| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | print and online |
| Owner | Swift Communications |
| Founder | Mr. Townsend & Mr. Blumenthal |
| Publisher | Jeff Ackerman |
| Editor | Jeff Ackerman |
| Managing editors | Peter Kostes |
| News editor | Trina Kleist |
| Managing editor, design | Ken Gutierrez |
| Opinion editor | Carol Guild |
| Sports editor | Brian Hamilton |
| Photo editor | John Hart |
| Founded | October 28, 1864 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Grass Valley, California United States |
| Circulation | 17,000+ |
| Official website | Official website |
The Union is a daily newspaper serving Grass Valley, California and Nevada County, California. The Union provides full news coverage from the local to international level. Sections include news, sports, opinion, entertainment, and more. It has a daily print circulation of over 17,000 copies. As a local paper, most readers live in Nevada County area. The Union also publishes an online edition. Eighty people work for the newspaper. Swift Communications, based in Carson City, owns The Union and 20 more newspapers in the western United States.
The Union began publication as the Grass Valley Daily Morning Union on October 28, 1864. Townsend and Blumenthal founded the paper to support the Union cause in the Civil War. The newspaper has printed the motto "the Union--one and inseparable" on every issue. The Union affiliated with the Associated Press wire service in 1893; it was the first newspaper in the West to join the AP. The Union incorporated in 1906. From 1864 to March 1945, it was a morning paper. It ran as an afternoon paper until July 1999 when it resumed morning delivery. Over the Union's history, eleven men and one woman have served as publisher.
The Union operated in its original location from 1864 to 1906. The paper moved down the street to the "Union Building. Both historic buildings still stand in downtown Grass Valley. In 1978, the paper moved from downtown to its current location.
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