Las Vegas Optic

The Las Vegas Optic
Type Tri-Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Landmark Community Newspapers
Editor Jason W. Brooks
Language English
Website www.lasvegasoptic.com

The Las Vegas Optic is a tri-weekly newspaper located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.[1] Published on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, it serves San Miguel and Mora counties.

History

Founded in 1879 as the Las Vegas Weekly Optic.[2], then owner and editor, Russell A. Kistler, revamped the struggling weekly into a daily paper, calling it the Las Vegas Daily Optic.[3] In 1908, the Las Vegas Daily Optic was renamed the Las Vegas Optic[4]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, George B. (2007). History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1. Pacific States Publishing Company. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
  3. ↑ "About Las Vegas daily optic. (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908". Library of Congress.
  4. ↑ "About Las Vegas daily optic". Library of Congress.
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