The Carthage Press

The Carthage Press
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) RH Media Group
Publisher RH Media Group
Editor John Hacker
Founded April 1872 (1872-04), as The People's Press[1]
Headquarters Carthage, MissouriUnited States
OCLC number 28446911
Website thecarthagepress.com

The Carthage Press is an American daily newspaper published in Carthage, Missouri. It was owned by GateHouse Media until August 28, 2018. In September 2018, RH Media Group, a locally owned media company, announced they would be taking over publication of The Carthage Press with the first print issue in October.

The paper bills itself as "Southwest Missouri's Oldest Daily Newspaper"; its daily predecessor The Evening Press began in 1885.[2] Its roots as a weekly newspaper date to The People's Press, published in Carthage in 1872.[1] Gatehouse Media announced on August 28, 2018 that the following day's issue would be its last. RH Media Group announced that it would be carrying on the 146-year-old newspaper tradition. [3]

The Carthage Press is the first newspaper owned by Carthage based RH Media Group.

References

  1. 1 2 "About The People's Press". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "About The Evening Press". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/carthage-press-to-publish-last-edition/1403086571


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