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Newspapers in Wilson County

Newspapers in Wilson County
There have been many newspapers printed in Wilson County since the county was established in 1855.  These included dailies, weeklies, and bi-weeklies. As towns came and went, some newspapers lasted only a few years and some endured for quite some time. 

This is a list of Wilson County newspapers, many of which can be found on the Newspapers.com website:
NOTE:  This may not be all newspapers published in the county, or all years that each were published.
Altoona:
Altoona Advocate     1886-1887
Altoona Journal     1887-1903
The Altoona Mirror     1903-1908
Altoona Tribune     1905-1977
Record-Times     1963-1966
Benedict:
The Benedict Courier     1899-1902
The Benedict Echo     1886-1890
Buffalo:
The Buffalo Advocate     1888-1916
The Buffalo Blade     1916-1937
The Buffalo Clipper     1887
Buffalo Enterprise     1938-1945
Buffalo Express     1888
Coyville:
The Coyville Press     1887-1888
The Coyville Star     1897-1898
Fredonia:
The Alliance Herald     1891-1901
Amicus Life-Line     1891-1892
The Fair Citizen     1989-1900
The Fredonia Chronicle     1885-1888
Fredonia Daily Citizen     1923
The Fredonia Daily Herald     1904-1923
Fredonia Democrat     1882-1890
Fredonia Herald      1903-1914
The Fredonia Tribune     1878-1879
Fredonia Times     1883-1885
The Fredonia Weekly Herald     1901-1923
Wilson County Citizen     1873-present
Wilson County Sun     1891-1905
Wilson County Teacher     1885-1886
Guilford:
The Guilford Citizen     1870
Lafontaine:
The Banner     1907-1913
The Lafontaine Spy     1887-1889
Neodesha:
The Booster     1916-1921
Evening Register     1897-1989
The Neodesha Citizen     1870-1872
The Neodesha Daily Sun     1896-1923
Neodesha Daily Register     1902-1905
Neodesha Free Press     1876-1883
Neodesha Gazette     1881-1882
Neodesha Independent     1887-1889
The Neodesha News     1942-1951
Neodesha Register     1883-1978
Prohibitionist     1881-1882
Real Estate Journal     1884
The Student     1894-1896
New Albany:
The Country School Champion     1898-1901
The Kansas X-Ray     1897-1918
Maple Grove School Visitor     1897-1898
John S. Gilmore  established one of the earliest newspapers, first as The Guilford Citizen in 1870, then the Neodesha Citizen, and finally the Wilson County Citizen, published in Fredonia.  In 1961 The Gilmore family sold the Citizen to Joseph and Rita Relph and the Relph family continues to operate the paper.
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In 1973, to celebrate the journalistic accomplishments of John S. Gilmore, the Wilson County Citizen published an account of his life and career, complete with excerpts from his personal diaries.  Click on the button below to read the article.
John S. Gilmore Article
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  • Location
  • SEK Museum Alliance
  • History of Wilson County
    • A.Bauer & Sons Harness & Saddlery
    • Buffville
    • Buxton
    • Camp Cauble
    • Census Documents
    • The Christmas Pageant - Fredonia
    • Dr. James R Willits
    • Fair & Rodeo
    • Fort Row
    • Fredonia Business College
    • Fredonia Canning Co.
    • Fredonia High School
    • Homecoming - A Fredonia Tradition
    • New Albany
    • Newspapers in Wilson County
    • Otto Mill Building
    • Railroads of Wilson County
    • Swimming Pool, Fredonia