| The Cowley Courier Traveler | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1870 (As The Arkansas City Traveler) |
| Owners: | Winfield Publishing Company |
| Founder: | M. G. Mains |
| Publisher: | David Allen Seaton[1] |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | 3,561 |
| Circulation Ref: | [2] |
| Headquarters: | 200 E 5th Avenue Arkansas City, Kansas |
| Oclc: | 953100866 |
| Issn: | 2473-8107 |
The Cowley Courier Traveler is a local newspaper published in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States.[3] It covers communities across Cowley County and is publishes a print edition mailed to readers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[4] The paper was formed in 2016 through the merger of The Winfield Daily Courier and The Arkansas City Traveler.[5] The Cowley Courier Traveler is a member of the Kansas Press Association.[6]
The Arkansas City Traveler was founded in 1870 by M. G. Mains. It was named after a song of the same name and early issues had a fiddle below the masthead.[7] The newspaper was sold to Stauffer Communications in 1924,[8] which was acquired by Morris Communications in 1995.[9] Morris sold the paper to Winfield Publishing Company in 2001.[10]
The Winfield Courier was first published in Jan. 1, 1874 by Col. E.C. Manning. It was renamed to The Winfield Daily Courier in 1884.[11] The paper's owner bought The Arkansas City Traveler in 2001and merged the two together in 2016 to form The Cowley Courier Traveler.