Falls City Journal

Falls City Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Richard L. Halbert
Founded1868
CityFalls City, Nebraska
Websitefcjournal.net

The Falls City Journal is a newspaper serving Falls City, Nebraska and nearby communities.

History

The Journal began as the Nemaha Valley Journal in 1868.[1][2] It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the Broadaxe.[2] It changed its name to the Falls City Globe-Journal in 1875, after merging with the Falls City Little Globe, and adopted its current name ("Falls City Journal") in 1882.[3] By this point, it was a daily newspaper, and remained so throughout much of the 20th century. However, it changed from a daily newspaper to a semiweekly newspaper in 1994,[3] and launched a web edition in 2010.[4]

Early publishers of the Journal included former Nebraska state senator Theodore Pepoon, who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.[5] Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of Radical Republican politics.

The Falls City Journal was sold to Richard L. Halbert on September 1, 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ "About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868–1875". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Falls City". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. ^ a b "About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882–current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ^ "View Here the Falls City Journal". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. ^ "Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon". Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska. Chapman Bros. 1888. p. 607.
  6. ^ World, Hiawatha. "Falls City Journal sold". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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