The ''Sentinel'' is an American, English language daily

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

headquartered in Fairmont,

Martin County, Minnesota Martin County is a county in Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,025. Its county seat is Fairmont. History The county was created by the Minnesota Territory legislature on May 23, 1857, with Fair Mount (whic ...

. It was founded in 1885 and is currently owned by

Ogden Newspapers Ogden Newspapers Inc. is a Wheeling, West Virginia based publisher of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, and shoppers guides. The company was founded by H.C. Ogden in 1890, and is currently run by the family of his gra ...

History

The ''Sentinel'' is descended from the following newspapers: * ''The Daily Sentinel'' (1958-1966), publisher: Walter Mickelson, Jr. * ''Fairmont Daily Sentinel'' (1901-1958), publisher: Day & Aldrich * ''Martin County Independent'' (1896-1929), publisher: Martin County Independent Co * ''The Fairmont News'' (1885-1905), publisher: H.M. Blaisdell * ''The Martin County Democrat'' (1892-1896), publisher: St. John & Bilderbac

References

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