Red Wing Republican Eagle Explained

See also: List of newspapers in Minnesota.

Republican Eagle
Type:Twice-weekly Newspaper
Language:American English
Foundation:September 4, 1857
Owners:O’Rourke Media Group
Circulation:2,892
Circulation Date:2024
Circulation Ref:[1]
Headquarters:2760 North Service Drive
Red Wing, MN 55066-0015
Publishing City:Red Wing
Publishing Country:United States
Oclc:1112124950
Issn:2688-5638

The Red Wing Republican Eagle or Republican Eagle is an American, English language newspaper in Red Wing, Minnesota. The publisher is Neal Ronquist and the editor is Anne Jacobson. The Red Wing Republican Eagle publishes two days a week – Wednesday and Saturday – and has a weekend supplement has a circulation in excess of 20,000.[2]

History

The first edition of the Red Wing Republican hit the streets on September 4, 1857. It was a four-page edition produced by Lucius F. Hubbard, who had arrived by steamboat with an ancient hand press just a few weeks before. The 21-year-old tinsmith from upstate New York became the ninth governor of Minnesota 25 years later.

The newspaper became the Daily Republican on October 12, 1885, and merged with the rival Daily Eagle in 1940. The Daily Republican Eagle's first edition came out November 25 of that year. The newspaper dropped "daily" from its flag in 1969. Forum Communications purchased the Republican Eagle in 2001. In late 2009, the paper switched from daily publication to twice weekly.[3]

In 2019, the Pierce County Herald merged into the Republican Eagle.[4] In 2020, the Republican Eagle was sold by Forum to O'Rourke Media Group.[5]

References

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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: About Republican eagle. [volume] (Red Wing, MN) 2019-current]. Chronicling America. Library of Congress. January 24, 2020.
  3. News: Baier. Elizabeth. Small newspapers adapt as readers go online. 1 February 2015. MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. 11 March 2010.
  4. Web site: 2019-07-24 . Republican Eagle, Pierce County Herald to merge . 2024-07-28 . Republican Eagle . en.
  5. Dirks, Van Essen, Murray & April . O'Rourke Media Group Acquires Two Newspapers from Forum Communications. 2021-02-02.