The Daily Star-Journal
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The Daily Star-Journal is a daily newspaper in Warrensburg, Missouri
published by the News-Press & Gazette Company
(NPG).
and two days after the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Warrensburg, population of 1,000 at the time, did not have a newspaper. Prior to the war Eads, a church pastor, had published the Warrensburg Signal. In addition to his pastor and newspaper interests he was also a physician and ran a hotel.
On October 6, 1876, it became the Journal-Democrat after merging with the Warrensburg Democrat which had started in 1871. In 1907, Wallace Crossley
became the publisher. On February 6, 1913 it became the Star-Journal after merging with the Johnson County Star founded in 1883 by J.M. Coe. William and Avis Tucker
bought the paper in 1947. William Tucker died in 1966 and Avis owned the paper until 2007 when it was sold to NPG. At one point it owned radio station KOKO (AM).
Among its reporters was Bill Dedman
who won a 1989 Pulitzer Prize
. Thomas Benton Hollyman was a photographer. James C. Kirkpatrick started his reporting career at the paper.
Warrensburg, Missouri
Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
published by the News-Press & Gazette Company
News-Press & Gazette Company
The News Press & Gazette Company is a media company based in St. Joseph, Missouri, wholly owned and operated by the Bradley family. It is presided by Brian Bradley and David R. Bradley, with Hank Bradley , Eric Bradley and Kit Bradley serving on its Board of Directors. All are descendants of...
(NPG).
History
The paper traces its history to the Warrensburg Journal which began publishing April 17, 1865 by James Douglas Eads -- seven days after the end of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and two days after the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Warrensburg, population of 1,000 at the time, did not have a newspaper. Prior to the war Eads, a church pastor, had published the Warrensburg Signal. In addition to his pastor and newspaper interests he was also a physician and ran a hotel.
On October 6, 1876, it became the Journal-Democrat after merging with the Warrensburg Democrat which had started in 1871. In 1907, Wallace Crossley
Wallace Crossley
Wallace Crossley was a Missouri lieutenant governor and publisher of The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Missouri.Crossley was born in Bellair, Missouri in Cooper County, Missouri....
became the publisher. On February 6, 1913 it became the Star-Journal after merging with the Johnson County Star founded in 1883 by J.M. Coe. William and Avis Tucker
Avis Tucker
Avis Tucker owned the The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Missouri from 1947 to 2007.She was born Avis Green in Concordia, Kansas. When she was 18 months her parents moved to Pleasant Hill, Missouri...
bought the paper in 1947. William Tucker died in 1966 and Avis owned the paper until 2007 when it was sold to NPG. At one point it owned radio station KOKO (AM).
Among its reporters was Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman, an American journalist, is an investigative reporter for news site msnbc.com and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting....
who won a 1989 Pulitzer Prize
1989 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:**Anchorage Daily News, for reporting about the high incidence of alcoholism and suicide among native Alaskans in a series that focused attention on their despair and resulted in various reforms.*General News Reporting:...
. Thomas Benton Hollyman was a photographer. James C. Kirkpatrick started his reporting career at the paper.