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The '''''Courtland Journal''''' is a local [[newspaper]] in [[Courtland, Kansas]]. It is published weekly on Thursdays and reports a circulation of 548.<ref>{{Cite web |
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| caption = ''Irrigation in the heart of the nation'' |
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| work = Kansas Newspaper Directory |
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| type = [[Weekly newspaper]] |
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| publisher = Kansas Press Association |
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| format = 7 column |
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| url = http://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=533 |
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| foundation = 1903 (as ''The Comet'') |
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| accessdate = April 11, 2014}}</ref> |
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| owners = Colleen Mainquist |
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| headquarters = 420 Main Street<br />[[Courtland, Kansas|Courtland]], [[Kansas|KS]] 66939-0318<br />[[United States|USA]] |
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| editor = Colleen Mainquist |
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| publisher = Colleen Mainquist |
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| circulation = 466 |
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The '''''Courtland Journal''''' is a local [[newspaper]] in [[Courtland, Kansas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85029632//|title=About The Courtland Journal|accessdate=May 24, 2018|publisher=National Endowment for the Humanities}}</ref> It is published weekly on Thursdays and reports a circulation of 466.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record Details {{!}} Kansas Press Association |url=https://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=77666 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=kspress.com}}</ref> The paper was started under the name ''The Comet'' in 1903. It was sold to Francis Borin in 1915 and moved to Courtland where it was renamed ''The Courtland Journal''. It has published continuously ever since.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republiccountykansas.com/page/business-directory.html/1585/|publisher=Republic County, Kansas|title=Business Directory (Courtland Journal)|accessdate=April 12, 2014}}</ref> |
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In the early years of the paper, it was not uncommon for the paper to publish local church information including sermon topics.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3lcR2hrI6IC&q=%22The+Courtland+Journal%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA190|title=Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America's Heartland|first=Robert|last=Wuthnow|accessdate=April 12, 2014|page=190|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=November 14, 2011|isbn=9780691150550|location=Princeton, New Jersey|quote=Courtland's churches were as pivotal to the community's local identity as its ethnic heritage was. The Courtland Journal carried church announcements on its front page as well as listings of sermon topics and paragraphs by each of the town's ministers giving a précis of the sermon's content or a short meditation.}}</ref> The paper also published multiple articles of historical value according to the Kansas State Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/publicat/khq/1961/1961spring_press.pdf|publisher=[[Kansas Historical Society|Kansas State Historical Society]]|accessdate=April 12, 2014|title=Kansas History as Published in the Press|page=155}}</ref> At times, articles and letters to the editor are reprinted in other papers such as the [[Belleville Telescope]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebellevilletelescope.com/sites/default/files/September%2019,%202013%20Pages_A%20Section_0.pdf|publisher=[[Belleville Telescope]]|accessdate=April 13, 2014|title=Courtland's 'gate keepers' make woman consider county for new home|first=Kate Guerriero|last=Benz|date=September 19, 2013}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listCOJ.htm The Courtland Journal], online archives |
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[[Category:Newspapers published in Kansas]] |
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[[Category:Republic County, Kansas]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 30 May 2023
 Irrigation in the heart of the nation | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | 7 column |
| Owner(s) | Colleen Mainquist |
| Publisher | Colleen Mainquist |
| Editor | Colleen Mainquist |
| Founded | 1903 (as The Comet) |
| Headquarters | 420 Main Street Courtland, KS 66939-0318 USA |
| Circulation | 466 |
The Courtland Journal is a local newspaper in Courtland, Kansas.[1] It is published weekly on Thursdays and reports a circulation of 466.[2] The paper was started under the name The Comet in 1903. It was sold to Francis Borin in 1915 and moved to Courtland where it was renamed The Courtland Journal. It has published continuously ever since.[3]
In the early years of the paper, it was not uncommon for the paper to publish local church information including sermon topics.[4] The paper also published multiple articles of historical value according to the Kansas State Historical Society.[5] At times, articles and letters to the editor are reprinted in other papers such as the Belleville Telescope.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "About The Courtland Journal". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Record Details | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Business Directory (Courtland Journal)". Republic County, Kansas. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Wuthnow, Robert (November 14, 2011). Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America's Heartland. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780691150550. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
Courtland's churches were as pivotal to the community's local identity as its ethnic heritage was. The Courtland Journal carried church announcements on its front page as well as listings of sermon topics and paragraphs by each of the town's ministers giving a précis of the sermon's content or a short meditation.
- ^ "Kansas History as Published in the Press" (PDF). Kansas State Historical Society. p. 155. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Benz, Kate Guerriero (September 19, 2013). "Courtland's 'gate keepers' make woman consider county for new home" (PDF). Belleville Telescope. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Courtland Journal, online archives
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