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Rancho Cordova Grapevine-Independent

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Rancho Cordova Grapevine Independent
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Messenger Publishing Group
PublisherPaul Scholl
EditorPaul Scholl
Founded1968
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters7144 Fair Oaks Blvd Suite #5 | Carmichael, CA 95608
OCLC number31217426
Websiteranchocordovaindependent.com

The Rancho Cordova Grapevine-Independent, formerly the Rancho Cordova Grapevine, is a weekly newspaper in Rancho Cordova, California (a suburb east of Sacramento). The publication has operated continuously since 1968.

History

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The Grapevine was formed in 1968. Staff writer Doug Hawkes bought the publication from Robert and Jane Mingori after the Mingoris had owned it for three years in the late 1960s which was after they had purchased it from Paul and Dorothy Hronek, subsequently Hawkes sold it to Robert Ling in 1989. Ling sold the paper to Herburger Publications of Galt, California. Herburger Publications then sold the newspaper to Kris Middaugh of Rancho Cordova. Kris Middaugh then sold the newspaper to Paul Scholl, the owner of the Messenger Publishing Group in 2013.

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