''The Daily Independent'' is a

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serving Ridgecrest,

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. It is owned by Gannett. ''The Daily Independent'' has been in business since 1926. This small-market daily has its main focus on hyperlocal journalism, covering the news of the Indian Wells Valley. It also has strong sports coverage, focusing on youth sports, three local high schools and a community college. In 2013, Gannett subsidiary Gatehouse Media, which owns the ''Independent,'' was awarded a contract to print ''The Rocketeer 2.'' The ''Rocketeer'' is a small newspaper whose focus is Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

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* Daily newspapers published in California Mass media in Kern County, California Ridgecrest, California Gannett publications {{california-newspaper-stub