Corydon Democrat

The Corydon Democrat is in Corydon, Indiana, Harrison County, United States of America and has approximately 6,250 copies in circulation.[1] This community newspaper is published every Wednesday[2] by the O’Bannon Publishing Company, family owned since 1963.[3] Frank O'Bannon served as the 47th Governor of Indiana and worked for this family newspaper, the Corydon Democrat. He also served the Corydon community as chairman of the O’Bannon Publishing Company before taking the political stage.[4] The Corydon Democrat is in Indiana’s first state capitol.[5] According to Outdoor Indiana, “The Battle of Corydon” was the only Civil War Battle fought on Indiana soil. It was reported by editor Simeon K. Wolfe in the July 14, 1863 edition of the Corydon Weekly Democrat.[6] The Corydon Democrat holds the historical record for the Harrison County Fair, specified by the Harrison County Fair Office. This fair has been held for over 150 years, since 1860, making it the oldest county fair in the state of Indiana to be continuously held in the same location, the Harrison County Fairgrounds.[7]

The Corydon Democrat
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)O'Bannon Publishing Company Inc.
Founder(s)Simeon K. Wolfe
PublisherPaxton Media Group
PresidentJamie Paxton
EditorMorgan Jemtrud
Founded1856 (1856)
Political alignmentDemocratic
LanguageEnglish
CityCorydon, IN
CountryUnited States of America
Circulation6,250 copies
ReadershipCorydon, IN
OCLC number11010941
Websitehttp://www.corydondemocrat.com/

Awards

The newspaper is a sixteen time "Blue Ribbon Award" winner in editing by the Hoosier State Press Association in the non-daily division. This award evaluates the overall editorial quality of the newspaper.[8]

References
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  2. "The Corydon Democrat". www.corydondemocrat.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. Miller, John W. (1982). Indiana Newspaper Bibliography. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society.
  4. "IndyStar: Indianapolis Star, Indiana news, breaking news and sports". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  5. "Town of Corydon Indiana | Corydon Indiana". Town of Corydon Indiana. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. "METSNavigator". webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. "History of the Harriosn County Fair | Corydon, Indiana". www.harrisoncountyfair.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  8. "Blue Ribbon Newspapers". www.hspa.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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