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for

Marion, Indiana Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 United States Census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the ...

and surrounding areas.

History

The ''Chronicle-Tribune'' was created in 1968 when ''The Marion Chronicle'' (established in 1865 as an evening newspaper) was combined with The ''Marion Leader-Tribune'' (established in 1912 as a morning newspaper); the papers had published a combined Sunday edition under the ''Chronicle-Tribune'' name. It was published as an all-day newspaper with morning and evening editions until the evening edition was eliminated in 1973. The paper was purchased by Gannett Co. in 1971. In May 2007, Gannett donated the ''Chronicle-Tribune'' to the

Gannett Foundation The Freedom Forum is the creator of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., which it sold to Johns Hopkins University in 2019. It is a nonpartisan 501 (c)(3) foundation that advances First Amendment freedoms through initiatives that include the Power Shif ...

. On July 2, 2007, the paper was sold to

Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous weekl ...

. With the purchase, the ''Chronicle-Tribune'' became the 10th Paxton property in Indiana and the largest.Chronicle-Tribune - www.chronicle-tribune.com
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