Tri-County Tribune Explained

Tri-County Tribune
Type:Daily newspaper
Foundation:1878 (as Pratt County Press)
Owners:CherryRoad Media
Publisher:Dena Sattler
Editor:Jennifer Stultz
Circulation:871
Circulation Ref:[1]
Headquarters:320 South Main Street,
Pratt, Kansas 67124, United States
Issn:1048-3675

Tri-County Tribune is a tri-weekly newspaper published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Pratt, Kansas, United States. It is owned by CherryRoad Media.

History

The newspaper's earliest roots date back to the Pratt County Press, founded in August 1878 in Iuka as the first newspaper established in Pratt County, Kansas. It moved to Pratt when the town was established on April 9, 1884. It later merged with the Saratoga Sun and to became the Pratt Republican.[2] [3]

The Pratt Tribune was established in 1914. It was known as the Pratt Daily Tribune from 1917 to 1964.[4]

In September 2021, Gannett sold Pratt Tribune to CherryRoad Media.[5] In September 2023, Pratt Tribune, Kiowa County Signal in Greensburg and St. John News in St. John were merged to form the Tri-County Tribune.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Browse Full Member Database Kansas Press Association . 2023-04-10 . kspress.com.
  2. Book: Chronicles of Pratt and Pratt County, Kansas . The Pratt Commercial Club . 1911 . 47 . English.
  3. Web site: First Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture to the Legislature of the State of Kansas, for the Years 1877-8 . 2024-06-07 . KSGenWeb Project.
  4. Web site: Pratt Daily Tribune (Pratt, Kan.) 1917-1964 . 2024-06-07 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. Web site: Stultz . Mark Roundtree and Jennifer . Several Kansas Gannett papers are being purchased by CherryRoad Media . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923223508/https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2021/09/23/cherryroad-media-announces-purchase-13-kansas-newspapers/5834999001/ . September 23, 2021 . 2023-09-04 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Stultz . Jennifer . 2023-09-06 . The Tri-County Tribune is here to serve, here to stay . 2024-05-11 . Tri-County Tribune . en-US.