The Cowley Courier Traveler is a local newspaper published in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States.[3] It covers communities across Cowley County and is publishes a print edition mailed to readers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[4] The paper was formed in 2016 through the merger of The Winfield Daily Courier and The Arkansas City Traveler.[5] The Cowley Courier Traveler is a member of the Kansas Press Association.[6]

History

Windfield Courier masthead, cirxa 2014

The Arkansas City Traveler was founded in 1870 by M. G. Mains. It was named after a song of the same name and early issues had a fiddle below the masthead.[7] The newspaper was sold to Stauffer Communications in 1924,[8] which was acquired by Morris Communications in 1995.[9] Morris sold the paper to Winfield Publishing Company in 2001.[10]

The Winfield Courier was first published in Jan. 1, 1874 by Col. E.C. Manning. It was renamed to The Winfield Daily Courier in 1884.[11] The paper's owner bought The Arkansas City Traveler in 2001and merged the two together in 2016 to form The Cowley Courier Traveler.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Record Details". Kansas Press Association.
  2. ^ "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Cowley Courier Traveler (Arkansas City, Kan.) 2016-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". The Cowley Courier Traveler. March 6, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Arkansas City, Winfield newspapers to merge". Kansas Press Association. June 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cowley Courier Traveler". Kansas Newspaper Directory. Kansas Press Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Evans, Harold C. "Arkansas City, Kansas History". Kansas State History. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Howards Sell Paper". The Eureka Herald. March 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "History - Morris Communications". Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Winfield firm buys Ark City paper". The Manhattan Mercury. August 30, 2001. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Seaton, Dave (June 29, 2016). "The Winfield Daily Courier: A brief history". The Cowley Courier Traveler. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Courier
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