Type | Daily newspaper |
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Founded | 1837 |
Language | English |
City | Madison, Indiana |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 9,500 [1] |
OCLC number | 12442598 |
Website | madisoncourier |
The Madison Courier is a local newspaper located in Madison, Indiana that also services Jefferson and Switzerland Counties in Indiana, plus Trimble and Carroll Counties in Kentucky. The newspaper has a daily print circulation of 9,500 subscribers with over 20,000 readers. They also have a website where they upload e-editions of their newspapers. [1]
The newspaper was founded in 1837, making it the second oldest newspaper in the state of Indiana behind just the Vincennes Sun-Commercial. The newspaper is self-published and has been owned by the same family since 1849. [1]
The newspaper has changed its name several times throughout its existence. Most recently in 1892, it took its current name when it was renamed by its owner Don R. Wallis. [2] Before that it had been known as the:
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