''The Benton News'' is an American
weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly new ...
published in
Benton, Illinois
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census.
History
Founding
Benton, the county seat of Franklin County, took its name from the prominent senator from Missouri, Thomas H ...
.
In addition to Benton, the ''Evening News'' covers
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
,
Sesser and
Thompsonville, and
Franklin County.
References
External links
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GateHouse Media
Newspapers published in Illinois
Companies based in Franklin County, Illinois
Newspapers established in 1922
1922 establishments in Illinois
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