Concordia Blade-Empire
newspaper published in Concordia, Kansas
The Concordia Blade-Empire is a local newspaper for Concordia, Kansas. It is the official newspaper for Cloud County, Kansas. The paper publishes five days a week, Monday through Friday.
History
The Concordia Blade-Empire has a rich history of newspaper publication in the county. The paper today has its roots in two separate newspapers. (Several sources, including Janet Pease Emerey's book on the history of Concordia claim a third newspaper, The Republican, merged and/or was purchased by The Republican Valley Empire).
The Republican Valley Empire
The Concordia Blade-Empire was first published in Clyde as The Republican Valley Empire and was the first newspaper published in the county. The first edition was published on May 31, 1870.
During its first year of publication, newspaper owner/publisher Henry Buckingham decided to move the newspaper operations to Concordia and printed its first edition in Concordia on December 24, 1870.
The Blade
James Manney Hagaman started a newspaper in 1879 and named the publication The Kansas Blade.
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