The Las Vegas Optic is a newspaper located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.[1] Published on Wednesday and Friday of each week, it serves San Miguel and Mora counties.
| Type | Twice-Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | O’Rourke Media Group |
| Editor | Phil Scherer |
| Language | English |
| Website | lasvegasoptic |
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]