''The US Inquirer'' is a weekly newspaper founded in 2007, and is based in

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. It is published by

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, and is circulated as a free newspaper across

Midwest City Midwest City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,409, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The city was developed in ...

, and

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History

The US Inquirer started publishing in 2007, reaching a print circulation of over 17,000 in 2008. The paper was available in

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s in

Midwest City, Oklahoma Midwest City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,409, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The city was developed in r ...

and

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. They started distributing to

in 2013. As newspaper readership went down, the magazine became a

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, supported through

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in 2015, also expanding its distribution area. Print circulation dropped to under 500 in 2020.

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