Northwest Oklahoman under new ownership

The Northwest Oklahoman newspaper was recently sold to Needful Things, Inc.

Previous owners Tim Schnoebelen, Jeff Schnoebelen and Mark Carson announced the sale Nov. 1.

“We have enjoyed working with the Shattuck community for the past 30-plus years,” said Tim Schnoebelen.

The new owners, W.C. Wagnon, Jr. and Patricia Jacoby, said they plan to cover all of Ellis County.

Wagnon, who has been publishing the The Ellis County Statesman since Aug. 15, 2018, merged that paper into the Northwest Oklahoman. 

"Many have asked why I dropped the [Statesman] brand I spent two years and a couple months building," Wagnon wrote in the Nov. 5th issue. "The answer to that is the history of the Northwest Oklahoman is worth more than anything that the Statesman brand would produce in the future. The history is unique."

The newspaper office was moved from Shattuck to Arnett.