''The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus'' is a daily newspaper published in
Howell, Michigan
Howell is the largest city and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,489. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Howell is part o ...
and owned by
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Livingston County and had offices in both Howell and
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
. The Brighton office closed in December 2008. Its printing facility is located in Howell Township. It publishes every day, except Saturday.
History
The newspaper's roots can be traced back to 1843 and the ''Livingston Courier''.'3 It was the county's first and only newspaper until Howell resident George W. Lee launched the ''Livingston Republican'' in 1855. In 1857 the ''Courier'' folded, was purchased by a Democrat and renamed the ''Livingston Democrat''. That paper folded in 1890 and was bought by a group of Democrats, who ran it until 1928.
One year later, the ''Democrat'' and ''Republican'' merged to become the ''Livingston County Republican Press''. In 1937 the paper shortened its name to the ''Livingston County Press''. In 1993 the state designated the paper a registered historic site. On September 7, 2000, two weekly newspapers, ''The Brighton Argus'' and ''Livingston County Press'', merged and became what is currently known as the ''Livingston County Daily Press & Argus''.
Gannett, which also runs the ''
Lansing State Journal
The ''Lansing State Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan, owned by Gannett.
Overview
The ''Lansing State Journal'' is the sole daily newspaper published in Greater Lansing. The newspaper had an average Monday through ...
'' and ''
Detroit Free Press
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'', bought the newspaper from the HomeTown Communications Network in April 2005. The newspaper saw an increase in circulation in 2009 after the ''
Ann Arbor News
''The Ann Arbor News'' is a newspaper serving Washtenaw and Livingston counties in Michigan. Published daily online through MLive.com, the paper also publishes print editions on Thursdays and Sundays.
History
Original publication
Published in ...
'' became
AnnArbor.com
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, reducing its publishing days to twice a week, and the ''
Flint Journal
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'' reduced its publishing days to three days a week.