The Cowley Courier Traveler is a local newspaper published in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States.[3] It covers communities across Cowley County and is publishes a print edition mailed to readers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[4] The paper was formed in 2016 through the merger of The Winfield Daily Courier and The Arkansas City Traveler.[5] The Cowley Courier Traveler is a member of the Kansas Press Association.[6]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Winfield Publishing Company |
| Founder(s) | M. G. Mains |
| Publisher | David Allen Seaton[1] |
| Founded | 1870 (As The Arkansas City Traveler) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 200 E 5th Avenue Arkansas City, Kansas |
| Circulation | 3,561[2] |
| ISSN | 2473-8107 |
| OCLC number | 953100866 |
| Website | ctnewsonline |
History
editThe Arkansas City Traveler was founded in 1870 by M. G. Mains. It was named after a song of the same name and early issues had a fiddle below the masthead.[7] The newspaper was sold to Stauffer Communications in 1924,[8] which was acquired by Morris Communications in 1995.[9] Morris sold the paper to Winfield Publishing Company in 2001.[10]
The Winfield Courier was first published in Jan. 1, 1874 by Col. E.C. Manning. It was renamed to The Winfield Daily Courier in 1884.[11] The paper's owner bought The Arkansas City Traveler in 2001and merged the two together in 2016 to form The Cowley Courier Traveler.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Record Details". Kansas Press Association.
- ^ "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "The Cowley Courier Traveler (Arkansas City, Kan.) 2016-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Contact Us". The Cowley Courier Traveler. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ a b "Arkansas City, Winfield newspapers to merge". Kansas Press Association. June 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cowley Courier Traveler". Kansas Newspaper Directory. Kansas Press Association. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, Harold C. "Arkansas City, Kansas History". Kansas State History. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "The Howards Sell Paper". The Eureka Herald. 1924-03-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "History - Morris Communications". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Winfield firm buys Ark City paper". The Manhattan Mercury. 2001-08-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Seaton, Dave (2016-06-29). "The Winfield Daily Courier: A brief history". The Cowley Courier Traveler. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
External links
edit- Current The Cowley Courier Traveler official website
- Former The Arkansas City Traveler website archived on the Wayback Machine at archive.org
- Former The Winfield Daily Courier website archived on the Wayback Machine at archive.org