Courier-Tribune (Liberty, Missouri)

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Courier-Tribune
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) CherryRoad Media
Founder(s) Robert Hugh Miller
FoundedApril 1846 (as Liberty Tribune)
Language English
Headquarters104 N. Main Street
City Liberty, Missouri
Sister newspapersGladstone Dispatch
Website mycouriertribune.com

Courier-Tribune is a weekly newspaper in Liberty, Missouri.

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History

Courier-Tribune traces it's earliest roots back to the Liberty Tribune, known colloquially as the "Lib Trib", founded in April 1846 by Robert Hugh Miller. [1] Miller, who was 19 years old at the time, used a loan of $5,000 to start the paper. The paper was founded as a Whig newspaper. [2] Miller ran the newspaper for 40 years. [3]

The Liberty Tribune was originally published as The Weekly Tribune between April 4, 1846, and July 9, 1852, [4] but changed its name to Liberty Weekly Tribune beginning with the July 16, 1852 issue. [5] The name was again changed in 1860 to The Liberty Tribune beginning with the August 17, 1860 issue. [6]

From 1890 to 1929, the paper was published by owner, editor and publisher Irving Gilmer. [7] For a short time, during the Spanish–American War in 1898, the Liberty Tribune was published daily. [8]

In February 2017, the Liberty Tribune merged with sister publications The Kearney Courier and The Smithville Herald to form the Courier-Tribune. The consolidated weekly newspaper was owned by St. Joseph-based News-Press & Gazette Company. [9] At the time of its merger, the Liberty Tribune was the longest continuous weekly newspaper being published in Missouri under the same name. [10]

In August 2023, the Courier-Tribune was sold to CherryRoad Media. [11]

Archive

The Missouri Digital Heritage Collection, hosted by the Missouri Secretary of State, currently includes scanned copies of the Liberty Tribune from 1846 to 1848, 1852–1867, 1869–1878, 1880, 1882, and 1883. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "SC34 Liberty (Mo.) Tribune Papers Finding Aid". KCHistory. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ↑ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  7. ↑ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  8. ↑ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  9. ↑ "After 170 Years, The Northland's Liberty Tribune Prints Last Paper". KCUR-FM . 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  10. ↑ "SC34 Liberty (Mo.) Tribune Papers Finding Aid". KCHistory. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  11. ↑ Carder, Doug (2023-08-02). "CherryRoad Media acquires The Miami County Republic". The Miami County Republic. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  12. ↑ "Missouri Digital Heritage (William Jewell College – Liberty Tribune Newspaper)". Missouri. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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