The old Gazette-Times printing press

1912- Shortly after consolidation of Heppner Gazette and Heppner Times. Vawter Crawford, proprietor and publisher, son Spencer in charge of the printing department, and daughters Janet, operator of typesetting Machine in lower corner, are standing behind the veteran Campbell Press upon which the paper was printed. The plant and office was in the old Times building on upper Main Street and the building was destroyed in the fire of 1918, which burned out a large part of the business section including the famed Palace Hotel. A short time before the fire the G-T had moved into a new brick building on Willow Street where the paper now makes its home. The newspaper was started in 1883 and is the oldest continuous business in Morrow County.