Olney Daily Mail
| Type | OCLC number 13344059 | |
|---|---|---|
| Website | olneydailymail.com |
The Olney Daily Mail is an American
daily newspaper published in Olney, Illinois, and covering Richland County.[3] The newspaper does not publish a Sunday edition.[3] The current title began publication in 1910, at which time it supplanted or absorbed parts of four other newspapers.[3] As of September 1999[update], the paper had a circulation of 4,330.[4]
In 1998, then owner
Liberty Group Publishing.[4][7] Liberty Group Publishing was subsequently sold in 2005 to Fortress Investment Group and renamed to GateHouse Media.[6]
Among newspapers noted as predecessors to the Daily Mail is Olney Times, which was published weekly on Fridays and began circulation c. 1856.[3][8] In November 1857, a note to readers of the Olney Republican indicated that they would henceforth receive Olney Times instead, indicating the termination of the former periodical.[9] The slogan for Olney Times was "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty."[8]
References
- ^ Akouris, Tina (February 3, 2006). "Johnson makes Olney place to be". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "Olney Daily Mail". Olney Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "About The Olney daily mail. (Olney, Ill.) 1910-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ OCLC 606535291. Retrieved July 10, 2015 – via Internet Archive (preview).
- ^ Staff (November 25, 1997). "Tycoon Selling Papers". The Herald-News. Joliet, Illinois. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Staff (May 16, 2005). "Liberty sold to another investment firm". NewsInc. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
