The ''Belleville Telescope'' is a local newspaper in

Belleville, Kansas Belleville is a city in and the county seat of Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,007. History Belleville was founded in 1869, and incorporated as a city in 1878. It was named for A ...

. It was the first paper in Republic County, established September 20, 1870, by J. C. Humphrey (some records show "J. C. Murphy") and at that time there were only two houses in the town. It was suspended February 1, 1872 and started again July 3, 1873 as an eight-column folio. The paper has been in regular

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since. In 1904, the paper was purchased by A.Q. Miller, namesake of the

A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications The A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication offers distinguished programs of instruction and research leading to bachelor's and master's degrees in both communication studies and mass communications at Kansas State University. Undergraduate ...

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. It is one of the oldest newspapers in the U.S.

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* Newspapers published in Kansas Republic County, Kansas Newspapers established in 1870 {{Kansas-newspaper-stub