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BLUE SPRINGS
The Blue Springs Daily Examiner
Jan 2, 1993- Jly 11, 2002 (continued with the Independence Examiner)
The Blue Springs Herald (w)
Nov 23, 1923-Oct 26, 1951
The Blue Springs Herald Democrat (w)
Nov 2, 1951-Jan 4, 1952
Jackson County Democrat (w)
Jan 6, 1950-Oct 26, 1951; Jan 11-Apr 11, 1952
Jackson County Sentinel (w)
Jan 20, 1966-Aug 29, 1974; Aug 11, 1976-Apr 19, 1978
Jackson County Sentinel-Tribune
Sep 5, 1974-Aug 4, 1976
Blue Springs Leader (w)
Aug 14, 1958-Dec 31, 1965
Sni-A-Bar Voice (w)
Jan 2, 1903-Dec 21, 1923
BLUE SPRINGS AND BUCKNER
Jackson County Democrat (w)
Jan 6, 1955-Jan 13, 1966
BUCKNER
Fort Osage News (w)
Jan 11, 1961-May 14, 1971
Jackson County Democrat (w)
Apr 18, 1952-Dec 30, 1954
Record (w)
Mar 15, 1923; Oct 15, 1925; Jan 19-Aug 10, 1933; May 31-Oct 25, 1951
Villager (w)
Jun 4, 1981-Dec 20, 1984; Jan 3, 1985-Dec 18, 1986; Jan 1, 1987-Sep 8, 1988; Aug 2, 1989-Dec 23, 1993
The Voice (w)
Feb 3-Jun 29, Aug 8-Sep 8, 22-Nov 4, 15, 25, 1994
FAIRMOUNT
Blue Valley Inter-City News (w)
Oct 11, 1929-Sep 4, 1931
Inter-City News (w)
Jan 4-Oct 3, 1929; Oct 9, 1931-Dec 29, 1966
Jackson County Democrat (w)
Nov 9, 1934-Sep 18, 1936; Jan 4, 1946-Dec 30, 1949
The Mount Washington News (w)
Sep 24, 1926-Dec 28, 1928
Sentinel (w)
Jun 14-Jly 5, 1955
GRANDVIEW
Grandview Advocate (w)
Jan 14, 1953-May 29, 1955
Jackson County Advocate (w)
May 19, 1955-present
GREENWOOD
Chronicle (w)
Mar 31, 1911-Feb 7, Mar 14-Dec 4, 1913
HICKMAN MILLS
Grist
Jan 5, 1956-Feb 16,1961
INDEPENDENCE
Chronicle (w)
Apr 3, 1840
The Community Observer (w)
Feb 18, 1970-Sep 28, 1977
Equality (w)
Nov 15, 1909-Jun 25, Aug 25-Nov 28, 1910; Jan 27, Mar 1, May 1, Jly 1, Nov 1, 1911
Evening and Morning Star (m)
Jun 1832-Jly, Dec 1833-Sep 1834
Independence Examiner (d)
May 16, 1905-present
Inter-City News (w)
Jun 17-Jly 1, 1955; Jan 5, 1967-May 6, 1976
Jackson County Democrat (w)
Jun 13, 1907-Mar 16, 1912
Jackson County Judge (w)
Jan 1-Dec 25, 1903
The Jackson Examiner (w)
Jly 19, 1901-Feb 3, 1928
The Letter (d)
Jly 22, 1901-Jan 9, 1904
Daily News
Jan 1, 1950-Apr 17, 1963
Observer (w, sw, tw)
Mar 6, 1969-Feb 16, 1970
Occidental Messenger
Sep 3, 1859
Pictorial News (w)
Jan 3, 1963-Feb 27, 1969
Daily Record
Jan 11, 1904-Jun 17, 1905
School-Girls’ Casket
Jun 26, 1856
Sentinel (w)
Jly 29, 1876; Nov 26, 1898-Dec 27, 1902; Nov 1, 1949-Jun 7, Jly 5-Dec 17, 1955; Jan 3, 1956-Dec 30, 1958
Western Dispatch
Jan 13, 1854
