Falls City Journal
The Falls City Journal is a semiweekly newspaper serving Falls City, Nebraska and nearby communities. It changed from a daily to a semiweekly in 1994,[1] and launched a web edition in 2010.[2]
The Journal began as the Nemaha Valley Journal in 1868.[3][4] It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the Broadaxe.[4] It changed its name to the Falls City Globe-Journal in 1875, after merging with the Falls City Little Globe, and adopted its current name in 1882.[1]
Early publishers of the Journal included former Nebraska state senator Theodore Pepoon, who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.[5] Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of Radical Republican politics.
Sale
The Falls City Journal was sold to Richard L. Halbert on September 1, 2017.[6]
References
- ^ a b "About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "View Here the Falls City Journal". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868-1875". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historic Falls City". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon". Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska. Chapman Bros. 1888. p. 607.
- ^ World, Hiawatha. "Falls City Journal sold". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2019-08-22.