| Dakota County Tribune | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper (Friday) |
| Owner: | Adams Publishing Group-East Central Minnesota Media |
| Owners: | --> |
| Founders: | --> |
| Publisher: | East Central Minnesota |
| Editor: | Tad Johnson |
| Generalmanager: | Mark Weber |
| Foundation: | 1884 |
| Launched: | --> |
| Language: | American English |
| Headquarters: | 15322 Galaxie Avenue, Suite 219 Apple Valley, MN 55124 |
| Publishing City: | Apple Valley, Minnesota |
| Publishing Country: | United States |
| Circulation: | 8,298 |
| Circulation Date: | 2024 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
| Readership: | Apple Valley, Farmington, Rosemount |
| Sister Newspapers: | Sun ThisWeek |
| Issn: | 8750-2895 |
| Oclc: | 1565831 |
The Dakota County Tribune is an American English-language weekly newspaper headquartered in Apple Valley, Minnesota, which serves the Apple Valley, Farmington and Rosemount communities in Dakota County. It was founded in 1884.[2] [3]
The Dakota County Tribune was founded in Farmington on March 6, 1884, by Clarence P. Carpenter. It launched a free newspaper, ThisWeek, in 1979, which is now called Sun This Week. The headquarters was moved to Burnsville in 1984 and later to Apple Valley where it is now located. It launched its first website in 1997.
Previous names for the Dakota County Tribune include:[4]
The Dakota County Tribune is owned by Adams Publishing Group and is in the Central Division of the company.[5]