Bellefontaine Examiner
Encyclopedia
The Bellefontaine Examiner is a daily newspaper published at Bellefontaine
, Ohio
, United States
. The newspaper covers international and national, regional and local topics, with a focus on stories affecting the surrounding Logan County
. During an ice storm in 2005 that affected Logan County, the Bellefontaine Examiner was not published for several days; that point was the first time the paper had not printed in 13 years. The Bellefontaine Examiner is the only daily newspaper published for Logan County.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The newspaper covers international and national, regional and local topics, with a focus on stories affecting the surrounding Logan County
Logan County, Ohio
Logan County is a county in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,858. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area....
. During an ice storm in 2005 that affected Logan County, the Bellefontaine Examiner was not published for several days; that point was the first time the paper had not printed in 13 years. The Bellefontaine Examiner is the only daily newspaper published for Logan County.
History
The Examiner is the latest in a series of newspapers which have been published in Bellefontaine:- Gazette, February 18, 1831-c. 1835
- Bellefontaine Gazette and Logan County Advertiser, January 30, 1836–1836
- Bellefontaine O. Gazette, 1836–1838
- Bellefontaine Gazette, 1838–1840
- Logan Gazette, 1840–1854. William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence (Ohio)William Lawrence was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was most noted for being a US Representative, and was influential in attempting to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva...
served as the editor of this newspaper, 1845–1847. - Logan County Gazette, 1854–1863. This is the first newspaper published by the Hubbard family.