''The Daily Independent'' is a

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serving Ridgecrest,

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. It is owned by

Gannett Gannett Co., Inc. ( ) is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. It owns the national newspaper ''USA Today'', as well as several ...

History

''In 1926, The Daily Independent'' was founded. In 2013, Gannett subsidiary Gatehouse Media, which owns the ''Independent,'' was awarded a contract to print ''The Rocketeer 2.'' The ''Rocketeer'' is a small newspaper whose focus is Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

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* Daily newspapers published in California Mass media in Kern County, California Ridgecrest, California Newspapers published in California Gannett publications {{california-newspaper-stub