The ''Enid News & Eagle'' is a

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published Tuesday through Sunday in

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, United States. The publication covers several counties in northwest

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and is owned by

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Inc. The newspaper also provides regularly updated news coverage at enidnews.com. Counties within (or partially within) its circulation area include

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, Blaine,

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, Woods, and Woodward. The Enid area is also home to

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; the ''News & Eagle'' also produces the base's

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.Enid News: About Us
accessed February 18, 2007.

History

The ''Enid Eagle'' began publication on September 22, 1893. The paper was first published as the ''Enid Weekly Eagle'' by C.E. Hunter from 1893 to 1899. It was followed by the ''Sun Eagle'' by W.I. Drummond from 1899 to 1900. From 1900 to 1905, the ''Enid Eagle'' was published weekly by Eagle Publishing Company. The ''Enid Daily Eagle'' was a weekday-only newspaper by Enid Publishing Company from September 1901 – 1989, with a Saturday edition entitled the ''Enid News and Eagle'', Dec. 12, 1987-Feb. 25, 1989. Its current incarnation has been called the ''Enid News & Eagle'' since 1989. The ''Enid Daily Wave'' (later the ''Enid Morning News'') began on December 11, 1893, under the management of editor J.L. Isenberg. Isenberg had a reputation for being an opinionated Democrat and his paper reflected his opinions. This ultimately led to a showdown between Isenberg and R. W. Patterson, Registrar of the United States Land Office. Isenberg had expected preferential treatment concerning the purchases of advertisements, as they were both Democrats, but Patterson instead favored a competing newspaper at the time, the ''Tribune-Democrat''. Isenberg then published articles denigrating Patterson. On June 26, 1895, a fight broke out between the two. E. C. Williams, City Marshal of Enid, attempted to break up the fight. Ultimately, Williams and Patterson shot each other. Isenberg fled to Kingfisher, and after a brief return to Enid, eventually moved to California. The paper continued to be published as the ''Enid Morning News'' from 1908 to 1916, the Enid Daily News from 1916 to 1923. In February 1923, the papers were combined to form the Enid Publishing Company. Former Enid Mayor and Oklahoma Congressman

Milton C. Garber Milton Cline Garber (November 30, 1867 – September 12, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. He also served as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory before Oklahoma became a state. In 1942, he was inducted into the Oklahom ...

served as editor and president. William M. Taylor, vice president and business manager, owned the paper along with Will and Edmund Frantz. The Taylor and Garber families were crucial to the publishing company's operation for three generations with the involvement of John W. Taylor, Steve Taylor, Milton Garber, Jr., and Todd Garber.Rockwell, Stella, ed., Garfield County, Oklahoma, 1907-1982, Vol. II, Garfield Historical Society, Josten's Publishing Company, Topeka, Kansas. 1982., pgs 1059-1060

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acquired the ''News & Eagle'' in 1988, and sold it to

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in 1996. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, the ''Enid News & Eagle'' went to

References

External links

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CNHI Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Enid News and Eagle Newspapers published in Oklahoma Mass media in Enid, Oklahoma 1893 establishments in Oklahoma Territory Publications established in 1893