Lander Journal

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Lander Journal
Type Bi-weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Edwards Group
PublisherKevin Shields
Founded1908
(as Wyoming State Journal)
Language English
Headquarters332 Main St
Lander, WY 82520
United States
Circulation 4,004 Wednesday and Sunday(as of 2023) [1]
OCLC number 12306180
Website rivertonranger.com/lander_journal/

The Lander Journal is a bi-weekly newspaper published in Lander, Wyoming. It serves the Lander area and is a part of the local media landscape under the ownership of Riverton Ranger Inc.

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History

The paper has been in existence under different names since the early days of Lander, beginning around 1908. [2] The name Lander Journal was adopted in the 1990s, but previously it was called the Wyoming State Journal and the Lander Wyoming State Journal. [3] [4] From the 1970s to the early 1990s, the paper was published by Bill Sniffen and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1991. [3]

In 1999, the Lander Journal was acquired by the Riverton Ranger from Bill and Nancy Sniffin. [5] Steve Peck of the Riverton Ranger managed the newspaper from 1999 until 2022, when the publications were sold to Grace Andrus, a local financial adviser. [5] However, a month after Andrus purchased the papers, they were sold again in February 2022 to the Edwards Group, who currently own and manage them. [6] [7]

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  7. "Local Newspapers Transfer Ownership to Its Employees". WyoToday. WyoToday. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

See also

List of newspapers in Wyoming