The Mountain Times (Vermont newspaper)
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Polly Lynn Mikula |
| Publisher | Polly Lynn Mikula and Jason Mikula |
| Editor | Polly Lynn Mikula |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Killington, VT |
| Circulation | 10,000 |
| OCLC number | 44437619 |
| Website | mountaintimes |
The Mountain Times is an American newspaper serving Killington, Vermont.
The Times It is published each Wednesday and has a circulation of over 10,000.[1] The paper is owned by Polly and Jason Mikula. The newspaper covers Killington and surrounding towns in Rutland and Windsor Counties.[2][3] The current editor is Polly Lynn Mikula.[2]
History
[edit]The paper was founded in 1971 by Ed Pickett as Killington Pico-Paper.[4] Pickett, an advertising manager for the Mount Snow Ski Resort,[5] also published Ski Racer and Snow Valley News.[6] In 1976, Pickett sold the paper to Andrew Neisner, who changed the name to The Mountain Times.[1][4]
In 1986, Royal and Zip Barnard bought The Mountain Times.[7] They operated it for twenty-five years before selling it in 2011, to the Lynn/Mikula family.[8] The sale of the paper in 2011 was delayed by significant flooding in Vermont from Tropical Storm Irene.[9] The basement of the paper's printing office was damaged in the flood, but then-publisher Royal Barnard managed to publish an issue from his home that week.[9]
Under the new management, the paper increased revenue by 15% by 2013.[3]
National coverage
[edit]The Mountain Times was the first to report about a proposal for Killington to secede from Vermont and join New Hampshire in 2004.[10]
The New York Times did a story on Polly Lynn Mikula and her family Aug. 15, 2013, titled "Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers" [11]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Place | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[12] | Most Creative Use of Small Print Space | 1st | The Mountain Times |
| 2016 | Digital Product Promotion to Readers | 1st | The Mountain Times |
| 2016 | Pure Advertising Niche Publication | 2nd | The Mountain Times |
| 2016 | Local Display Ad (color) | 2nd | The Mountain Times |
| 2014[13] | Overall Design and Presentation | 3rd | The Mountain Times |
| 2014 | Overall Mobile Application | 3rd | The Mountain Times |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Mountain Times timeline". Timetoast. January 1971. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Killington Mountain Times newspaper". Mondo Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Haughney, Christine (August 16, 2013). "Sisters with roots in news embrace small-town papers". New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "About The Mountain Times". The Mountain Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ski Packages Ease Weekend Pressure". Boston Globe. January 26, 1970.
- ^ Skiing. Ziff-Davis Publishing. September 1977.
- ^ Kumka, Cristina (August 11, 2011). "Mt. Times paper sold". Rutland Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "'Addy Indy' owner buying Killington newspaper". Addison Independent. August 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Newspapers try to recover from flooding". Burllington Free Press. September 5, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Just Like Colonial Times". Portsmouth Herald. January 10, 2004.
- ^ "Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers". New York Times. August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Addy Indy named best weekly newspaper in New England Addison County Independent". addisonindependent.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "New England Better Newspapers Competition" (PDF). New England Newspapers & Press Association. 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.