KANSAS CITY
The Kansas City American (w)
Aug 14-Oct 30, 1902
The Kansas City American (w) (Black)
Jun 21, 1928-Jan 12, 1933
The American Citizen (w)
Jan 31, 1941-Dec 11, 1942
The Baptist Record (w)
Jan 27-Feb 17, 1921
Bee
Feb 8-Oct 12, 1895
The Blue and Gray (w)
Jan 23-Mar 6, 1902
The Call (w) (Black)
Nov 1, 1919; Jan 7, 1922-present
The Catholic Key
Sep 30, 1979-present
The Catholic Register (w)
Jan 10, 1902-Sep 14, 1939
The Catholic Reporter (w)
Dec 4, 1959-Feb 10, 1967
The Central Christian Advocate (Methodist)
Jan 9, 1901-Dec 30, 1901 (previously published in St. Louis)
The Centropolis (w)
May 19, 1883-Nov 24, 1887
The Church Herald
Nov 26, Dec 24, 1920; Jan 7-Dec 30, 1921
Daily Commercial Advertiser
Jun 10, 1866
Commercial Indicator (w)
Aug 8, 1878
El Cosmopolita (w) (Spanish)
Aug 22, 1914-Nov 15, 1919
The Crusader
Mar 24-May 5, 1906
Daily Democrat
Jun 29, 1926-Sep 10, 1940
Drovers Telegram (d)
Feb 17, 1899; Jan 1940
Kansas City Enquirer and Star
Dec 8-22, 1860
Kansas City Enterprise
Nov 10, 1855-Oct 3, 1857
The Evening News
Mar 17, 1887-Oct 31, 1888; Jan 22, 1889-Oct 3, 1890
Evening Star-Mail
Jan 11-Feb 9, 1882
The Evening Times
Oct 9, 1890-Feb 28, 1891
Eye (w)
Jly 10-24, Aug 28, Sep 11, 18, 1890
Farm Folks (w)
Oct 19-Dec 7, 21, 1905; Jan 4, 11, 25-Mar 8, 22, 29, Apr 4, 12, May 3, 31, Jun 14, 21, Jly 5, 26, Aug 2, 23, Sep 26, 1906
Future (w)
Jan 11-Jly 19, 1935
Gate City Press
Sep 8, 1888
Kansas City Gazette (d)
Jly 5-Dec 23, 1899; Jan 3, 1901-Jly 8, 1905
Globe (w)
Feb 10, 1889-Apr 28, 1891
Globe (w) (Black)
Jan 31, 1986; Jly 24, Aug 14, Oct 2, Nov 13, Dec 25, 1992; Jan 1, Mar 19, 1993-Apr 9, 23, 1993-Feb 25, May 6-present
The Herald (w)
Sep 11, 1886-Jly 12, 1889
The Inter-State Herald (Irregular) (Black)
Aug 1, 1903-Apr 2, 1904
Italian Press (w) (Italian Language)
Dec 25, 1931-Jan 3, 1941
Jewish Chronicle (w)
Jan 1, 1954-Dec 29, 2000
The Jewish World
Sep 15, 1901
Daily Journal
May 28, 1878-Aug 31, Oct 5, 1894-Oct 3, 1928; Oct 4, 1938-Mar 31, 1942
Weekly Journal
Jan 1, 1880-Nov 15, 1883; Jan 1, 1885-May 28, 1920; Nov 29-Dec 20, 1923; Jan 1, 1925-Sep 8, 1927
Weekly Journal-Agriculturist
Nov 22, 1883-Dec 1884
Daily Journal of Commerce
Dec 13, 1859-Aug 2, 1860; May 15, 16, Aug 15-21, 1861; May 26, 1863-Dec 31, 1871; Jan 1-Jun 29, 1873; Jan 1, 1874-May 26, 1878
Weekly Journal of Commerce
Nov 19, 1864-Apr 15, 1865; Jan 4, 1868-Nov 8, 1872; Jan 2, 1874-Dec 26, 1878
Weekly Journal and Missouri and Kansas Farmer
Jun 3, 1920-Nov 22, 1923
