Cedar County News

Cedar County News
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerNortheast Nebraska News
EditorRob Dump & Peggy Year
FoundedJanuary 1898
Headquarters102 W Main St., Hartington, Nebraska, United States
Circulation1,483[1]
OCLC number33396536
Websitehartington.net

Cedar County News is an American weekly newspaper serving Hartington, Nebraska and surrounding communities of Cedar County, Nebraska.[2] It is published on Wednesdays and has an estimated circulation of 1,483.

The Cedar County News is owned by Northeast Nebraska News and published and edited by Rob Dump and Peggy Year.[2][3][4]

History

The Cedar County News was founded on January 13, 1898 by Z.M. Baird.[5][6] In 1900, the paper was purchased by A.V. Parker.[7] The paper was later owned by Frank Kelley and his son George, who sold the paper in 1914.[8]

J. P. O'Furey purchased the Cedar County News in 1915 and he became president of the Nebraska Press Association in 1922.[9][10] In 1924, the paper received third place in a national community service contest by the National Editorial Association.[11] The News won the statewide award for best newspaper in 1925,[12] and the national award for best community newspaper in 1929.[13]

In 1934, while still under O'Furey, the News absorbed two local papers, the Wynot Tribune and the Obert Times.[6][14] O'Furey continued to publish the paper until his death in 1937.[15] O'Furey was posthumously inducted into the Nebraska Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2016. O'Furey's wife, L.M. O'Furey, continued owning and publishing the paper until 1940, when she sold the paper to Fred Zimmer.[16][17] Zimmer became president of Nebraska Press Association in 1950.[10] Zimmer sold the paper in 1963 to Jack Lough,[18] and later in 1965 died unexpectedly.[19]

Lough, who also owned the Albion News, sold Cedar County News in 1973 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Johnson.[20] The Johnsons sold the paper to James C. Kelly and son Thomas Kelly in 1979.[21]

Rob Dump and Peggy Year purchased the Cedar County News in 1992.[22] They bought three additional papers in 1996: the Laurel Advocate, the Randolph Times and the Osmond Republican. They later purchased the Coleridge Blade and the Wausa Gazette, forming a group of newspapers known as Northeast Nebraska News.

In 2017, Peggy Year became president of the Nebraska Press Association. During that time, she and Rob launched NewsFirst, an app/widget that aggregates news stories from across 16 Nebraska newspapers.[23] In 2023, Rob Dump was elected as president of the Nebraska Press Association.[24]

On October 1, 2025, after over 33 years at the helm, the couple turned the newspaper over their youngest son, Kellyn Dump, and his wife, Emily, were named co-publishers. Rob Dump and Peggy Year then moved to part-time status. Dump retains his title as editor, while Year continues to work as a copy editor and graphic designer.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska Newspaper Locator Map | Nebraska Press Association". November 21, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Cedar County News newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "USNPL". www.usnpl.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Area weekly newspapers fare well in statewide contest". The Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "New Hartington Paper". Sioux City Journal. January 5, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Humanities, National Endowment for the. "Cedar County news. [microfilm reel]". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cedar County News". Sioux City Journal. April 16, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Frank Kelley is Dead". The Nebraska State Journal. June 11, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ "J.P. O'Furey". Lincoln Journal Star. February 25, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "NPA Past Presidents | Nebraska Press Association". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Cedar County News is Given Third Place for Community Service". The Nebraska State Journal. May 26, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Make Awards for Best Newspapers". Lincoln Journal Star. February 21, 1925.
  13. ↑ "Wins Newspaper Award". The Nebraska State Journal. March 17, 1929.
  14. ↑ "Absorbs Two Papers". The Nebraska State Journal. January 4, 1934.
  15. ↑ "O'Furey Is Buried in Simple Church Rites". Beatrice Daily Sun. August 19, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Zimmer buys Hartington paper". Lincoln Journal Star. June 1, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Fred R. Zimmer, Sioux Falls, Buys Cedar County News". Sioux City Journal. June 1, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Patience Plea". The Lincoln Star. September 8, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Newspaper Publisher Fred Zimmer Dies". Sioux City Journal. April 12, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Hartington man will be partner in Albion News". The Columbus Telegram. February 23, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Hartington paper sold". Sioux City Journal. May 28, 1979. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  22. ↑ SCHNOOR, KELLY. "Working together, giving back". The Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Nebraska Newspapers Take a 'News First' Approach – Editor & Publisher". Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Local Publisher elected as Neb. Press Association VP". Cedar County News. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  25. ↑ "New publishers take over at Laurel Advocate". Cedar County News. October 1, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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