and began solely distributing the news in a digital format. Editor and Publisher Daniel Webster Editorial/Account Administrator Denise Hall Front Office Manager Debbie McCulley Bookkeeper Julie McQuoid Office is located at 12021 Main Street, Fort Jones, CA. Digitally published daily. (530) 468-5355, (fax) 468-5356 email: pioneerp@sisqtel.net Editor and Publisher Daniel Webster spent his career in corporate computer sales, specializing in the aerospace industry. He was born and raised in Etna, Calif. He is a 1983 alum of Etna High School. He attended Biola University in La Mirada, Calif. for much of his undergraduate work. Webster received his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, Calif., where he was president of the Student Bar Association. Webster worked for the Siskiyou Daily News in Yreka, Calif. for nine months, much of the time as the acting editor, before purchasing the Pioneer Press from Gary Mortenson on July 1, 1998.