Journal-Post
Nov 5, 1922-Oct 3, 1928 (Sunday Edition); Oct 4, 1928-Oct 3, 1938
Kansas Public Ledger (w)
Apr 25, Jly 4, Aug 29, 1851
Kaw’s Mouth (w)
Dec 10, 1893
King’s Life (w)
May 16, 1886
Kriterion (m)
Jan, Feb 1904; May 1905; Apr-Jun, Aug, Sep 1907; Special 1907; 1907-1908
The Labor Herald (w)
Feb 5, 1904-Jan 28, 1910; Feb 3, 1911-Sep 27, 1940
The Labor Journal (w, q)
Sep 25, 1942-Dec 24, 1962
The Kansas City Labor News (w)
Mar 7, 1924-May 27, 1938
The Kansas City Leader
Jan 7, 1904-Dec 12, 1912
Liberator (w) (Black)
Jan 2-Dec 24, 1903
Mail (d)
Mar 22, 1875-Mar 21, 1876; Aug 28, Sep 19, 1877-Oct 24, 1881; Mar 23-May 20, Jly 11, 1892-Oct 4, 1902
The Kansas City Mail (w)
May 14, 1895-Oct 9, 1900
Matrimonial News
Jan 8, 1887
Mediator
Oct 11, 1913
MEMO/The Synod of Mid-America (Presbyterian) (6 times a year)
Feb, Jun 1974-Jly 1981
The Mid-Continent (w) (Presbyterian)
Feb 16, 1882-Dec 10, 1887 (publication continued in St. Louis)
Mirror of Progress (w)
Jun 28, 1879-Dec 31, 1881
Missouri and Arkansas Farmer and Fruitman (m)
Jan, Mar, May 1896-Sep Nov 1900-Jun 15, 1901-Feb 1906
Missouri and Kansas Farmer (m, sm)
Nov 25, 1884-Dec 15, 1888; Jan 15, 18990-Apr, Jun, Jly 15, 1902; Jan-Jly, Sep-Dec 1903; Feb-Nov 1904; Jan-Dec 1905; Sep 1906-Dec 15, 1917; Jan-Dec 1919
The Missouri Democrat (w)
Oct 16, 1925-Dec 20, 1940
The Missouri Mule
Aug 16, 1919-Jun 8, 1923
Missouri Post (w) (German Language)
Aug 20-Sep 17, Oct 1-15, Nov 1, 26, 1859; Jan 14, 1860
Missouri Staats-Zeitung (w) (German Language)
Nov 25, 1898-Dec 27, 1907; Jan 1, 1909-Dec 7, 1917
Missouri State Post (w) (Black)
May 21, Jun 4, Dec 31, 1987; Jan 14, May 5, 19, Jly 21-Aug18, 1988; Oct 18, 1990; Oct 3, 1991-May 7, 1992; Jly 2, 1998-present
Missouri West Conference The Missouri Methodist
Sep 1961-Dec 1968
Missouri West United Methodist Reporter (m, w)
Jun, Oct, 1982; Apr 1984; May 3, 1985-Jan 17, 31-Apr 11, 25, May 2, 16, 30, 1986-May 1, 15, 1987-May 27, 1988
The National Catholic Reporter
Apr 19, 1967-Oct 14, 1988
Neue Kansas Staats-Zeitung (w) (German Language)
Jan, 1914-Feb 8, 1918
The New People (w) (Catholic)
Feb 17, 1967-May 31, 1968
The New Times
Jly 18, 1991-Mar 8, 22-Sep 14, 28-Dec 21, 1995; Jan 4, 11, Feb 1-May 16, 30-Dec 27, 1996; Jan 8-Oct 30, 1997
The New View
Apr 25, 1991-Jly 4, 1991
The Kansas City News Press (w)
Jan 4, 1963-May 25, 1973
L’Osservatore (w) (Italian language)
Jan 2, 1914-Jly 31, 1915
Kansas City Packer
