Pine City Pioneer
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| Type | Weekly newspaper (Thurs.) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Northstar Media Group |
| Publisher | Wade Weber |
| Editor | Mike Gainor |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 425 Portland Avenue Pine City, Minnesota 55063  United States |
| City | Pine City |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,958 (as of 2024)[1] |
| ISSN | 0892-2012 |
| OCLC number | 1762401 |
| Website | pinecitymn |
The Pine City Pioneer is an American, English language newspaper and the largest of four newspapers in Pine County, Minnesota. It is headquartered in Pine City and is published weekly on Thursday.[2][3]
History
[edit]The Pine City Pioneer was founded in 1897 as the Pine Poker and has had the following names over the years:
- Pine City Pioneer (1968–current)[4]
- Pine Poker-Pioneer (1940–1968)[5]
- Pine County Pioneer (1885–1840)[6]
- Pine Poker (1897–1940)[7]
Other newspapers in Pine County include:
- Askov American in Askov, circulation 1353 in 2019
- Hinckley News in Hinckley, circulation 1081 in 2019
- Pine County Courier in Sandstone, circulation 1308 in 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pine City Pioneer". pinecitymn.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "MN Newspaper Association Directory" (PDF). mna.org. 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pine City Pioneer". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pine Poker-Pioneer". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pine County Pioneer". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pine Poker". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2020.