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Bellefontaine Examiner

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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

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.

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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