The ''Lander Journal'' is a bi-weekly newspaper published in
Lander, Wyoming
Lander is a city in Wyoming, United States, and the county seat of Fremont County. It is in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River, just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. It is a tourism center with several near ...
. It serves the Lander area and is a part of the local media landscape under the ownership of Riverton Ranger Inc.
History
The paper has been in existence under different names since the early days of Lander, beginning around 1908.
The name ''Lander Journal'' was adopted in the 1990s, but previously it was called the ''Wyoming State Journal'' and the ''Lander Wyoming State Journal''.
From the 1970s to the early 1990s, the paper was published by Bill Sniffen and was nominated for a
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
in 1991.
In 1999, the Lander Journal was acquired by the Riverton Ranger from Bill and Nancy Sniffin.
Steve Peck of the Riverton Ranger managed the newspaper from 1999 until 2022, when the publications were sold to Grace Andrus, a local financial adviser.
However, a month after Andrus purchased the papers, they were sold again in February 2022 to the Edwards Group, who currently own and manage them.
References
See also
List of newspapers in Wyoming
This is a list of newspapers in Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the e ...
External links
* {{URL, https://rivertonranger.com/lander_journal/
Newspapers published in Wyoming
Newspapers established in 1908
1908 establishments in Wyoming
Lander, Wyoming