The Daily Independent (Ridgecrest)

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The Daily Independent
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner Mountain and Desert Media
PublisherJohn Watkins
EditorJessica Weston (city) Lauren Jennings (sports)
Headquarters224 East Ridgecrest Boulevard, Ridgecrest, California 93555, United States
Website ridgecrestca.com

The Daily Independent is a daily newspaper serving Ridgecrest, California, United States.

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History

In 1926, The Daily Independent was founded. In 2013, Gannett subsidiary Gatehouse Media, which owned the Independent, was awarded a contract to print The Rocketeer 2. The Rocketeer is a small newspaper whose focus is Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. [1] In 2021 The Daily Independent was bought by Mountain and Desert Media. [2]

References

  1. "DI awarded contract to print Rocketeer II". Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. Independent, Meris Lueck The Daily (October 22, 2021). "Welcomed changes to the Daily Independent". The Ridgecrest Daily Independent. Retrieved December 15, 2025.