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==History==
==History==
'''''The 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Harold C. |title=Arkansas City, Kansas History |url=https://www.kspatriot.org/index.php/articles/56-kansas-local-history/338-ark-city-history.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Kansas State History |language=en-gb}}</ref> The newspaper was sold to [[Stauffer Communications]] in 1924,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1924-03-06 |title=The Howards Sell Paper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eureka-herald-the-howards-sell-paper/152190023/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Eureka Herald |pages=1}}</ref> which was acquired by [[Morris Communications]] in 1995.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History - Morris Communications |url=http://www.morris.com/content/history |access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> Morris sold the paper to Winfield Publishing Company in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-08-30 |title=Winfield firm buys Ark City paper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury-winfield-firm-buys/152190323/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Manhattan Mercury |pages=8}}</ref>
'''''The 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Harold C. |title=Arkansas City, Kansas History |url=https://www.kspatriot.org/index.php/articles/56-kansas-local-history/338-ark-city-history.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Kansas State History |language=en-gb}}</ref> The newspaper was sold to [[Stauffer Communications]] in 1924,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1924-03-06 |title=The Howards Sell Paper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eureka-herald-the-howards-sell-paper/152190023/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Eureka Herald |pages=1}}</ref> which was acquired by [[Morris Communications]] in 1995.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History - Morris Communications |url=http://www.morris.com/content/history |access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> Morris sold the paper to Winfield Publishing Company in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-08-30 |title=Winfield firm buys Ark City paper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury-winfield-firm-buys/152190323/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Manhattan Mercury |pages=8}}</ref>
[[File:Winfield Daily Courier.png|Windfield Courier masthead, cirxa 2014|thumb|right]]

''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seaton |first=Dave |date=2016-06-29 |title=The Winfield Daily Courier: A brief history |url=https://www.ctnewsonline.com/news/article_68f5a9aa-3e6d-11e6-a989-0be2936c7dad.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Cowley Courier Traveler |language=en}}</ref> The paper's owner bought ''The Arkansas City Traveler'' in 2001and merged the two together in 2016 to form ''The Cowley Courier Traveler''.<ref name=":0" />
''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seaton |first=Dave |date=2016-06-29 |title=The Winfield Daily Courier: A brief history |url=https://www.ctnewsonline.com/news/article_68f5a9aa-3e6d-11e6-a989-0be2936c7dad.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Cowley Courier Traveler |language=en}}</ref> The paper's owner bought ''The Arkansas City Traveler'' in 2001and merged the two together in 2016 to form ''The Cowley Courier Traveler''.<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:00, 31 July 2024

The Cowley Courier Traveler
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Winfield Publishing Company
Founder(s)M. G. Mains
PublisherDavid Allen Seaton[1]
Founded1870 (As The Arkansas City Traveler)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters200 E 5th Avenue
Arkansas City, Kansas
Circulation3,561[2]
ISSN2473-8107
OCLC number953100866
Websitectnewsonline.com

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]

History

The 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]

Windfield Courier masthead, cirxa 2014

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

References

  1. ^ "Record Details". Kansas Press Association.
  2. ^ "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. ^ "The Cowley Courier Traveler (Arkansas City, Kan.) 2016-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". The Cowley Courier Traveler. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Cowley Courier Traveler". Kansas Newspaper Directory. Kansas Press Association. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ Evans, Harold C. "Arkansas City, Kansas History". Kansas State History. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  8. ^ "The Howards Sell Paper". The Eureka Herald. 1924-03-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  9. ^ "History - Morris Communications". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Winfield firm buys Ark City paper". The Manhattan Mercury. 2001-08-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  11. ^ Seaton, Dave (2016-06-29). "The Winfield Daily Courier: A brief history". The Cowley Courier Traveler. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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