The Livonia Observer, Livonia, Michigan, ceased printing in December 2022, but an online edition persists.[9] That paper had an circulation of over 14,000.[10] It was part of a larger slaughter of local newspapers. Gannett shut six newspapers down in a stroke.[11] "The publisher said publications will continue online and there were no new layoffs associated with the print finale. Currently are only five reporters to cover the communities that number about one million people. Gannett said they will maintain print editions in Northville, Novi, Milford and South Lyon."[11]
The Alcona County Herald, a/k/a The Lincolln HeraldLincoln[25][26][27]The Lincoln Herald began publishing on Jan. 1, 1908 by D.C. Magahay. On Mar. 10, 1910 it changed names to Alcona County Herald with Rola E. Prescott as publisher. “It is the only country weekly in the United States having its own cartoonist and giving its readers a live cartoon on county subjects in every issue.”[28]Lincoln Herald: The newspaper began publishing on January 1, 1908, under the name Lincoln Herald. It was founded by D.C. Magahay. Alcona County Herald: On March 10, 1910, the newspaper changed its name to the Alcona County Herald, with Rola E. Prescott as the publisher. Interestingly, it was the only country weekly in the United States to have its own cartoonist, providing readers with lively cartoons on county subjects in every issue.[29][30] While its print edition is history, it has been transmuted into a digital-only format.[31]
The Livonia Observer, Livonia, ceased printing in December 2022, but an online edition persists.[48] That paper had an circulation of over 14,000.[49]The Livonia Observer one of six Gannett papers that lost their physical editions. The Plymouth Voice stated that "the publisher said publications will continue online and there were no new layoffs associated with the print finale. Currently are only five reporters to cover the communities that number about one million people. Gannett said they will maintain print editions in Northville, Novi, Milford and South Lyon."[34]
Michigan Journal (1854-1868) Detroit "the first German newspaper in Detroit, that was founded in 1854 by two brothers: August and Conrad Marxhausen."[43]
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