For 111 years, The Record has been bringing the news to Stockton. From its first press run as The Stockton Evening Record in 1895 to round-the-clock updates on Recordnet.com, The Record is where Stockton readers get their news.

The now roughly 60,000-circulation newspaper had humble beginnings.

An entry-level grease monkey job brought Irving Martin Sr. to the news business. Martin landed a job as a pressman for the Stockton Independent newspaper making $4 a week.

He borrowed $2,500 f ...