The Warrensburg Star-Journal is the number one weekly newspaper in
Johnson County, Missouri published by the
Sedalia Democrat.
History
The paper traces its history to the ''Warrensburg Journal'', which began publishing April 17, 1865, by James Douglas Eads—seven days after the end of the
American Civil War and two days after the
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Shot in the hea ...
. Warrensburg, population of 1,000 at the time, did not have a newspaper.
Prior to the war, Eads, a church pastor, had published the ''Warrensburg Signal''. In addition to his pastor and newspaper interests he was also a physician and ran a hotel.
On October 6, 1876, it became the ''Journal-Democrat'' after merging with the ''Warrensburg Democrat'', which had started in 1871.
In 1907,
Wallace Crossley
Wallace Crossley (October 4, 1874 – December 13, 1943) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, serving with Governor Frederick D. Gardner, and publisher of '' The Daily Star-Journal'' in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Biography
Crossley wa ...
became the publisher. On February 6, 1913, it became the ''Star-Journal'' after merging with the ''Johnson County Star'' founded in 1883 by J.M. Coe.
William and
Avis Tucker bought the paper in 1947. William Tucker died in 1966 and Avis owned the paper until 2007 when it was sold to
NPG.
At one point it owned radio station
KOKO (AM).
Over time, the ''Daily Star-Journal'' changed from a daily publication to a weekly publication on Fridays in 2020.
In October 2020, the paper was purchased by the ''Sedalia Democrat'', under parent company Phillips Media Group. At that time, the name was changed from ''Daily Star-Journal'' to ''Star-Journal'' to reflect its weekly publishing. In September 2021, the ''Star-Journal'' brought back the Tuesday print edition. The ''Star-Journal's'' print edition is now published twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Among its reporters was
Bill Dedman, who won a
1989 Pulitzer Prize Winners of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize by Category
Journalism awards
*Public Service:
**''Anchorage Daily News'', for reporting about the high incidence of alcoholism and suicide among native Alaskans in a series that focused attention on their despai ...
.
Thomas Benton Hollyman Thomas Benton Hollyman (December 7, 1919 – November 14, 2009) was an American photojournalist who created travel photographs for magazines and advertising campaigns.
Graydon Carter, managing editor of '' Vanity Fair'', in his magazine's Edito ...
was a photographer.
James C. Kirkpatrick
James C. Kirkpatrick (June 15, 1905 – December 26, 1997) was an American politician from Missouri, USA.
Early life
He was born in Braymer, Missouri, graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri and Central Missouri State Un ...
started his reporting career at the paper.
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Newspapers published in Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Publications established in 1865