The ''York News-Times'' is a daily newspaper published in

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. It is the newspaper of record for York County and surrounding counties in the

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region. Part of

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's BH Media Group, the ''News-Times'' is published five mornings per week, with Sunday and Monday off. It has an estimated circulation between 3,477 and 4,349. In March 2016, Carrie Colburn was named publisher.

History

In the late 1800s, York fielded a number of newspapers. On January 1, 1883, the ''York Democrat'' was created from a previous paper known as the ''York Tribune'', established in 1872. The ''York Republican'' was another newspaper that flourished during this time period and was notable for its large circulation.''Our Illustrated York, Nebraska.'' Reprinted by the York County Historical Association, 1997. By the early 1900s, a series of mergers resulted in the ''York News-Times'' becoming the last surviving newspaper from the local media boom period. In 1995, the newspaper's longtime owner,

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, was sold to

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. In 2007, Morris sold the ''News-Times'' and several other newspapers to GateHouse Media. The ''News-Times'' and its nearby sister paper, '' The Grand Island Independent'', were sold to the ''

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'' in 2008; the ''World-Herald'' and its subsidiary papers were purchased by

in 2011.

Modern era

Although print circulation is still below 3,500, the combination of print and digital readership means the ''News-Times'' is currently experiencing the most readership in its history. Its website has won the Nebraska Press Association award for "Best Newspaper Website" five times. In the concern over

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stemming from the

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, the ''York News-Times'' was sometimes mistakenly cited as a "fake newspaper," largely due to its name being similar to that of the well-known ''

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''. Among the journalists who have worked at the paper is Pulitzer Prize-winner Jeff Zeleny.

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External links

''York News-Times'' official website
Newspapers published in Nebraska York County, Nebraska Lee Enterprises publications