Oct 24, 31, 1895; Apr 30, 1896; Jly 22, 1899; Mar 30, Apr 20, Jly 20-Aug 17, 31-Dec 7, 1907; Feb 1, Dec 19, 1908; Jan 2, 1932-Feb 17, 1934
Penny Press (d)
Feb 15-Jun 19, 1890
People’s Advocate (bm)
Apr 10, 25, May 10, Jun 15, 1902
Weekly Pioneer
Oct 23, 1878; Jan 3-Dec 25, 1880; Jun 18, 1881
PitchWeekly
Jan 27, 1994-Jan 2-Feb 6, 20-Aug 28, 1997-present
Post (d)
Apr 6, 1906-Sep 25; Oct 25, 1907-Oct 3, 1928
Presbyterianews/Heartland Presbytery
Jan 1985-Dec 1999
Kansas City Presse (d, w) (German Language)
Jan 1, 1898-Dec 25, 1919; Jan 1, Apr 28, 1920
Kansas City Presse and St. Joseph Volksblatt (w) (German Language)
May 6, 1920-Mar 16, 1932
Price Current
Aug 11, 1876
Price Current and Live Stock Record
Jun 25, Aug 20, 1880-Oct 28, 1881
The Pulse (d)
Nov 2, 1998-present
Daily Record
Jan 1, 1901-Jun 30, 1959
Kansas City Record (w)
Jan 7-Dec 30, 1893
Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press
Jly 1, 1959-present
Reform (w) (German language)
Mar 17, 1900-Nov 23, 1901; Jan 3, 1903-Jun 19, 1909
The Register (w) (Catholic)
Sep 24, 1939-Jan 5, 1958
Kansas City-St. Joseph Register (w) (Catholic)
Jan 12, 1958-Nov 27, 1959
Daily Reporter
Feb 3, 1874
Rising Son (w) (Black)
Jan 16, 1903-Dec 28, 1907
The Screw; a Twisted Devise for Holding Things Together (m)
Mar-Aug 1969
Son (Black)
Dec 7, 1912
La Stampa (w) (Italian Language)
Oct 27, 1917-Dec 28, 1918; Mar 8, 1919-Nov 7, 1929; Jan 10, 1930-Jun 1931
Kansas City Star (d)
Sep 18, 1880-present
The Weekly Kansas City Star
Jan 2, 1924-Feb 26, 1930; Jan 4-Apr 26, Jly 5, 1933-Oct 31, Dec 5, 1934-Mar 18, 1936; Jan 5, 1949-Feb 6, 1952
Weekly Star Farmer
Feb 13, 1952-May 24, 1961
Sun (w)
Mar 2-May 4, 1889
The Kansas City Sun (w) (Black)
Jan 10, 1914-Jun 7, 1924
Sunday Globe
Apr 1-Jly 29, 1900
Sunday Mail
Feb 21-Mar 20, 1892
Sunday Sun
Feb 9, 1896
Svenska Pressen (w) (Swedish)
Jan 24-May 30, 1901
Svenska Sydvestern (w) (Swedish)
Jan 17, 31-Feb 28, 1895; Jly 3, Sep 4, 18, 1896; Mar 3, 10, Apr 14, May 20, Jun 24, Jly 8, 29, Aug 12, Sep 16, 1897; Feb 8, Apr 27, May 25, Jun 15, 29, Aug 31, Oct 26, Dec 14, 21, 1898; Mar 1, May 17, 1899; Jan 20, Feb 7-May 30, 1901
Svenska Tidnigen och Skandia (Swedish)
Jan 7-Apr 15, May 6, 13, 27, Jun 10, 24-Oct 7, 21, 1897-Jan 6, 20-Feb 3, 17-May 5, 19-Jun 30, 1898
Svenska Weckobladet (w) (Swedish)
Oct 10, 24, Nov 21, 28, Dec 5, 12, 26, 1890-Aug 7, 21-Sep 11, 25, Oct 9-30, Nov 13, Dec 4, 18, 1891
Daily Telegraph Dispatch
Mar 5, 1861
Kansas City Times (d)
Aug 20, 1871-Dec 31, 1873; Jan 1, 1875-May 30, Jly 1, 1908-Mar 31, May 1, 1915-Feb 28, 1990
