Beresford Republic

Beresford Republic
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerNew Century Press
Founder(s)H.A. Stroud
Ira Linch
Fred Linch
EditorRiva Sharples
FoundedAugust 2, 1894
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersBeresford, South Dakota
Circulation1,187 (as of 2015)[1]
Websitetherepublic-online.com

The Beresford Republic is the weekly newspaper of Beresford, South Dakota.[2] The newspaper is published every Thursday.

During the school year, the Beresford High School newspaper, the Beresonian, is published as part of the Republic.

History

On August 2, 1894, the first edition of the Union County Republican was published in Elk Point, South Dakota, by H.A. Stroud and brothers Ira Linch and Fred Linch.[3][4] Later the Linch brothers sued Stroud seeking $213 in unpaid wages.[4] After a year, Alex Reynick acquired the paper and relocated it to Beresford. He then renamed it to the Union County Republic.[5]

In 1896, H.H. Sturges took over as editor,[6] and his younger brother, H. A. Sturges, became co-owner two years later.[7] H. A. Sturges published the paper for 27 years until 1925, when he sold it to Harold R. Carpenter.[8] In 1927, Carpenter bought the older Beresford News and merged it into the Republic, leaving the town with one newspaper.[9] In 1939, I.A. Nichols bought the Republic from Carpenter.[10] His wife Gail Nichols worked as publisher. In 1945, a fire destroyed the paper's printing plant.[11]

The Republic was acquired by Harvey E. Swennes in 1950,[12] father and son John and Bill Bross in 1955,[13] and Ed W. Sterns and R.T. Gebbie in 1959. Sterns owned the Inwood Herald and Gebbie owned the Hawarden Independent.[14] It was then acquired by Jack Nelson in 1964,[15] followed by Dwayne Straw and Douglas Hustrulid in 1978.[16] The Republic joined with four other local papers (Alcester Union, Centerville Journal, Lennox Independent and Sioux Valley News) to form a joint venture called Quad City Printing, Inc., in 1981.[17]

The Republic was acquired by M. Jill Sundstrom in 1990,[18] followed by Craig and Mary Steensland, who owned four other papers, in 1998.[19] The couple briefly suspended several papers, including the Republic, in 2005 due to competition from the Southeast South Dakota Star Advertiser.[20] In 2013, Mary Steensland died.[21] In 2023, the Alcester Union-Hudsonite was merged into the Republic to form the Alcester-Beresford-Hudson Republic.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 South Dakota Newspaper Directory". South Dakota Newspaper Association. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beresford Republic". sdna. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Notice". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. August 10, 1894. p. 1.
  4. 1 2 "Circuit Court. | What Has Transpired In Connection with the Court". Union County Courier. April 18, 1895. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Editor Reynick Re-Established | The Union County Republic Commences Publication at Beresford". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 19, 1895. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Notice". Canton Farmers Leader. November 27, 1896. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Notice". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. May 6, 1898. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Sturges Sells Beresford Republic After 27 Years; S.F. Man is Buyer". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. July 30, 1925. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Carpenter Buys Beresford News". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. January 6, 1927. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Boosts Carpenter". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 25, 1939. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "Weekly Burns at Beresford". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. January 29, 1945. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "New Publisher At Beresford". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. February 23, 1950. p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Sell Newspaper". Rapid City Journal. Associated Press. May 28, 1955. p. 11.
  14. ↑ "Inwood Publisher Buys Interest in Beresford Paper". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. January 22, 1959. p. 11.
  15. ↑ "Beresford Paper Sold". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. December 3, 1964. p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Beresford newspaper sold". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. May 5, 1978. p. 17.
  17. ↑ "Sioux Valley News Joins Area Publishers in Central Printing Plant". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. July 23, 1981. p. 1.
  18. ↑ "UNION | Beresford, Centerville newspapers are sold". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 12, 1990. p. 15.
  19. ↑ "Printers Inc. expands with paper purchase". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. April 14, 1998. p. 28.
  20. ↑ "Weekly papers fail to publish | Owners blame 'new competition'". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. June 27, 2005. p. 7.
  21. ↑ "Obituary | Mary Steensland". Sioux Valley News. Canton, South Dakota. March 28, 2013. p. 2.
  22. ↑ Hansen, Renae (September 7, 2023). "Welcome to the Alcester-Beresford-Hudson Republic!". Alcester-Beresford-Hudson Republic. p. 1.
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