The River Falls Journal

The River Falls Journal is a newspaper created in River Falls, Wisconsin. It is part of RiverTown Multimedia which is owned by the Forum Communications Company. RiverTown Multimedia ^[1]also owns and distributes papers in western Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Rivertown Multimedia has been a parent-company of the River Falls Journal since June 2012 ^[2].

History

The River Falls Journal was established in June 1857 in River Falls, Wisconsin ^[3]. It was a weekly paper and was created by brothers Lute and Horace Taylor ^[4]. By 1861, the Taylor brothers had moved the River Falls Journal to Prescott, Wisconsin and the River Falls Journal became the Prescott Journal. River Falls would not have another newspaper until Abner Morse began publishing the River Falls Journal again in 1872. After a stroke in 1877 paralyzed Morse, his son Calvin Morse, took over the management of the River Falls Journal at that time ^[5].

Structure of the River Falls Journal in the 19^th Century

The paper had a seven-column layout that was common amongst papers published in the 19^th century. The top of the front page of the publication featured the name of the paper along with the a picture of the Wisconsin state seal ^[6]. The River Falls Journal contained seven columns of information relating to poetry, business, local town news, and advertisements. There were no pictures or images in the 19^th century version of the River Falls Journal but instead the paper was filled with text. Short written advertisements for food, clothing, attorney services or for issues that were coming to a vote were commonly advertised in the River Falls Journal. The paper reported on meetings held by

the St. Croix Valley Teachers’ Association, U.S. politics and published news from other Wisconsin publications such as the Milwaukee Free Democrat.

One example of the poetry often found in the River Falls Journal is this entry from January 9, 1981. ‘Kiss at Parting’

Kiss me with a loving kiss,

Maiden, ere I go;

For, in other land than this,

Rose and Lily I shall miss,

Mingled so!

With your heart in the embrace,

Kiss me for the time, until,

Home returned, again I’ll trace

Rose and Lily in thy face,

Mingled still!

Present Day

The River Falls Journal ^[7] is the local paper for the town of River Falls, Wisconsin. The paper covers topics of life milestones, River Falls High School and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls sports, local business, real estate, crime, and op-ed columns.

Each Thursday the River Falls Journal is available in print. The River Falls Journal also operate a website that is updated frequently with news and is free to view.

Awards

The River Falls Journal is an award-winning publication and is often a recipient of multiple awards in the The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation (WNAF) Better Newspaper Contests ^[8].

For the most recent WNAH Better Newspaper Contest held in March 2017, the River Falls Journal was once again recognized for their work in eight different categories in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest this time held in Madison, Wisconsin^[9]. The River Falls Journal was awarded, first place in Sports Section, first place in Video, third place in Best Annual Niche Publication, and two honorable mentions in Feature (Non-profile) and in Sports Feature ^[10].

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