''The Fontanelle Observer'' is an American

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. It was founded in 1863 by the Gow brothers (which included James M. Gow).''History of Adair County, Iowa, and its People'' (1915) Its news is partly digitized via the website of the '' Creston News Advertiser''. The newspaper passed to

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native Manley Albert Rany (1857–1914) in 1881. During his ownership, Will Pruitt also ran the paper under lease for a few years. William H. McClure became its owner and publisher in 1894, remaining in the role until 1915. The newspaper was originally known as ''The Fontanelle Observer'' (1863–1883), then ''Fontanelle Weekly Observer'' (1883–1885), ''Fontanelle Observer'' (1885–1893) and ''The Observer'' (1893–1904)."About The Fontanelle observer"
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It has since reverted to its original name. A fire destroyed the newspaper's office in early 1913. William H. McClure was forced to use the presses of the ''Greenfield Transcript'' and the ''Adair News''. The architect of today's incarnation, in 1918, was Ray Williamson of Creston. It is constructed of brick, hollow tile and cut stone with a floor space of by . The newspaper celebrated its centenary on December 5, 1963.

Editors and publishers

Below are the newspaper's editors and publishers between 1904 and 1920. *William H. McClure, April 14, 1904 to August 12, 1915 *William H. McClure and Sons, August 19, 1915 to March 20, 1919 *Don D. McClure, March 27, 1919 to December 30, 1920

Online

Content for ''The Fontanelle Observer'' appears on the website of the ''Creston News Advertiser'', which is owned by Shaw Media.

References

External links

''The Fontanelle Observer'' page at CrestonNews.com''The Fontanelle Observer''s Facebook page
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