Ashland Daily Press

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Ashland Daily Press
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TypeTwice-weekly
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Adams Publishing Group
PublisherJeff Robischon
EditorPete Wasson
Founded1888
Headquarters122 W. Third St. Ashland, WI United States
Circulation 3,173(as of 2022) [1]
ISSN 1050-4095
Website www.apg-wi.com/ashland_daily_press/ ;

The Ashland Daily Press (or simply Daily Press) is a twice-weekly [2] newspaper based in Ashland, Wisconsin. It is primarily distributed in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price and Sawyer counties.

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History

The Daily Press was founded in 1888. [3] American Consolidated Media (ACM) bought the paper in 2007; in 2014, Adams Publishing Group (APG) acquired 34 papers, including the Daily Press, from ACM. [4] [5]

In 2015, APG acquired three shoppers based in Ashland: the Evergreen Country Shopper, North Country Sun and Evergreen Zone 2. [6]

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References

  1. 2023 Wisconsin Newspaper Directory. Wisconsin Newspaper Association. 2023.
  2. "Ashland Daily Press reduces print run to twice weekly" . Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  3. "Ashland Daily Press". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  4. Superior Sells Four Newspapers
  5. "APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM" . Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  6. Hammer, Barb. "Adams Publishing Group, LLC acquires the Evergreen Country Shopper, North Country Sun and Evergreen Zone 2 from LaPean Publications". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-19.