''The Fort Scott Tribune'' is a daily newspaper serving
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. It has been owned by
Rust Communications since 2004.
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'', August 3, 2004.
History
''The Fort Scott Banner'' began publication in 1882, and the same group began publication of the ''Fort Scott Tribune'' as a daily on October 1, 1884, with J.B. Chapman as its first editor.
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''Fort Scott Tribune'', October 2, 1969[Former Publisher Dies in Fort Scott](_blank)
''Lawrence Journal-World
The ''Lawrence Journal-World'' is a daily newspaper published in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, by Ogden Newspapers.
History
Though the ''Journal-World'' title came into existence in 1911, the paper dates itself to 1858, according to the v ...
'', January 7, 1982 George Marble Sr. (b. 1870, d. March 15, 1930), who began working for the paper in 1885 (when he was 15), first acquired an interest in the paper in 1896, which he increased over time, becoming publisher and president in 1902.
In 1904, the paper merged with the ''Fort Scott Monitor'' (which had been founded in Maramton in 1862 and moved to Fort Scott in 1863).
The Tribune also acquired two other papers in its early days—the ''Fort Scott News'' (founded 1889), which it acquired in 1900; and ''The Republican'' (founded 1902) in 1916.
When Marble Sr. died in 1930,
[George W. Marble Dies](_blank)
''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', March 16, 1930 George Marble Jr. (d. June 18, 1972) took over as publisher, and remained in that position until 1972 when he died of a reaction to a bee sting.
His widow Sally Marble (d. 1982) then served as publisher from 1972 to 1979.
In 1979, George Jr. and Sally's daughter Sara, and her husband Frank Emery took over the paper.
Emery became sole owner in 1987.
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''Fort Scott Tribune'', December 3, 1994 It remained in Emery's hands until he sold to Rust Communications in 2004.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Kansas
This is a list of newspapers in Kansas.
Daily newspapers
This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Kansas. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Kansas.
* ''The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle'' – Abilene
* '' Atchison ...
References
External links
Official site
Newspapers published in Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Rust Communications publications
Publications established in 1884
1884 establishments in Kansas
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