The ''Washington Times-Herald'' 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, sports a ...

serving

Washington, Indiana Washington is a city in Daviess County, Indiana. The population was 11,509 at the time of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Daviess County. It is also the principal city of the Washington, Indiana Micropolitan Statistical Are ...

, and adjacent portions of

Daviess County, Indiana Daviess County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington, Indiana, Washington. About 15% of the county's population is Amish ...

. 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. and presently the only daily newspaper in Washington, Indiana.

History

Although the newspaper's motto is "Serving Washington and surrounding communities since 1867", the paper's history goes back to the ''Washington Democrat'' weekly, founded 1863. The ''Democrat'' changed its name to ''Daily Times'' in 1955; on June 1, 1964, it merged with the ''Washington Herald'' (not related to the Washington D.C. newspaper ''

The Washington Herald ''The Washington Herald'' was an American daily newspaper in Washington, D.C., from October 8, 1906, to January 31, 1939. History The paper was founded in 1906 by Scott C. Bone, who had been managing editor of ''The Washington Post'' from 1888 ...

'') to form the ''Times-Herald'', by now the city's only daily newspaper. On November 1, 1972, ownership of the paper passed from local families to

Donrey Media Group Stephens Media LLC was a Las Vegas, Nevada, diversified media investment company. It owned stakes in the California Newspapers Partnership and the ''Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette''. The company had been expanding its interactive Internet b ...

, which held it until CNHI bought the ''Times-Herald'' in September 1998.Washington Times-Herald: About Us
accessed January 17, 2007.

References

External links

''Washington Times-Herald'' Website

CNHI Website

Washington Times-Herald The ''Washington Times-Herald'' (1939–1954) was an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It was created by Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson of the Medill–McCormick–Patterson family (long-time owners of the ''Chicago Tribune'' ...

Newspapers of Southwestern Indiana

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