The ''Dodgeville Chronicle'' is a weekly newspaper published on Thursday in
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Dodgeville is a city in and the county seat of Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,984 at the 2020 census, making it the county's most populous city. Dodgeville is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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It is read throughout
Iowa County, Wisconsin and surrounding counties. The chronicle also publishes a small newspaper, the ''Democrat-Tribune'', for Mineral Point.
History
The first edition of the newspapers was published on Thursday, September 18, 1862.
In 1911, Russell Kessler started working at the paper as a printers "devil" for a weekly wage of $7. Kessler purchased the paper and became sole owner in 1936. He married Lillian Holt in 1939, who became the paper's owner following his death in 1943.
In the late 1960's, Lillian's nephews Mike and Pat Reilly started work at the paper. Lillian died in 1984, and Pat and Mike are co-publishers of the paper as of 2023.
See also
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List of newspapers in Wisconsin
This is a list of print newspapers in Wisconsin. There were 362 newspapers in Wisconsin at the beginning of 2020.
:''This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Wisconsin. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Wisconsin. ...
References
External links
The Dodgeville Chronicle Home page.
Iowa County, Wisconsin
Newspapers published in Wisconsin
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Publications established in 1862
1862 establishments in Wisconsin