Kansas City Weekly Times
Jly 8, 1869
Daily Traveler
Jun 13, 1888-Dec 21, 1889
Tribunen (w) (Swedish)
Jun 6, 1901-Oct 1, 1914
Truth
Aug 17, Oct 20, 1904
La Voce dell-Emigrante (w) (Italian)
Aug 11, 1915-Oct 26, 1917
The Vortex (sm)
Sep 1969-Mar 1970; Mar 1972-Sep 1973
Waldo Country Club Weekly
May 29, 1925
Kansas City Wednesday Magazine
Jly 7, 1965-present
Western Champion
Sep 10, 1888
Western Christian Recorder (w)
Oct 26, 1911-Sep 16, 1915
Daily Western Journal of Commerce
Dec 17, 1858-Dec 11, 1859; Aug 3, 1860-Mar 7, May 17-Aug 14, 1861; Mar 18,1862-May 24, 1863
Weekly Western Journal of Commerce
Oct 17-Dec 19, 1857; Jan 2, 1858-Feb 28, 1861; Apr 25, 1863-Nov 12, 1864; Apr 22-Dec 30, 1865; Apr 14, 1866-Jun 29, Jly 20-Aug 10, Sep 7-21, Nov 2, 9, 1867
The Western Messenger (w) (Baptist) (Black)
Aug 2-Oct 11, Nov 1, 8, Dec 6, 1918; Jan 2-Dec 19, 1919; Jan 2-Feb 27, Mar 12, 26-May 20, Jun 4-Aug 27, Sep 24-Oct 8, 1920
Westport Trucker (m)
Sep 1970-Apr 1973
The Word and Way (w) (Baptist)
Jly 9, 1896-Jly 8, Sep 9, 1897-Jly 25, Aug 15, 1912-Jun 26, 1913; Dec 26, 1946-Aug 11, 1949
The Word and Way and Central Baptist (w)
Jly 3, 1913-Dec 19, 1946
World (d)
Jan 1, 1894-Jun 26, 1907
LEE’S SUMMIT
The Lee’s Summit Democrat (sw)
Mar 3, 1933-Jan 5, 1937
Lee’s Summit Journal (w, sw, tw)
Nov 25, 1898-present
OAK GROVE
Banner (w)
Nov 1-15, 29, Dec 27, 1890; Feb 7, Mar 7, 28, Apr 4-18, Jun 6-Jly 4, 18, Aug 8, 29, Oct 3, 10, 25, 31, 1891; Jun 15, 1895; Mar 12, Oct 8, 29, Nov 26, Dec 24, 1898; Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 4-25, May 6-27, Jun 10-24, Jly 8, 22, Aug 5, 12, Sep 9, 16, 30, Oct 7, 21, Nov 4, 18, Dec 9, 23, 1899; Mar 16, Jly 27, 1901-Mar 18, 1993
The Oak Grove Index
Sep 15, 1895
The News-Record (w)
Mar 25, 1993-Dec 23, 1993
The Oak Grove Sentinel (w)
Jan 6, 1959-Dec 31, 1962; Jan 4, 1965-Jan 10, 1966
Town & Country News (w)
Dec 14, 1999-present
RAYTOWN
Raytown Dispatch (w)
Nov 11, 1981-Aug 28, 2008 (Ceased publication)
Raytown News (w)
Dec 30, 1926-Feb 16, mar 29-Dec 28, 1928; Jan 3-Jly 18, Aug 8-Sep 5, 26, Oct 16-Dec 26, 1929; Jan 2, 1930-Dec 22, 1932; Jan 3, 1963-Nov 4, 1981
Raytown Post (w)
Sep 24, 1975-Jly 5, 1995
SUGAR CREEK
Herald (w)
Jan 4, 1946-May 26, 1954
WESTPORT
Border Star (w)
Dec 31, 1858-Nov 10, 1860
Examiner (w)
Aug 19, 1893-Jun 9, 1894
Frontier News
Oct 6, 1855
Sentinel-Examiner (w)
Jun 16, 1894-Apr 29, 1899
Star of Empire (w)
Jan 17, 24, Mar 2, Sep 5, 1857
