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''The Western News'' is a twice-weekly newspaper in Libby, Montana. Its coverage area is southern Lincoln County, which includes the communities of Libby and Troy. ''The Western News'' was founded in 1902, and is owned by Duane Hagadone Duane Burl Hagadone (September 3, 1932 – April 24, 2021) was an American newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer. Hagadone is known as the founder of the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Golf Course in northern Idaho, whic ... and the Hagadone Newspaper Group. History The ''Western News'' was founded in 1902. In 1916, Kennedy & Lang sold the paper to Irvine & Griffin. C. A. Griffin sold his interests in the Western Montana Publishing Co. to Charles D. Rowe in 1923. Rowe operated the paper for 22 years until selling it in 1945 to W. R. Littell. Littell sold it in 1960 to Paul Verdon and Ray Denning. W. C. and Clark King purchased the ''Western News'' from Paul Verdon and his wife Elaine in 1979. Mark and June McMahon o ...
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Newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, 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, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ...
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Broadsheet
A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of in height. Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner (format), Berliner and Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid–Compact (newspaper), compact formats. Historically, the broadsheet format emerged in the 17th century as a means for printing Broadside ballad, musical and popular prints, and later became a medium for political activism through the reprinting of speeches. In Britain, the broadsheet newspaper developed in response to a 1712 tax on newspapers based on their page counts. Outside Britain, the broadsheet evolved for various reasons, including style and authority. Broadsheets are often associated with more intellectual and in-depth content compared to their tabloid counterparts, featuring detailed stories and less Sensationalism, sensational material. They are commonly used by newspapers aiming to provide comprehensive cover ...
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Libby, Montana
Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County, Montana, Lincoln County. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the town's inclusion in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List status in 2002 and Public Health Emergency event in 2009. Most risk was reduced by 2015. Local natural features, such as the Kootenai Falls, have attracted tourism to the area and have been featured in movies, such as ''The River Wild'' (1994) and ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' (2015). There is a public school district and a public library, and the town is in-district for Flathead Valley Community College, which operates the Lincoln County Campus there. History Continental and alpine Glacier#Types, glaciers shaped the area's valleys and lakes. T ...
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List Of Newspapers In The United States
, the United States had 1,279 daily newspapers that were printed and distributed in the nation. Newspapers' audiences can be nationwide, regional, local, or focused on particular demographic groups and interests. While traditionally focused on printed publications, many major newspapers now have significantly more online subscribers than print readers. Top 10 newspapers by subscribers and print circulation The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in the United States by average weekday circulation and paid subscribers in 2023. Longest-running newspapers *'' The New Hampshire Gazette'' (1756) *''Hartford Courant'' (1764, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States) *''The Register Star'' (Hudson, New York, 1785) *'' Poughkeepsie Journal'' (1785) *'' The Augusta Chronicle'' (1785) *''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (July 1786) *'' Daily Hampshire Gazette'' (September 1784) *'' The Berkshire Eagle'' (1789) *''The Daily Mail'' (Catskill, NY, 1792) *'' ...
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Lincoln County, Montana
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,677. Its county seat is Libby. The county was founded in 1909 and named for President Abraham Lincoln. The county lies on Montana's north border and thus shares the US-Canadian border with the Canadian province of British Columbia. This heavily wooded and mountainous county once was part of Flathead County until residents of Libby and Eureka petitioned the state legislature for separation. Libby won an election over Eureka to host the county seat. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water. The county borders the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The lowest point in the state of Montana is located on the Kootenai River in Lincoln County, where it flows out of Montana and into Idaho. Upstream, Libby Dam backs up huge Lake Koocanusa (combination name of Kootenai, ...
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Troy, Montana
Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 797 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It lies at the lowest elevation of any settlement in Montana. The town is on U.S. Route 2, near Montana Highway 56, in the Kootenay River, Kootenai River gorge by the Kootenai National Forest. Originally inhabited by the Kutenai, Salish peoples, Salish, and Piegan Blackfeet tribes, the area was settled by miners in the 1880s. Troy was registered as a town in 1892 and grew quickly after the Great Northern Railway (U.S.), Great Northern Railway built a freight station there, leading to a boom in workers, miners, their families, and associates. The area narrowly missed wildfire damage in 1910 and expanded its services throughout the following years, though its population would drop due to a series of misfortunes in the late 1920s before rebounding in the following decades. Troy suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminate ...
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Duane Hagadone
Duane Burl Hagadone (September 3, 1932 – April 24, 2021) was an American newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer. Hagadone is known as the founder of the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Golf Course in northern Idaho, which has been named by ''Golf Magazine'', ''Golf Digest'', and '' Golf World Magazine'' as one of the finest-groomed golf courses in North America, out of 6,500 total golf courses ranked. As the president, CEO, and founder of the Hagadone Corporation, he had holdings in publishing as well as hotel, resort, and casino development. In 2004, he was honored with the Horatio Alger Award by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. In 2006, he was named the Idaho Business Leader of the Year by the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Early life and career Born and raised in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Hagadone was the son of Burl and Beverly Hagadone, the only son and oldest of three children in the fami ...
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Hagadone Newspaper Group
Hagadone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Duane Hagadone Duane Burl Hagadone (September 3, 1932 – April 24, 2021) was an American newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer. Hagadone is known as the founder of the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Golf Course in northern Idaho, whic ... (1932–2021), American businessman and philanthropist * Nick Hagadone (born 1986), American baseball player {{Short pages monitor ...
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Newspapers Published In Montana
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, 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, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ...
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Newspapers Established In 1902
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, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th cent ...
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