Daily News (Wahpeton)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forum Communications Company |
| Publisher | Tara Klostreich |
Managing editor | Carrie McDermot |
| Founded | 1886 (as the Dakota Globe) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 601 Dakota Avenue Wahpeton, North Dakota 58074 |
| City | Wahpeton |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,574 (as of 2024)[1] |
| OCLC number | 1565796 |
| Website | wahpetondailynews |
The Daily News (formally known was Wahpeton Daily News) is a newspaper published daily, except Monday and Saturday, in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. Its readers are the communities of Wahpeton and Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota.[2][3]
History
In 1886, the Troy brothers founded the Dakota Globe as a successor to the Wahpeton Mercury.[4] In 1887, Fred Falley and George Fritz acquired the paper.[5] In 1907, Falley purchased the Wahpeton Gazette and merged it with the Globe to form the Globe- Gazette. At that time Falley was publisher and Robert J. Hughes was business manager.[6] Falley died about seven months later.[7][8]
In 1921, Hughes disposed of the company to Richard M. Falley.[9] The paper was then renamed to the Wahpeton Globe.[10] In 1927, Elmour D. Lum, former owner of the Valley City Times-Record, purchased the Globe and Richland County Farmer for $30,000 and then merged the two to form the Farmer-Globe.[11]
In 1944, Lum died at age 73.[12] His two sons E. Donald Lum and D. Eldon Lum then managed the paper. In 1967, James Stuart bought the Farmer-Globe from the Lum brothers. Robert D. "Bob Collins was named publisher.[13] In 1968, Stuart acquired the Breckenridge Valley Alert.[14] In 1971, Stuart merged the Valley Alert and the Farmer-Globe to form the Wahpeton Daily News.[15] In 1972, Wick Communications acquired the paper.[16] In 1985, former co-publisher E. Donald Lum was inducted into the North Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame.[17] In 2026, Wick sold the Daily News to Forum Communications Company.[18]
See also
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Daily Newspaper list" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ "About The daily news. [volume] (Breckenridge, Minn.) 1971-current". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ↑ "The Dakota Globe". Fargo Daily Argus. October 9, 1886. p. 2.
- ↑ "Local News". Lancaster Teller. May 26, 1887. p. 5.
- ↑ "Papers Consolidated | Wahpeton Globe and Wahpeton Gazette Will Be One Publication in the Future". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. May 31, 1907. p. 12.
- ↑ "Fred Falley Died In Minneapolis". Grand Forks Herald. December 28, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ "Fred Falley Dead". The Bismarck Tribune. December 28, 1907. p. 5.
- ↑ "Wahpeton Globe-Gazette Sold; To Be Incorporated". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. August 16, 1921. p. 4.
- ↑ "Wahpeton Globe Is New Name Of Old Newspaper". The Bismarck Tribune. August 16, 1921. p. 6.
- ↑ "2 Wahpeton Papers Sold". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. August 8, 1927. p. 1.
- ↑ "E.D. Lum, Publisher At Wahpeton, Dies". Grand Forks Herald. October 8, 1944. p. 19.
- ↑ "Wahpeton Paper Sold to Nebraska Company". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. July 29, 1967. p. 3.
- ↑ "Breckenridge Newspaper Changes Hands". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. April 19, 1968. p. 7.
- ↑ "New Newspaper Formed From 2". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. October 15, 1971. p. 14.
- ↑ "Wahpeton Daily News Has New Owners". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. Associated Press. September 2, 1972. p. 7.
- ↑ "Newspaper group announces Bismarck convention schedule". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. April 23, 1985. p. 5.
- ↑ "Forum Communications purchases 7 newspapers, including one in MN". West Central Tribune. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.