The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner is the daily newspaper of Rock Springs and

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in southwestern

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. Published Tuesday-Saturday, the newspaper had previous names until 1965, when it adapted the current ''Daily Rocket-Miner''. The paper expanded into a two-story building in 1974.

History

The newspaper was founded in Green River in the early 1880s as the ''Sweetwater Gazette'' by the former

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international, Robert Smith. In 1887, he relocated the newspaper to Rock Springs, renaming it the ''Rock Springs Miner''. In 1937, David G. Richardson purchased the ''Rocket-Miner'' and moved to Rock Springs from his previous residence in

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, the seat of

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in northeastern Wyoming. He continued as the paper's publisher until his death.

Charles Richardson's role

After his death, David Richardson's son,

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(1934-2009), was elevated from general manager to publisher and president of the corporation's board of directors. Richardson used his leadership role at the newspaper to promote economic progress in Sweetwater County, including expanded

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, the establishment of a new hospital, and the expansion of

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. He was appointed by Democratic

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Michael J. Sullivan to the Wyoming Unemployment Compensation Commission. Robert H. Johnson, later a

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from Rock Springs, worked for the Richardsons as managing editor and general manager of the ''Daily Rocket-Miner'' from 1948 to 1961.

Web presence

News site rocketminer.com allows access to national news links, classified advertising, obituaries, and legal notices. Most of the local news is not accessible through the website without a subscription.

References

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