The Erie Record
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Eddie Hibbs III |
| Founder(s) | George McMillen |
| Publisher | Eddie Hibbs III |
| Founded | 1876 (149 years ago, as The Neosho County Record) |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 691 |
| OCLC number | 12169728 |
| Website | None |
The Erie Record, originally named The Neosho County Record, is a weekly newspaper serving Erie, Kansas and the surrounding Southeast Kansas. It is the newspaper of record of Erie Kansas, and publishes legal notices.[1] It is the second-largest newspaper in Neosho County with a circulation of 691, behind The Chanute Tribune.[2] The newspaper is published on Friday's and is independently owned.
What would become The Erie Record was founded in 1876 by George McMillen and is currently owned by Eddie Hibbs the Third who purchased the paper in late 2013.[3] It is the oldest continuously operated business in Erie.[4]
History
[edit]Founded on April 21, 1876, by George McMillen after he bought and moved the Thayer Headlight to Erie. The paper used the name The Erie Headlight until May 5, 1876 when the masthead was officially changed to The Neosho County Record.[5] On the 26th of May 1876 a new Thayer Headlight was founded by C.T Ewing who had founded the paper originally. In July 22nd 1892 the Thayer Headlight stopped publishing when Ewing died, with the last issue simply being a single page only featuring Ewing's obituary.[5][6] By November 24th 1876, The Erie Record changed from five columns to seven columns. For comparison, the modern New York Times is six columns.[7] On February 8, 1879, McMillen sold The Neosho County Record to an Benjamin Smith.[5][8][9]
Benjamin Smith had been born in Philadelphia in 1854, he had previously worked at the Bloomington Democrat in Indiana, and graduated from Indiana State University.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "County discusses forensic audit with accountant". Chanute Tribune. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Record Details | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Oklahoma native buys Erie Record | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Businesses". City of Erie. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore) (1883). History of the state of Kansas : containing a full account of its growth from an uninhabited territory to a wealthy and important state, of its early settlements, its rapid increase in population and the marvelous development of its great natural resources. Also, a supplementary history and description of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their advantages, industries, manufactures and commerce, to which are added biographical sketches and portratis of prominent men and early settlers. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Chicago : A.T. Andreas.
- ^ "Jul 22, 1892, page 1 - The Head-light at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "The New York Times to Change To a 6‐Column Format Sept". The New York Times. 1976-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Neosho County Record (Erie, Kan.) 1876-1883". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Kansas State Historical Society; Connelley, William Elsey; King, Henry (1916). History of Kansas newspapers : a history of the newspapers and magazines published in Kansas from the organization of Kansas Territory, 1854, to Jan. 1, 1916 : together with brief statistical information of the countries, cities and towns of the state. Robarts - University of Toronto. Topeka : Kansas State Printing Plant.
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