The ''Rushville Republican'' was a two-day (Tuesday and Friday) morning

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Rushville, Indiana Rushville is a city in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,185 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Rush County. It, like the county, was named in honor of Dr. Benjamin Rush, who signed th ...

, and Rush County. It was owned by

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. Its publication was discontinued in May 2020, when it was merged with the CNHI's ''

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''.

History

Having begun publication as the ''Rushville Whig'' in 1840, the ''Republican'' claimed to be the oldest daily still operating in Indiana. On May 15, 2020, the ''Republican'' printed its last edition. It was merged with the ''

'', making it one of 16 publications shut down by owner CNHI due to business losses associated with the

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