About The Elksparro

The Elksparro is home to a family of independent hometown news sites. Each one serves its own community with local headlines, live weather and community news, and together they share a single press wire for businesses and organizations.

Our publications

The Elksparro brings together 12 local publications across 4 states: Capstone County Appeal, Central Valley Record, Commonwealth Ledger, Crestline Coastal Times, Desert Basin Herald, The Foothills Standard, Kern County Post, Mesquite Valley Ledger, Ridgeway Sun Gazette, River Bluff Courier, The Lodi Observer, Timberline County Herald. Each one keeps its own name, look and local focus.

News on this site

Our Top News and Google News pages show headlines gathered automatically from national publishers. We show the headline and the publisher's name, and every link goes to the original story. We don't rewrite these stories, and the publishers are not affiliated with us.

Press releases and advertorials

Businesses and organizations can have their announcements carried on our press wire and featured as advertorials. These are paid placements. They are clearly labelled, published as supplied, and always show the name and website of the company that submitted them.

Corrections

If something on the site needs correcting, the original publisher of a headline, or the company behind a press release, is the best first point of contact. We update pages promptly when changes are made.