KPC Media Group Inc. is an American privately owned printer and publisher of daily and weekly

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s, based in

Kendallville, Indiana Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 9,862 at the 2010 census. History Kendallville was laid out in 1849. The city was named for Amos Kendall, 8th United States Postmaster Gene ...

. It was founded in 1911 as Kendallville Publishing Company Inc. by the owners of two competing newspapers in Kendallville, when they merged into '' The News Sun''. Starting in the 1970s, the company extended its reach to other northeastern Indiana locations, and now owns two other

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s and several weeklies and monthlies in the area.

History

The ''Daily Sun'' and ''Daily News'' in Kendallville merged in 1911 after having competed as daily newspapers for five years, and as weekly newspapers for decades. The ''Sun'' traced its history back to the ''Noble County Journal'' (founded ); the ''Weekly News'' began in 1877. The two newspapers' publishers, O.E. Michaelis and George W. Baxter, established Kendallville Publishing Company Inc. to run the new '' Kendallville News-Sun''. They established offices on North Main Street in Kendallville, in the same building where KPC Media Group remains headquartered today, more than 100 years later. Baxter and Michaelis sold the newspaper to Charles O. Merica in 1913; his wife Alice Merica inherited it in 1918 and remained publisher until her death on January 25, 1969, at age 103. She was the oldest newspaper publisher in the United States. George O. Witwer, publisher from 1969 to 2001, oversaw the company's expansion outside Kendallville, purchasing in December 1971 ''

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'' of

Auburn, Indiana Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,820 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park (1811–1868), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics. H ...

, a newspaper that has served

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since 1871 (since 1913 as a daily). In the 21st century, KPC converted the newspaper to morning publication, seven days a week, and it is now called ''The Star''. In May 1975, the company bought ''The Advance Leader'' of

Noble County, Indiana Noble County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 47,457. The county seat is Albion. The county is divided into 13 townships which provide local services. Noble County comprises the K ...

, a weekly newspaper with its roots in the ''Cromwell Advance'' (1912) and ''Ligonier Leader'' (1880). Around the turn of the 21st century, the company bought two more properties in adjoining markets, ''The Garrett Clipper'' in southern DeKalb County, founded in 1885 and integrated into KPC October 1, 1999, and '' The Herald Republican'' of

Angola, Indiana Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County. Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore on June 28, 1838 ...

in August 2001. ''The Herald Republican'', a semiweekly newspaper at the time KPC bought it, had been formed by Home News Enterprises in 1982 by combining two competing weeklies, the ''Angola Herald'' (1876) and ''Steuben Republican'' (1857). KPC converted it into a daily newspaper September 12, 2001. Under current CEO Terry G. Housholder, the company has established a footprint in the city of

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, both through acquisitions and startups. In early 2005 it established ''Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly'', a business journal for a 15-county region surrounding Fort Wayne, and ''Greater Fort Wayne Family'', a monthly magazine. In 2006, it purchased Times Community Publications, a chain of free-distribution monthly newspapers covering Fort Wayne and other Allen County communities. KPC also bought ''The Butler Bulletin'', a weekly in eastern DeKalb County, in 2005. Also in 2005, the company officially changed its name to KPC Media Group Inc. to reflect its expansion beyond Kendallville. In addition to serving as an abbreviation of its former name, the company has said that KPC stands for "Keeping People Connected". In 2019, KPC transitioned several of its free monthly publications in Allen County to weekly newspapers, expanding its reach further into the Fort Wayne metro area.

Holdings

The company operates presses in Kendallville, offering commercial printing services in addition to printing KPC's own newspapers. It also has editorial and business offices in Auburn, Angola and Fort Wayne. KPC's newspapers and magazines, all of which are located in northeastern Indiana, are: * ''Aboite News'' (weekly) of Aboite and Roanoke * ''The Advance Leader'' (weekly) of

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and Ligonier * ''Albion New Era'' (weekly) of

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* ''The Butler Bulletin'' (weekly) of

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* ''Churubusco News'' (weekly) of Churubusco * '' Dupont Valley Times'' (weekly) of Huntertown and Leo-Cedarville * ''The Garrett Clipper'' (weekly) of

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* ''Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly'' (weekly) of Fort Wayne * ''INFortWayne'' (online) of Fort Wayne * ''INWhitleyCounty'' (online) of Whitley County * '' The Herald Republican'' (daily) of

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* ''The Leo-Cedarville News'' (weekly) of Leo-Cedarville * '' The News Sun'' (daily) of

Kendallville Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 9,862 at the 2010 census. History Kendallville was laid out in 1849. The city was named for Amos Kendall, 8th United States Postmaster ...

* ''Northwest News'' (weekly) of Huntertown * '' The Star'' (daily) of Auburn

''Aboite & About''

The ''Aboite & About'' is one of five community publications published by the KPC Media Group, Inc. in Fort Wayne,

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. ''Aboite & About'' is a freely circulated, monthly newspaper which is direct mailed to zip codes 46804, 46814 in Fort Wayne and 46783 in

Roanoke, Indiana Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,762 at the 2020 census. Roanoke is governed by a town council. Town offices include the clerk treasurer, utilities department, police departm ...

with a circulation of over 20,000 addresses. It contains editorial pertaining to Southwest Fort Wayne and Allen County and Roanoke, Indiana.

''Dupont Valley Times''

The ''Dupont Valley Times'' is one of five community publications published by KPC Media Group, Inc. in

. It is a freely circulated, monthly newspaper which is direct mailed to zip codes 46818, 46825, 46845 in Fort Wayne, 45748 in Huntertown and 46765 in Leo-Cedarville with a circulation of over 19,000 addresses. It contains editorial pertaining to Northwest Fort Wayne and Allen County.

''Georgetown Times''

The ''Georgetown Times'' is one of five community publications that KPC Media Group publishes in Fort Wayne. It is a freely circulated, monthly newspaper which is direct mailed to zip codes 46805 and 46815 in East Fort Wayne with a circulation of approximately 15,000 addresses. It contains editorial content pertaining to East Fort Wayne.

''St. Joe Times''

The ''St. Joe Times'' is one of five community publications published by KPC Media Group, Inc. in Fort Wayne,

. It is a freely circulated, monthly newspaper which is direct mailed to zip code 46835 in Northeast Fort Wayne, with a circulation of approximately 15,000 addresses. It contains editorial pertaining to Northeast Fort Wayne.

References

External links

* {{Official website Noble County, Indiana Newspapers published in Fort Wayne, Indiana Newspaper companies of the United States