McLean County News

Last updated
McLean County News
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Paxton Media Group
PublisherMike Weafer
EditorMegan Purazrang
Founded1883 [1]
Headquarters Calhoun, Kentucky
Website mcleannews.com

The McLean County News is a broadsheet weekly newspaper based in Calhoun, Kentucky, and serving the entire McLean County area in northwest Kentucky. Its coverage area includes Calhoun, Sacramento, Livermore, Beech Grove Island, and Rumsey. The newspaper is also sold at a convenience store in the Daviess County community of Utica due to its close proximity to Daviess County's southwest border with McLean County.

Its first edition was believed to be published in 1883.

It is owned and operated by Paxton Media Group via the Messenger-Inquirer of Owensboro, Kentucky

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  1. This info is determined by edition and year number. Example: Issue 47 of 131st year was published on November 27, 2014.