The Herald is the leading daily newspaper in the Mercer County, Pa., area. We cover the Mercer County and the Shenango Valley as well as adjacent towns in the New Wilmington/Volant area of Lawrence County, Pa., and Brookfield/Masury area of Trumbull County, Ohio. (MAP AND LIST OF TOWNS WE COVER)
Mercer County is on the western border of Pennsylvania and includes the crossroads of Interstates 80 and 79. We are about 75 miles each south of Erie, Pa., north of Pittsburgh, Pa., and southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. We are a day's drive west of Philadelphia and New York City and a long day's drive southeast of Chicago.
We publish mornings every day of the year except Christmas Day, unless it falls on a Sunday.
The Sharon Herald Co. is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI), Birmingham, Ala. The Herald's sister newspapers locally are the twice-a-week Allied News in Grove City, Pa., and weekly Hubbard Press in Hubbard, Ohio.
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MAIN OFFICE: 52 S. Dock St., Box 51, Sharon, Pa. 16146 Telephone: (724) 981-6100 or (800) 981-1692 (toll-free in Pa., Ohio and NY) News and business fax: (724) 981-5116 Advertising fax: (724) 981-7844
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern) Monday through Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Calling after hours Dial any extension to talk or leave voice mail, or press these general numbers:
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Circulation
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Photo
2.
Newsroom
5.
Obituaries
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Sports
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Advertising
Newsroom extensions
Bridal
241
News tips
236,247
Business
243
Obituaries
248
Community news
241
Photo desk
255
Corrections
232,247
Photo reprints
242
Internet Web site
300
Police, courts
247
Letters/editorials
232
Religion
234
Newspaper in Ed.
258
Sports
250,251
NEWS WEB SITE, ONLINE ADVERTISING AND WEB-SITE CREATION:
Director of graphics & technology:John Zavinski, (724) 981-6100 Ext. 235
NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION PROGRAM: The Herald is active in education through an extensive NIE program. Our educational services administrator is MaryBeth LoScalzo, (724) 981-6100 Ext. 258.
PRINTING PLANT: We are printed 20 miles away in New Castle, Pa.. Advertising inserts for publication must be shipped directly to West Penn Printing, Samson Street, New Castle. Call (724) 981-6100 or (724) 654-6651 for directions.
ALLIED NEWS (our sister weekly; published Wednesdays and Saturdays): 201 Erie St., Grove City, 16127
(724) 458-5010; fax: 458-1609
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LATE OR MISSING PAPER: You should receive your Herald by 6 a.m. weekdays and by 7 a.m. weekends. If you don't, call the circulation department at (724) 981-6100 or (800) 981-1692 by 6 to 8 a.m. weekdays and 7 to 11 a.m. weekends. If you don't have a touchtone phone, you can reach Circulation after hours at (724) 981-5624.
SUBSCRIPTIONS and BACK ISSUES:
To subscribe, contact Circulation at (724) 981-6100 or (800) 981-1692 (in Pa., Ohio, NY) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. We accept major credit cards. Circulation also has a limited number of back issues for sale. (NOTE: If you subscribe to our Digital Edition, your subscription includes free, searchable access from the year 2000 to present date.)
By carrier, $3.15 a week Motor route delivery, $3.25 a week
By mail in Mercer County, $210 a year, $105 for 6 months and $17.50 a month. Elsewhere by mail, $17.50 a month. Mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. We accept Mastercard and Visa.
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Discounts for the Digital Edition are offered for print subscribers and for college students and military personnel.
All Digital Edition subscriptions include free, searchable access beginning with the year 2000 to present date.
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