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Initiated by Gilbert M. Hitchcock, a lawyer, and four other business partners, they decided to produce an independent newspaper. Thus, Omaha World Herald was founded on August 24, 1885. The paper struggled financially in its starting years but Hitchcock paid $30,000 for their competitor Morning Herald and on July 15, 1889, the combined Omaha World-Herald started to hit. Now you can avail of their digital subscription for $0.99 for one month and renew at $9.95 per month.

Aside from producing daily newspapers, the Lincoln Journal Star also publishes several niche publications, manages several websites and has a commercial printing and direct mail operation. Currently, their main website has an average of 600,000 visits per month and reaches about 75% of readers in a week. The subscription for the Lincoln Journal Star is $40 for 13 weeks.

The Kearney Hub Newspaper was founded in 1888 and until now it still continues to provide award-winning local news for South Central Nebraska.  Aside from the Newspaper, they also publish a glossy magazine called “Discover Kearney”, published three times a year and is produced for entertainment and tourism information. The name “hub” is a symbolic name for their company as it produces newspapers and a line-up of information including their website.

Maggie Eberhart and Seth Mobley founded the Platte Valley Independent in 1869. On July 2, 1870, Eberhart moved the Independent to Grand Island and started publishing on that same day. Eventually, in 1885, the newspaper’s name was changed to Grand Island Daily Independent. But in the year 1989, the “Daily” was dropped leaving the newspaper with its present name. The Independent is published seven days a week except on Christmas Day. Now, the newspaper is owned by the Omaha World-Herald Co.

The Star-Herald is also known as Scottsbluff Star-Herald. This newspaper had its beginning in two separate newspapers, Scottsbluff and Mitchell Star respectively. The Mitchell Star’s publication was moved to Scottsbluff and was renamed the Scottsbluff Star in 1907. Later on, both the Herald and Star were purchased by Asa Wood, the owner of the Gering Courier, and Harry Wisner. It was then consolidated into a single newspaper under the name Star-Herald.

The Norfolk Daily News is owned and managed by an individual family, the Huse family. It was founded in 1887 and was published as a daily newspaper on May 1 in the same year. A year later it was purchased by the Huse family and has around 15,000 circulations. As of now, aside from the daily newspaper, the Huse family also started three radio stations in the area.

110 years in the publication, the Hastings Tribune survived both different kinds of calamities. The Independent-Tribune was purchased by Adam Breede and changed to its present name. The paper was published weekly until it became a daily publication on October 2, 1905. Today, the Hastings Tribune was the first in Nebraska to be made available on the internet.

For 138 years, The North Platte Telegraph has been the trusted source of local news to the community with integrity and quality. The paper has reached about 222,000 readers and subscribers and the number still goes on. Aside from the paper, they also bring news through their website and mobile app where readers can view it anywhere and anytime they want.

Founded on July 24, 1868 by J.N. Haynes. In 1966, it was purchased by the Speidel Newspapers. Through its merger with Speidel, Gannett Co. acquired the paper in 1977. However, in 1989 Gannett sold the Tribune to Hometown Communications. The paper was later acquired by the Independent Media Group. In 2000, Lee Enterprises bought the Tribune from IMG. The paper received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for “The Gentleman from Nebraska” in 1931.

Vincent Laboy, the publisher of Columbus Telegram, also publishes the Fremont Tribune. The market area for the newspaper consists of 24,000 households in seven counties in east-central Nebraska.  The subscription rate for the paper is $25 per month. The Telegram Advantage, a weekly supplement, is delivered to both its subscribers and non-subscribers.