''The Herald Times Reporter'' is a daily

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based in

Manitowoc, Wisconsin Manitowoc ( ) is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626. History Purporte ...

and owned by

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as part of its ''

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Network Wisconsin'' division. The newspaper is distributed primarily throughout Manitowoc County, as Green Bay and Sheboygan have their own Gannett newspapers (and often the ''HTR'' itself duplicates the front page of the ''Press'' on certain days).

History

The first newspaper in Manitowoc began in November 1850 when a newspaper press was brought on a schooner from

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. A weekly newspaper called the ''Weekly Press'' was printed; it was renamed the ''Weekly Herald'' in 1855. In 1898, the ''Weekly Herald'' became a daily newspaper; the Herald-Press Publishing Company was formed and it printed the ''Daily Herald'' and ''Weekly Press''. The ''Weekly Press'' was absorbed into the ''Daily Herald'' in 1953 and the newspaper became known as the ''Herald Times''. It purchased the ''Two Rivers Reporter'' based in nearby Two Rivers in 1970 and the newspaper took its current name ''Herald Times Reporter'' in 1973. In March 2024, the newspaper announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.

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External links

The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
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