The ''Capital Journal'' is a
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
in
Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre ( ; lkt, Čhúŋkaške, lit=fort) is the capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the seat of Hughes County. The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the second-least populous US state capital after Montpelier, ...
, founded in 1881. It serves the
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
capital city
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of Pierre and the surrounding region, including
Fort Pierre. As of December 2012, it reported a daily circulation of 10,750, with new issues published Monday through Friday (except
Christmas Day
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and
New Year's Day
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). It has been the official printed record of
Hughes
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People
* Hughes (surname)
* Hughes (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency
* Mount Hughes, Oates Land
* Hughes Basin, Oates Land
* Hughes Bay, Graham Land
* Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...
and
Stanley
Stanley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
* ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy
* ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short
* ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
counties in South Dakota since the year of its founding.
The paper was purchased by
Sierra Vista, Arizona
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-based
Wick Communications
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in 2005.
The paper's publisher is Jeffrey Hartley.
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Grand Forks Herald
The ''Grand Forks Herald'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulat ...
'' columnist
Marilyn Hagerty
Marilyn Hagerty ( Hansen; born May 30, 1926) is an American newspaper columnist writing for the ''Grand Forks Herald''. She has been with the paper since 1957, when her husband, Jack Hagerty (1918–1997), became editor of the paper. She garnered ...
began her journalism career with the paper while still in high school.
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1881 establishments in Dakota Territory
Newspapers published in South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
Publications established in 1881
Wick Communications publications