Cortland Standard

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Cortland Standard
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Sample News Group
Founder(s)Francis G. Kinney
PublisherMindy Lawrence
FoundedJune 25, 1867
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationMarch 13, 2025
RelaunchedMay 17, 2025
Headquarters110 Main St,
Cortland, NY 13045
OCLC number 17629201
Website cortlandstandard.com

The Cortland Standard is a digital and print newspaper covering the Cortland, New York area. The newspaper was founded on June 25, 1867. It ceased in March 2025 [1] and was relaunched two months later under new ownership. [2]

History

The Standard was founded in 1867 by Francis G. Kinney. In 1876, the newspaper was purchased by William H. Clark, who became the first of five generations of his family to run the paper. [1] In 2024, the paper was added to New York State's historic business registry. [3]

The newspaper closed on March 1, 2025 with proposed tariffs on Canada, which would raise the cost of news print cited as a major contributing factor. [4] [5] At the time, it was one of the five oldest family-owned newspapers in the United States. [6] As a result of the newspaper's closure, the Cortland area became a news desert. [7] [5] Sample News Group acquired the assets of the defunct Cortland Standard and announced plans to relaunch the paper. [2] It resumed print publication on May 17, 2025. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 McAdam, Todd R. (March 19, 2025). "Cortland Standard Ceases Publication After 157 Years". Ithaca Times. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Hayes, Anne (May 8, 2025). "Cortland Standard gets new life after being bought out of bankruptcy court". The Post-Standard. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cole, Krystal (May 16, 2024). "Cortland Standard named a New York State historic business". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Dan (March 17, 2025). "Trump's tariffs against Canadian newsprint kill a newspaper in New York State". What Works. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Reynolds, Nicholas (March 20, 2025). "I learned my hometown paper died from Facebook. That's the future we're facing". Poynter. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Stevenson, Darian (March 13, 2025). "Cortland Standard, one of New York state's oldest newspapers, closes". Syracuse.com. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Here's what the loss means to you". Cortland Standard. March 13, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Welcome back to the Cortland Standard!". Cortland Standard. May 12, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
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