Mesabi Tribune Explained

See also: List of newspapers in Minnesota.

Mesabi Tribune
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Print, Digital
Foundation:1893
Ceased Publication:2020
Owners:Adams Publishing Group
Publisher:Chris Knight
Editor:Jerry Burnes
Circulation:7,582
Circulation Date:2024
Circulation Ref:[1]
Headquarters:704 7th Avenue
Virginia, MN 55792
Oclc:1607656
Issn:1930-9465

The Mesabi Tribune is a daily newspaper[2] published in Virginia, Minnesota. It is one of the oldest surviving businesses in the city.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1893 as the Virginia Enterprise and switched names to Mesabi Daily News in 1945. The very first editor of the paper was named R. McGarry, who was succeeded by D. A. Cuppernoll in 1895.[3]

In 2014, Adams Publishing group acquired 34 papers, including the Daily News, from American Consolidated Media.[4]

In 2020, the newspaper was combined with the Hibbing Daily Tribune to create the Mesabi Tribune.[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315022205/https://mna.org/assets/2024/03/MNADirectoryMar2024.pdf . March 15, 2024 . March 28, 2024 . Minnesota Newspaper Association.
  2. Web site: Our Markets . Adams Publishing Group.
  3. Web site: About Mesabi daily news. [volume] (Virginia, Minn.) 1946-current]. Chronicling America. Library of Congress. January 24, 2020.
  4. Web site: APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM . 2014-08-22 .
  5. Web site: Mesabi Daily News, Hibbing Daily Tribune to merge July 8, keep six-day print schedule . 2021-06-03 . Mesabi Tribune . en.