Falls City Journal

The Falls City Journal is a newspaper serving Falls City, Nebraska and nearby communities.

Falls City Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Richard L. Halbert
Founded1868
CityFalls City, Nebraska
Websitefcjournal.net

History

The Journal began as the Nemaha Valley Journal in 1868.[1][2] It replaced an earlier newspaper known as the Broadaxe.[2] It changed its name to the Falls City Globe-Journal in 1875, after merging with the Falls City Little Globe, and adopted its current name ("Falls City Journal") in 1882.[3] By this point, it was a daily newspaper, and remained so throughout much of the 20th century. However, it changed from a daily newspaper to a semiweekly newspaper in 1994,[3] and launched a web edition in 2010.[4]

Early publishers of the Journal included former Nebraska state senator Theodore Pepoon, who owned and operated the paper from 1881 to 1885.[5] Under Pepoon, the paper was known for its promotion of Radical Republican politics.

The Falls City Journal was sold to Richard L. Halbert on September 1, 2017.[6]

References
  1. "About Nemaha Valley journal [microform]. (Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.) 1868-1875". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. "Historic Falls City". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. "About The Falls City journal. (Falls City, Neb.) 1882-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. "View Here the Falls City Journal". Falls City, Nebraska. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. "Hon. Theodore W. Pepoon". Biographical Album of Johnson & Pawnee Counties, Nebraska. Chapman Bros. 1888. p. 607.
  6. World, Hiawatha. "Falls City Journal sold". Hiawatha World Online. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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