Restart the presses: California's oldest weekly newspaper saved

by Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times Jan 07, 2020 2 minutes

LOS ANGELES - California's oldest weekly newspaper, which once published Mark Twain, will keep printing after a retiree stepped in to save the day.

Carl Butz, a fourth-generation native Californian, is taking over the Mountain Messenger, which is based out of his hometown of Downieville.