The Mount Vernon News is a print newspaper published twice a week in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It was formed in 1935 through the merger of the Daily Banner and the Republican News.[2] The Culbertson family of Mount Vernon owned and managed The News for eight decades, and Kay Culbertson served as the newspaper's publisher for 28 years from 1992 to 2020.[4]
| Type | Wednesday and Saturday newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Metric Media LLC[1] |
| Publisher | Kyle Barnett [2] |
| Managing editor | Fred Main[2] |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Headquarters | 107 South Main Street, Suite 200 Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 |
| Circulation | 5,500[2] Monday-Saturday[3] |
| ISSN | 0747-2099 |
| OCLC number | 11185341 |
| Website | mountvernonnews.com |
In August 2020, Metric Media LLC, a newspaper and media company that publishes 1,227 regional and business news sites across the U.S., purchased Mount Vernon News, which was the company's first purchase of an existing print newspaper.[5]
Kyle Barnett, the new publisher, reported in an online "Dear Subscriber" letter two days after the purchase that the Mount Vernon News would immediately transition from its six-day-a-week publication schedule (no Sunday edition) to a two-day-a-week schedule (Wednesday and Saturday). The letter informed readers that "We promise to deliver more local news in 2 days than what you received before in 6 days."[6][4]
Five months later (in December 2020), Metric Media sold the building on East Vine Street that had been home to The Mount Vernon News for 80 years. The News now operates out of offices in the Woodward Building on South Main Street.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mount Vernon News under new leadership". Mount Vernon News. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Sun, Justin (Fall 2019). "Keeping The News Alive". The Collegian Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Subscribe". Mount Vernon News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b Grant Pepper (2020-08-07). "Chicago-based Metric Media buys Mount Vernon News, trims print product to 2 days per week". KnoxPages.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Mount Vernon News under new leadership". Mount Vernon News. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Reinvigorating community news in Mount Vernon". Mount Vernon News. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Beasley, David (2020-12-30). "Knox County Land Bank buys former Mount Vernon News building". Mount Vernon News. Retrieved 2021-01-24.