''The Walsh County Record'' is a weekly
newspaper
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printed in
Grafton, North Dakota. It is the newspaper of record of
Walsh County, North Dakota covering news, sports, business, community events, and job openings for
Grafton, North Dakota and the surrounding communities. The paper has a modest circulation in northeast
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
.It has run under its current title since 1992. In 2002, it won an award for general excellence from the North Dakota Newspaper Association. It is published by Jackie Thompson and edited by Amy Venn.
History
Founded in 1889 as a weekly, the ''Walsh County Record'' was initially a Republican paper.
Its 1901 circulation was just over 1,000.
It was edited by W.E. Balkee for much of the postwar period.
References
External links
''The Walsh County Record'' website
Newspapers published in North Dakota
Walsh County, North Dakota
Newspapers established in 1889
1889 establishments in North Dakota
Grafton, North Dakota
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