Bellefontaine Examiner

The Bellefontaine Examiner is a daily newspaper published at Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States. The newspaper covers international and national, regional and local topics, with a focus on stories affecting the surrounding Logan County. During an ice storm in 2005 that affected Logan County, the Bellefontaine Examiner was not published for several days; that point was the first time the paper had not printed in 13 years. The Bellefontaine Examiner is the only daily newspaper published for Logan County.

Bellefontaine Examiner
TypeDaily newspaper
PublisherH.K. Hubbard & Co.
FoundedMarch 7, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-03-07)[1]
CityBellefontaine, Ohio
CountryUnited States
ISSN0747-3273
OCLC number10742362
Websiteexaminer.org

History

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The Examiner is the latest in a series of newspapers which have been published in Bellefontaine:

  • Gazette, February 18, 1831-c. 1835
  • Bellefontaine Gazette and Logan County Advertiser, January 30, 1836–1836
  • Bellefontaine O. Gazette, 1836–1838
  • Bellefontaine Gazette, 1838–1840
  • Logan Gazette, 1840–1854. William Lawrence served as the editor of this newspaper, 1845–1847.
  • Logan County Gazette, 1854–1863. This is the first newspaper published by the Hubbard family.

References

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  1. ^ "About Bellefontaine examiner. (Bellefontaine, Ohio) 1949-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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