Powder River Examiner

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Powder River Examiner
TypeWeekly newspaper
EditorBilly Stuver
FoundedOctober 1918 (as the Broadus Independent), 1935 (as the Powder River County Examiner), and 1965 (as the Powder River Examiner)
Headquarters119 1/2 N. Park Ave.
Broadus, MT 59317
United States
Website powderriverexaminer.com

The Powder River Examiner, originally established in October 1918 as the Broadus Independent, is the only newspaper printed in Powder River County, Montana, and is located in the county seat of Broadus. [1]

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History

The Broadus Independent was first published in Broadus, Montana in October 1918, and continued until February 1919. The paper was published in Olive, Montana as the Olive Branch from March 6, 1919, until April 17, 1919. The Broadus Independent was then published weekly from April 24, 1919, until 1935. The Powder River County Examiner replaced the Broadus Independent in 1935, beginning publication and continuing weekly until 1965 when the newspaper's name was shortened to Powder River Examiner which it remains to this day.

Billy Stuver is the current editor as of 2023. [2]

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References

  1. "The Broadus Independent". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. "Two Montana Weekly Newspapers Now Being Printed At The Black Hills Pioneer". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved January 3, 2024.