The ''Pine City Pioneer'' is an American, English language newspaper and the largest of four
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
s in
Pine County, Minnesota
Pine County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 28,876. Its county seat is Pine City, Minnesota, Pine City. The county was formed in 1856 and or ...
. It is headquartered in
Pine City and is
publish
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ed weekly on Thursday.
History
The ''Pine City Pioneer'' was founded in 1897 as the ''Pine Poker'' and has had the following names over the years:
* ''Pine City Pioneer'' (1968current)
* ''Pine Poker-Pioneer'' (19401968)
* ''Pine County Pioneer'' (18851840)
* ''Pine Poker'' (18971940)
Other newspapers in Pine County include:
* ''Askov American'' in
Askov
Askov is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community, and Interstate 35 is nearby.
History
The village was originally within ...
, circulation 1353 in 2019
* ''Hinckley News'' in
Hinckley
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, circulation 1081 in 2019
* ''Pine County Courier'' in
Sandstone
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Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
, circulation 1308 in 2019
References
External links
''Pioneer'' website
{{Minnesota Newspapers
Newspapers published in Minnesota
Pine County, Minnesota
1897 establishments in Minnesota
Publications established in 1897