The ''Kokomo Tribune'' is a

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, spor ...

based in

Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which include ...

, United States. It is owned by

Community Newspaper Holdings CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin,

Inc. The ''Tribune'' was cited by the

Audit Bureau of Circulation An Audit Bureau of Circulations is a private organization that provides industry-agreed standards for media brand measurement of print publications and other media outlets in a given country. The International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulat ...

for the nation's highest market penetration for eight years in the 1970s; honored with the state's Century Business Award in 1994; and, more recently, a 2006

Suburban Newspaper Association A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

award for "best online initiative," a nod t
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accessed January 18, 2007. The paper's marketing slogan is "Positively, Part of Your Life."

History

The ''Tribune'' can trace its history back to October 1850, when the weekly ''Howard Tribune'' was founded in Kokomo to cover

Howard County, Indiana Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,658. The county seat is Kokomo. Originally named Richardville County, it was renamed in 1844 to commemorate General Tilghman Ashu ...

. T.C. Philips (owner, 1856–1878) was credited with raising the paper's quality and rebuilding it after an 1862 tornado. Between 1897 and 1981, the paper was among the state's most influential under ownership by the Kautz-Blacklidge family until, at the direction of the partners/owners, then publisher Kent Blacklidge sold it to

Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to fo ...

. In 2000, Thomson sold the ''Tribune'' to CNHI, which owns several other Indiana newspapers. In 1989, ''The

Kokomo Perspective ''The Kokomo Perspective'' was a weekly newspaper serving Kokomo, Indiana, established in August 1989, with almost exclusively local content. It ceased operating on November 29, 2021. The ''Perspective'' was distributed for free to 31,000 homes ...

'' began publishing in Kokomo as a weekly competitor to the ''Tribune.'' The Kokomo Perspective ceased publication in late 2021.

References

External links

''Kokomo Tribune'' Website

CNHI Website
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