''The Lewiston Morning Tribune'' is an independently owned newspaper in the northwestern

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, located in Lewiston, Idaho. Founded in 1892, it serves counties in north-central Idaho and south

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, the southern portion of the Inland Empire. Nathan Alford became the editor and

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on October 1, 2008. after the retirement of his father A L Butch Alford, making him the fourth publisher of the ''Tribune''. As of 2017, the ''Lewiston Tribune'' has a circulation of 25,000 papers in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington. It was the first newspaper in Idaho to publish an electronic edition, which was offered in September 1995. it is available via

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is sn 82014515.

Founding and ownership

Eugene L. Alford and Albert H. Alford founded the ''Lewiston Morning Tribune'' in 1892. It started as a four-page

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in 1892 and it went to twice-weekly in 1895. Later it became a morning

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in 1898. Eugene worked as the publisher and

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while Albert assumed the position of editor. After Albert H. Alford died in 1928, his nephew Albert L. Alford (1907–1968) returned to Lewiston from

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to assume the position as a

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, then became the publisher and editor after his father's death in 1946. Known to his friends as "Bud" Alford, Albert continued to work for the Tribune for 43 years. Following his death in 1968, his son, Albert Larson "Butch" Alford, became the third publisher of the ''Tribune''. Following 89 years of local ownership, two-thirds of the stock was sold in 1981 to TCI Newspapers of

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. Butch Alford repurchased the ''Tribune'' from TCI in December 1997.

Community participation and recognition

''The Lewiston Morning Tribute'' partners with Inland 360 to publish articles about local businesses and events that are voted as the best by members of the community. ''The Lewiston Morning Tribune'' also has a recognition article that allows people in the valley to vote once a week on a local athlete to become their "prep athlete of the week". The athlete who wins receives an article recognizing them in the sports section of the paper.

References

External links

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''Lewiston Morning Tribune'' - Google News archive
1900–2004
''Lewiston Tribune'' - Google News archive
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