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The ''Grand Island Independent'' is a newspaper published in Grand Island, Nebraska. The ''Independent'' is published every day of the year but Christmas Day.〔("About The Grand Island Independent". ) (Grand Island Independent website. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 Its daily circulation is 20,500〔 in eleven counties of central Nebraska.〔("Business Directory". ) (Grand Island Chamber of Commerce website. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 The newspaper is owned by the Omaha World-Herald Co.〔 ==History== In 1869, Maggie Eberhart and Seth Mobley founded the ''Platte Valley Independent'' in North Platte. Eberhart, whose parents had immigrated from Ireland in her infancy, had been a teacher;〔("Hall County's Pioneering Women". ) (Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer website. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 Mobley had begun working in a newspaper office in Iowa at the age of 10, and had briefly published the ''Fort Kearney Herald''〔Online version of Andreas uses "Kearney" spelling in names of both newspaper and fort.〕 while stationed at Fort Kearny, Nebraska in 1865.〔("Hall County: Newspapers". ) (''Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 In 1870, Eberhart moved the ''Independent'' to Grand Island; she married Mobley the following year. The newspaper, described as "decidedly Republican", was published daily for a short time in late 1873, in connection with a political campaign of that year, but resumed weekly publication after the election.〔("Hall County: Chapter XXV". ) (1890 History of Hall County. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 In 1883, the Mobleys, who had alienated most of their advertisers, sold the newspaper to J. A. McMurphy; a week later, McMurphy sold it to Friedrich (Fred) Hedde.〔Schulz, Sarah. ("Grand Island Independent one of city's oldest businesses". ) (''Grand Island Independent''. ) 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2010-03-24.〕 Hedde had been a lawyer and journalist in his native Holstein.〔 After immigrating to the United States in 1854,〔("Hall County: Biographical Sketches". ) (''Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 he was one of the original settlers of Grand Island in 1857.〔("Hall County Original Settlers". ) (Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer website. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 He had served as County Judge and as a member of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature.〔 Beside the ''Independent'', he owned a lumberyard and a general store.〔("Hall County: Chapter XXVI". ) (1890 History of Hall County. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 Hedde converted the ''Independent'' from a weekly to a daily in 1884;〔 in 1885, he changed its name to the ''Grand Island Daily Independent''.〔 In 1900, the octogenarian Hedde's health was failing, prompting him to turn the newspaper over to a group of Grand Island businessmen,〔 who formed the Independent Publishing Company. A. F. Buechler served as president of the company and editor of the newspaper until 1930,〔Buechler, A. F. (1940) ("Hall County". ) (Who's Who in Nebraska. ) Nebraska Press Association. Retrieved 2010-03-24.〕 when it was sold to Oscar S. Stauffer; he continued as editor until 1939.〔 Stauffer Communications owned the ''Independent'' from 1930 to 1994.〔Gardner, Meredith. ("GateHouse Media to purchase The Independent". ) (''Grand Island Independent''. ) 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2010-03-16.〕 In 1974, the newspaper made the conversion from letterpress to offset printing. In 1979, it began printing a Sunday edition, initiating seven-day publication.〔Brennan, Bill. ("All the changes in 25 years". ) (''Grand Island Independent''. ) 1998-12-15. Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 In 1989, the "Daily" was dropped, leaving the newspaper with its present name. The newspaper was acquired by the Morris Publishing Group in the course of their 1995 purchase of Stauffer.〔("About Morris Communications". ) (Morris Digitalworks website. ) Retrieved 2010-03-20.〕 It introduced its website in 1996.〔 In 2007, the ''Independent'' was bought by GateHouse Media.〔 in 2008, GateHouse sold the newspaper to its present owner, the Omaha World-Herald Co.〔Coddington, Mark. ("Independent bought by World-Herald". ) (''Grand Island Independent''. ) 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2010-03-16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grand Island Independent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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