The newspaper has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford[2] and decades later was described as "a wide-awake, progressive influence in the community.
"[3] Soranson was widely known for his work helping to preserve the historic Battle Rock, which became part of a state park.
[4] Frank Fay Eddy launched another paper called the Port Orford Post in 1937,[5] but he died three years later.
[7] In 2005, Matt Hall, co-owner and editor of the News, went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
[9] By 2013, the Halls were again the owners; in that year, the couple also bought the Myrtle Point Herald, and were also considering purchasing the Coquille Sentinel.