Publishers since the paper’s inception include: John R. McCormick, Albert S. Ford, W.S. Harden, George Chase, John Adams, Will Holbein, J.R. Leonard, C.O. Walker, H.H. Peters, Horace Lennox, Seth Thornton and Hillyer & Scadden. Rachel Waldrath became the owner in 1925, and remained the owner/publisher, using handset type until 1946, when she began using a linotype machine. Mrs. Waldrath sold the paper at age 90 in 1969 to Robert V. Lundgren. Lundgren sold to Chuck Cecil in 1985, with Chris and Linda Schumacher purchasing the paper in 1991. The newspaper was operated by the Schumacher’s until Chris’ death in 2012. Linda continued to run the paper until their purchase by Ken Reiste in 2016.
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