Orting News Begins Its Third Year In Business

Data Has No Agenda.  According to Google, Orting News has enjoyed more than 93,326 visits in it short lifespan over the past two years.  With more than 319,302 page views, and the average viewer reading approximately four articles per visit, Orting News has become the media centerpiece of a community that was suddenly 'without paper' when the Gazette suddenly closed its doors in April 2008.

Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large quoted founder Rich Carr in May of 2008 as stating that Orting News had "reinvented the small-town" newspaper.

A lot has changed since Orting News' humble beginnings in a former slaughter room on a small Orting farm.  Primarily technology and people's attitudes on how they get their news delivered.

"For our third year in business we wanted to raise the bar once again." said Rich Carr.  "Most of the community has responded with delight at the weekly email updates they can receive by simply signing up at www.ortingnews.com.  Our Orting 'Sound Off' Poll is always very popular so we've incorporated the ability to Comment on any story as well."

Upgrades to the online paper are plentiful and outlined here for your ease of use:

Subscribe:  Simply fill out the "Subscribe To Our Paper" form on the homepage and all Orting News weekly updates, flood alerts, special news alerts & announcements will be emailed to you directly.

Your Story:  Submit your own Articles to Orting News with the touch of a button.  Click "Your Story" and give us your name, email, and your story.  We'll review content for spelling and accuracy, and publish.  Include your photos too!

Comment:  In the upper left hand corner of the paper, you can Sign Up to Comment on any story or gallery on Orting News.  If you have something to say, you can Comment at will.

Background:  Each week we'll feature a local image as the 'background' of Orting News.  Send yours to info@ortingnews.com

Self Policing:  All comments are self-policed by Orting News and the Community at large.  A "Thumbs Up" or "Thumbs Down" feature gives everybody the ability to let somebody know their comments are either wanted...or not!

Featured Stories:  The Four Most Featured stories are all viewable from the Homepage.

Recent News:  The Ten most recent stories are all located in the left hand navigation of Orting News.  See a headline you'd like more information about?  Click on it and enjoy.

Advertiser Supported:  The businesses you see on Orting News help keep Orting News in business.  Support them.  Some businesses are simply featured for playing an important part in the community.  For example, Krista Butler of MetLife is there because of her unending efforts on this years' "Best In Parade" Daffodil Float!

Chronological Navigation:  A fancy term for saying that all stories in all Categories are displayed in the order in which they were added to the paper.  All stories, from the beginning of Orting News are archived within the site.

Search:  Search for anything on the site.  Just add the keywords you're looking for in the Search box and click.  All results will be returned immediately.

Galleries:  You'll notice many stories include photo galleries.  Images are a big part of Orting and we encourage all to submit stories with pictures for all to see.  You can even Comment on Galleries!

Weather:  Get the current forecast just by Clicking Weather.

More great features are being added every day of this week so check back often!