Lamar Ledger

Lamar Ledger
Lamar Ledger newspaper office, Lamar, CO
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Digital First Media
Founder(s)C. Frost Liggett
EditorMike Bowen[1]
FoundedAugust 1907
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationJuly 25, 2024
Headquarters222 South Main St. (P.O. Box 1217)
Lamar, Colorado 81052
United States
Websitelamarledger.com

The Lamar Ledger was a weekly newspaper in Lamar, Colorado from 1907 to 2024. It was published by Prairie Mountain Publishing, a division of Digital First Media.

History

The Lamar Daily News was founded by C. Frost Liggett in August 1907. It was renamed to the Lamar Ledger in 2007.[2]

In July 2024, the paper's publisher Prairie Mountain Publishing announced the Lamar Ledger will close due to declining advertising revenue and rising production costs. At the time, the paper was mailed out to 3,200 homes weekly for free.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". The Lamar Ledger. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. ^ Hammer, Gabrielle (2024-07-19). "End of an Era: The Legacy of the Lamar Daily News/Lamar Ledger". Lamar Ledger. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  3. ^ "Lamar Ledger to close at the end of the month". Lamar Ledger. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ Hutchins, Corey (2024-07-24). "'Heartbreaking': 3 Eastern Colorado papers closing, 'things have run their course'". Inside the News in Colorado. Retrieved 2024-07-24.


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