| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Vernon Publishing |
| Founder(s) | Abel Marcy |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Headquarters | Tipton, Missouri, United States |
| Circulation | 1,465[1] |
| Website | vernonpublishing |
The Tipton Times is a weekly newspaper serving the city of Tipton, Missouri and Moniteau County. It was founded in 1877 by Abel Marcy. [2]
Marcy's sons and widow maintained the paper after his death in July, 1884 and sold the paper to Walt M. Monroe in November, 1885.[2]
In 2018, the paper's circulation was 6,700.[3]
Vernon Publishing currently owns and prints The Tipton Times, along with 6 other mid-Missouri papers.[4] Originally, started by newspaper printer Wallace G. Vernon, Vernon Publishing has lasted three generations of printing weekly papers in mid-Missouri.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tipton Times". Missouri Press Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- 1 2 "History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri". History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri. 1889. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ↑ Vernon Publishing. "Maps, Circulation Map of Tipton Times". The Tipton Times Online. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ Matthew Barba (2013-06-13). "Hickory County's Index newspaper purchased by Vernon Publishing". buffaloreflex.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ Ray Brassieur (1997-03-05). "An Interview with Wallace G. Vernon at his newspaper office in Eldon, Missouri" (PDF). Oral History Program The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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