Founded on April 3, 1915, by Archie J. Hicks, Antelope Valley Press began as a local newspaper called the Palmdale Post. Hicks started it by publishing the first edition in Palmdale at a time when the Antelope Valley had only about 3,500 residents. The available history does not explain a specific “big idea” behind the launch, but the paper was created to serve the local community with news and information. Today, the paper is owned by Antelope Valley Press, Inc., a company formed when the Markham family sold the paper in 2017 to a new ownership group led by Canadian newspaper executive Steven Malkowich. Today, Antelope Valley Press is a daily newspaper based in Palmdale, California. It covers the Antelope Valley and nearby areas in northern Los Angeles County and southeastern Kern County. Its reporting includes local news, city government and politics, crime, schools, community events, sports, opinion articles, obituaries, and entertainment-related events in the region. One interesting fact: Antelope Valley Press has had several different names over its long history. It started as the Palmdale Post, later became the Palmdale Reporter, then the South Antelope Valley Press, and eventually became the Antelope Valley Press.