The Walsh County Record

The Walsh County Record
Type Weekly Newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Publisher Jackie Thompson
Editor Amy Venn
Founded 1889 (1889)
Headquarters Grafton, North Dakota
Circulation 3,259
ISSN 1067-5922
OCLC number 27305001
Website www.wcrecord.com

The Walsh County Record is a weekly newspaper printed in Grafton, North Dakota. It is the newspaper of record of Walsh County, North Dakota covering news, sports, business, community events, and job openings for Grafton, North Dakota and the surrounding communities. The paper has a modest circulation in northeast North Dakota.It has run under its current title since 1992.[1] In 2002, it one an award for general excellence from the North Dakota Newspaper Association.[2] It is published by Jackie Thompson and edited by Amy Venn.[3]

History

Founded in 1889 as a weekly[4], the Walsh County Record was initially a Republican paper.[5] Its 1901 circulation was just over 1,000.[5] It was edited by W.E. Balkee for much of the postwar period.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Walsh County Record". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
  2. ↑ "Two North Dakota newspapers receive excellence awards". The Bismark Tribune. Retrieved 21 April 2001.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us". The Walsh County Record.
  4. ↑ "The Walsh County Record". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  5. 1 2 N.W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual. N.W. Ayer and Son. 1902.
  6. ↑ "Journalist Balkee dies". Daily Journal. 22 April 1975.
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