[2] The paper was sold seven years later to nationally known sports writer Edward Frayne, and his wife, Vera, of New York City.
After a heart attack forced Edward Frayne into inactivity, the couple sold the paper to Lowell Jessen of Holtville, just two months before Pearl Harbor.
Jessen returned in 1963 at his partner’s request and they shared the publishing responsibilities for the next two years, until the Journal was sold to Freedom Communications.
[2] The Journal was sold again in 1996 to Central Valley Publishing (later renamed Pacific-Sierra), beginning a series of ownership changes and budget cuts that accompanied a decline in circulation.
[6] Ultimately, after a sale to Morris Multimedia in 2004,[7] the Journal switched to twice-weekly publication and refocused its coverage on community news.
[10] In September 2004, the Turlock Journal was the first newspaper to begin publishing a full page of Keenspot, Web-based comic strips.