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Edwardsville Intelligencer

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Edwardsville Intelligencer
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Hearst Corporation
PublisherDenise Vonder Haar
EditorPenny Weaver
Founded1862
Headquarters116 N. Main St
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Circulation4,010 Daily
ISSN1074-1860
OCLC number12071749
Websitetheintelligencer.com

The Edwardsville Intelligencer is an American daily newspaper in Illinois based in Edwardsville. The paper is circulated in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and nearby rural areas.

History

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The newspaper was founded as the Madison Intelligencer in 1862; it was a Democratic newspaper.[1][2][3] It was published by James R. Brown and Henry C. Barnsback.[1] In 1868, it became the Edwardsville Intelligencer.[4]

A building for the newspaper office was constructed for Charles Boeschenstein[5] near the courthouse at 108 St. Louis Street.[2] In 1923, the paper moved to 117 N Second Street.[6]

On November 14, 1937, the Intelligencer published a special 75th Anniversary edition, which included history of Edwardsville and Madison County.[7] In 1962, the Intelligencer joined the Granite City Press-Record and the Alton Telegraph to publish a sesquicentennial history of Madison County.[8]

In 1960, longtime owner and publisher Gilbert Giese sold it to the owner of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram.[9][3] In 1964, the newspaper was purchased by Decatur, Illinois-based Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers.[9] It was acquired by the Hearst Corporation in 1979.[10]

In 2019, the Intelligencer switched from route delivery to US Postal Service delivery.[11] On May 29, 2019, the newspaper office moved to its current headquarters on 116 North Main Street.[12][13] In 2020, the building on Second Street became a venue called The Ink House with newspaper-themed rooms such as "The Press Room" and "Off the Record".[14][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Madison Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1862-1868". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Nunes, Bill (2021-12-07). "Edwardsville tidbits". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ a b Adams, James N. (1954). "Rare Newspapers in Historical Library". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 47 (2): 193–196. ISSN 0019-2287.
  4. ^ "The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1868-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ^ "News and Comment". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 57 (1): 97–112. 1964. ISSN 0019-2287.
  6. ^ a b Bolinger, Charles (2023-05-21). "Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission hands out 3 awards". Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ^ "Historical News". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 30 (4): 507–511. 1938. ISSN 0019-2287.
  8. ^ Granite City Press-Record (1962-09-04). Granite City Press-Record | Madison County Sesquicentennial Edition | September 4, 1962.
  9. ^ a b "Lindsay-Schaub Company Buys Edwardsville Intelligencer". The Daily Egyptian. June 2, 1964. p. 4.
  10. ^ Vonder Haar, Denise. "The Edwardsville Intelligencer". Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "Intelligencer to shift its services to mail delivery". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  12. ^ "Contact Us". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  13. ^ "Business growth prompts the Intelligencer to relocate to quaint Main Street location". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  14. ^ "When & Where". The Ink House. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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