The Chetek Alert

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The Chetek Alert
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Bell Press
PublisherJim Bell
EditorJim Bell
Founded1882
HeadquartersPO Box 5, 312 Knapp St. Chetek, WI 54728
Circulation 2,150(as of 2022) [1]
Website https://www.chetekalert.com/

The Chetek Alert is a weekly newspaper published in the Barron County, Wisconsin city of Chetek since September 15, 1882. [2] It has been owned by Jim Bell since 2011. [3]

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References

  1. 2023 Wisconsin Newspaper Directory. Wisconsin Newspaper Association. 2023.
  2. "About The Chetek Alert. (Chetek, Wis.) 1882-current" in, US Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress
  3. "The Chetek Alert: About" at newspaper website