The ''Capital Journal'' is a

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Pierre, South Dakota Pierre ( ; lkt, Čhúŋkaške, lit=fort) is the capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the seat of Hughes County. The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the second-least populous US state capital after Montpelier ...

, founded in 1881. It serves the

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of Pierre and the surrounding region, including Fort Pierre. As of December 2012, it reported a daily circulation of 10,750, with new issues published Monday through Friday (except

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and

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). It has been the official printed record of Hughes and Stanley counties in South Dakota since the year of its founding. The paper was purchased by

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-based Wick Communications in 2005. The paper's publisher is Jeffrey Hartley. ''

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'' columnist Marilyn Hagerty began her journalism career with the paper while still in high school.

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* {{SouthDakota-newspaper-stub 1881 establishments in Dakota Territory Newspapers published in South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota Publications established in 1881 Wick Communications publications