The Sample News Group, LLC, is an American publisher of newspapers serving suburban and rural markets in

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. The company is family owned and is structured as a

limited liability corporation and is headquartered in

Corry, Pennsylvania Corry is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 6,217 at the 2020 United States Census, it is the second largest city in Erie County. Corry is a part of the Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city becam ...

History

The Sample News Group was founded by George Raymond Sample, Jr. (1924–2008). As of 2017, George "Scoop" Sample ''(né'' George Raymond Sample III; born 1952), one of eight children of George Sample, is listed as President. The Biddle family – namely two sons of Joseph Franklin Biddle, publishers John Hunter Biddle (1905–1977) and successor Joseph Franklin Biddle II (born 1936) – former publisher ''The Daily News'' of

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Huntingdon is a borough in (and the county seat of) Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Juniata River, approximately east of Altoona and west of Harrisburg. With a population of 7,093 at the 2010 census, i ...

, sold The Joseph F. Biddle Publishing Company to The Sample News Group on October 21, 1991. The Sample News Group is also actively managed by George Sample's wife, Marlene Sample ''(aka'' "Sissie" Kane; ''née'' Marlene Sue Kane; born 1951).

Selected holdings

The Sample News Group, as of 2020, owns the following:

Daily newspapers

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Barre Montpelier Times Argus The ''Barre Montpelier Times Argus'' is a daily morning newspaper serving the capital region of Vermont. It was established in 1897. The newspaper claims that "80% of all adults in the Barre/Montpelier area read the Times Argus for local news, s ...

,'', Barre, Vermont * ''Bedford Gazette,''

Bedford, Pennsylvania Bedford is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough and spa town in and the county seat of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, the state capital, an ...

* ''Corry Journal,''

* '' The Daily Herald,''

Tyrone, Pennsylvania Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields and was noted for ma ...

* ''The Daily News,''

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...

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The Daily Review ''The Daily Review'' (sometimes referred to as ''The Review'') is a daily broadsheet newspaper, serving Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in th ...

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Towanda, Pennsylvania Towanda is a borough and the county seat of Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located northwest of Wilkes-Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The name means "burial ground" in the Algon ...

* '' The Eagle-Times,''

Claremont, New Hampshire Claremont is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,949 at the 2020 census. History Pre-colonial native populations Before colonial settlement, the Connecticut River#Pre-1614: American Indian popula ...

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The Gettysburg Times ''The Gettysburg Times'' is an American newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham ...

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are named for this town. Gettysburg is home to th ...

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Indiana Gazette The ''Indiana Gazette'' is a public newspaper printed for Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. It is delivered daily except for holidays and special occasions. It is located on Water Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana i ...

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Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The population was 13,564 at the 2020 census, and since 2013 has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. After being a long time p ...

* ''Latrobe Bulletin,''

Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was 8,338 as of the 2010 census (9,265 in 1990). It is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ri ...

* '' The Morning Times,''

Sayre, Pennsylvania Sayre is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the principal city in the Sayre, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It lies 18 miles southeast of Elmira, New York, and 30 miles southwest of Bing ...

* '' The News-Item,''

Shamokin, Pennsylvania Shamokin (; Saponi Algonquian ''Schahamokink'', meaning "place of eels") ( Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite ...

* ''The Palladium Times,''

Oswego, New York Oswego () is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (55km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port Ci ...

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Rutland Herald The ''Rutland Herald'' is the second largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Vermont (after ''The Burlington Free Press''). It is published in Rutland. With a daily circulation of about 12,000, it is the main source of news geared towards ...

,'' Rutland, Vermont * ''Standard Journal,''

Milton, Pennsylvania Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley. It is approximately 10 miles upriver from the mouth ...

Weekly newspapers

* ''Cape May Star and Wave,''

Cape May, New Jersey Cape May is a city located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations, and part of ...

* ''The Dispatch,''

Portage, Pennsylvania Portage is a borough with home rule status in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is southeast of Ebensburg and southwest of Altoona. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2, ...

* ''The Journal,''

Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania Nanty Glo is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,734 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Welsh ''Nant Y Glo'', m ...

* ''Mainline Extra,''

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Ebensburg is a borough and the county seat of Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at about above sea level. Ebensburg is ...

* ''The Mainliner,''

Cresson, Pennsylvania Cresson is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cresson is east of Pittsburgh. It is above in elevation. Lumber, coal, and coke yards were industries that had supported the population which numbered 1,470 in 1910. The borou ...

* ''Mountaineer-Herald'',

* ''Ocean City Sentinel,''

Ocean City, New Jersey Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County and is part of the Philadelphia- Wilmington-Camden, ...

* ''The Star-Courier,''

Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania Northern Cambria is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,835 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 cen ...

* ''Sure Guide,''

Other publications

* ''Argus Champion,''

Newport, New Hampshire Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is west-northwest of Concord, the state capital. The population of Newport was 6,299 at the 2020 census. A covered bridge is in the northwest. The ...

* ''Broad Top Bulletin,''

Broad Top, Pennsylvania Broad Top City is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 371 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 452 tabulated in 2010. Geography Broad Top City is located in southwestern Huntingdon County at ...

* ''North East News-Journal,''

North East, Pennsylvania North East is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Erie. Located in the county's northeastern corner, the name comes from the geographical location. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census, down from 4,294 ...

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Pennsylvania Business Central ''Pennsylvania Business Central'' is a monthly business journal covering 23 counties in central Pennsylvania, both in print and on the Web. It is also published alternately with The Marcellus Business Central, which is dedicated to the Marcellus ...

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State College, Pennsylvania State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania ...

* ''Philipsburg Journal,'' Philipsburg, Pennsylvania * ''Shippensburg News-Chronicle,''

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan ...

* ''The Valley Log,'' Orbisonia, Pennsylvania * ''The Valley News,'' Fulton, New York * ''The Valley Times-Star,''

Newville, Pennsylvania Newville is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The borough is located west of Carlisle. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Newville is served by the B ...

References

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