''The Fontanelle Observer'' is an American
weekly newspaper
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focused on the news of
Fontanelle, Iowa
Fontanelle is a city in Summerset Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States. The population was 676 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
Fontanelle was platted in 1855, by New York state native James C. Gibbs (18 ...
. It was founded in 1863 by the Gow brothers (which included James M. Gow).
[''History of Adair County, Iowa, and its People'' (1915)] Its news is partly digitized via the website of the ''
Creston News Advertiser
The ''Creston News Advertiser'' is a daily newspaper in Creston, Iowa, United States.
History
The newspaper was started by Frank B. Thayer and Joel R. Hill, a Kansas City banker, in 1928 as a result of the merger of two newspapers, the ''Cres ...
''.
History
The newspaper passed to
Indiana
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native Manley Albert Rany (1857–1914) in 1881. During his ownership, Will Pruitt also ran the paper under lease for a few years.
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William H. McClure became its owner and publisher in 1894, remaining in the role until 1915.
The newspaper was originally known as ''The Fontanelle Observer'' (1863–1883), then ''Fontanelle Weekly Observer'' (1883–1885), ''Fontanelle Observer'' (1885–1893) and ''The Observer'' (1893–1904).]["About The Fontanelle observer"]
- Library of Congress
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It has since reverted to its original name.
A fire destroyed the newspaper's office in early 1913. William H. McClure was forced to use the presses of the ''Greenfield Transcript'' and the ''Adair News''. The architect of today's incarnation, in 1918,[ was Ray Williamson of Creston. It is constructed of brick, hollow tile and cut stone with a floor space of by .
The newspaper celebrated its centenary on December 5, 1963.][
In 2017, ]Shaw Media
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purchased ''The Fontanelle Observer'' and ''Adair County Free Press.''
Editors and publishers
The newspaper's editors and publishers between 1904 and 1920:[
*William H. McClure, April 14, 1904 to August 12, 1915
*William H. McClure and Sons, August 19, 1915 to March 20, 1919
*Don D. McClure, March 27, 1919 to December 30, 1920
]
Online
Content for ''The Fontanelle Observer'' appears on the website of the ''Creston News Advertiser'', which is owned by Shaw Media
Shaw Media, Inc. was the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. It owned the Global Television Network, which broadcasts nationally via 13 television stations, as well as 19 specialty channels including Slice (TV channel), Slice ...
.
References
External links
''The Fontanelle Observer'' page at CrestonNews.com''The Fontanelle Observer''s Facebook page
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Newspapers published in Iowa
Newspapers established in 1863
1863 establishments in Iowa