Howard Publications was a family-owned company of

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s in the United States. It owned 16 daily newspapers when it sold to

Lee Enterprises Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 72 daily newspapers in 25 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...

for $694 million in 2002. Robert S. Howard founded the company in 1961.York, Tom (2 December 2019)
Special Report: Wealthiest San Diegans
''San Diego Business Journal'' (paywall) ("Robert S. Howard was for many years a North County newspaper publishing magnate. He founde
Howard Publication
in 1961 and built it into a chain of 19 dailies including the North County Times...") As of early 1972, group owned nine daily newspapers.(31 May 1972)
Corning Leader Sold to Howard Publications
''Elmira Star-Gazette'', p. 9 (paywall)

announced that it would acquire the company on February 12, 2002, for $694 million, with a closing later that year.(13 February 2002)
Lee Newspapers to buy Howard Publications
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The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news. Founded in 1837, the newspaper was owned by Tribune Publi ...

'' At the time of the sale, Howard employed 2,400 people, and its papers had a total daily circulation of 479,000.

List of previously owned newspapers

* ''

North County Times The ''North County Times'' was a local newspaper in San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of U ...

'' (

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; later sold and merged into ''

The San Diego Union-Tribune ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' and ...

'') * ''The Times'' of Northwest Indiana (

Munster, Indiana Munster is a suburban town in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to the ...

)(acquired May 1962)(21 June 1981)
The Times: 75 Years of Progress
''The Times'', p. BB-3 (paywall) * ''

Sioux City Journal The ''Sioux City Journal'' is the daily newspaper and website of Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1864, the publication now covers northwestern Iowa and portions of Nebraska and South Dakota. The Journal has won numerous state, regional and nation ...

'' (

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa, Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, fo ...

) (one half-ownership acquired in 1972) * '' Waterloo Courier'' (

Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the List of cities in Iowa, eighth-most populous city in the st ...

) * ''

The Post-Star ''The Post-Star'' is a daily newspaper in Glens Falls, New York. It serves the counties of Warren, Washington and Saratoga in New York State including the cities of Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs. The newspaper competes with '' The Saratogi ...

'' (

Glen Falls, New York Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls ref ...

) (acquired January 1971)(30 December 1970)
Glen Falls Newspapers Have Been Purchased By Howard Publications, Oceanside, Calif; Carl M. Davidson Has Been Named Publisher
''The Post-Star'', p.1 (paywall) * ''

Casper Star-Tribune The ''Casper Star-Tribune'' is a newspaper published in Casper, Wyoming, with statewide influence and readership. It is Wyoming's largest print newspaper, with a daily circulation of 23,760 and a Sunday circulation of 21,041. The ''Star-Tribune' ...

'' (

Casper, Wyoming Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the List of municipalities in Wyoming, second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of th ...

) * '' Times-News'' (

Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat of and the largest city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.

) (acquired April 1968)(2 April 1968)
Indiana Firm Buys Paper In Twin Falls
'' The Idaho Daily Statesman'', p. 1 (paywall) * '' The Daily News'' (

Longview, Washington Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, Cowlitz County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longvie ...

) * ''

The Times and Democrat ''The Times and Democrat'' is a daily newspaper in Orangeburg, South Carolina. ''The Times and Democrat'' is owned by Lee Enterprises, a company based in Davenport, Iowa. History and origins ''The Times and Democrat'' traces its history to the ...

'' (

Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as ''The Burg'', is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2020 United Stat ...

) * '' The Sentinel'' (

Carlisle, Pennsylvania Carlisle is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 United States census ...

) * ''

The Journal Standard ''The Journal Standard'' is an American daily newspaper published Monday through Saturday in Freeport, Illinois, by Gannett for readers in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle Ogle may refer to: Places * Ogle County, Illinois, United States * Origina ...

'' (

Freeport, Illinois Freeport is the largest city in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,973 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and the mayor of Freeport is Jodi Miller, elected in 2017. Freeport is k ...

; now owned by

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) * '' The Leader'' (

Corning, New York Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,551 at the 2020 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company th ...

; now owned by GateHouse Media) * '' The Citizen'' (

Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...

) * ''Journal Gazette'' (

Mattoon, Illinois Mattoon ( ) is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston, Illinois, Charleston. Both are principal cit ...

) * '' The Ledger Independent'' (

Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a "Home rule in the United States, home rule" class city in Mason County, Kentucky, Mason County, Kentucky, United States, and is the county seat of Mason County. The population was 8,873 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...

) * '' Times-Courier'' (

Charleston, Illinois Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon, Illinois, Ma ...

) * '' The Vidette Messenger'' (

Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso ( ), colloquially Valpo, is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. History The site of present-day Valparaiso ...

; merged into ''The Times'' of Northwest Indiana, and renamed The Vidette Times) * ''

Escondido Times-Advocate The ''Daily Times-Advocate'', also called the ''Escondido Times-Advocate'', was a daily newspaper published in Escondido, California. It was founded in 1909 and ceased publication as a separate title in 1995. History ''The Daily Times-Advocate'' ...

'' (merged into the ''North County Times'') * ''North County Blade-Citizen'' (acquired ''Oceanside Blade-Tribune'' (circulation approx. 10,500) in 1967,(30 March 1967
Blade-Tribune sale confirmed by Braden
''

Daily Times-Advocate The ''Daily Times-Advocate'', also called the ''Escondido Times-Advocate'', was a daily newspaper published in Escondido, California. It was founded in 1909 and ceased publication as a separate title in 1995. History ''The Daily Times-Advocate'' ...

'', p. 1 (paywall) then acquired '' San Dieguito Citizen'' in 1979; merged the two into ''Blade-Citizen'' in 1989, which in turn merged into ''North County Times'' in 1995)(2 December 1995)
103-year paper sees new era
''North County Blade Citizen'', p. 1 (paywall) * ''

Pharos-Tribune The ''Pharos-Tribune'' is a Monday through Saturday (Weekend Edition) morning newspaper based in Logansport, Indiana, covering Cass County, Indiana. The newspaper and its commercial printing facility in Logansport's Industrial Park are owned by ...

'' (

Logansport, Indiana Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,366 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana at the junction of the Wabash River, Wabash an ...

) (Acquired 1966, sold to

Thomson Corporation Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organization and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to form Thomson Reut ...

around 1995 in exchange for '' Vidette Messenger'') * ''San Clemente Sun-Post'' (

San Clemente, California San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement" ) is a coastal city in southern Orange County, California, United States. It was named in 1925 after the Spanish colonial island (which was named after a Pope from the first century). Located in the ...

)Weber, Jonathan (3 November 1989)
Shoppers, Weekly Papers Battle for Ad Dollars
''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...

'' ("Howard Publishing Group, which owns the daily San Clemente Sun-Post and several small dailies outside the county")(then acquired by ''

The Orange County Register ''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...

'' in 1993)(13 June 1993)
Register, San Clemente paper link up
p. 10 (paywall)

References

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