Messenger-Inquirer

The Messenger-Inquirer is a local newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Messenger-Inquirer serves 15,087 daily and 20,383 Sunday readers in five counties in western Kentucky.[1][2]

The Messenger-Inquirer
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Paxton Media Group
PublisherBob Morris
EditorMatt Francis
Founded1875
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1401 Frederica St.
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
United States
Circulation15,087 Monday-Saturday
20,383 Sunday
Websitemessenger-inquirer.com

History

By 1864, when Thomas S. Pettit purchased the paper, it had changed its name to The Monitor.[3] Immediately after taking control of the paper, Pettit published a series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War.[4] On November 17, 1864, Pettit was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union.[4] He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee, and transferred into Confederate territory.[3] In May 1865, he returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press had been destroyed by federal authorities.[3] He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing the story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro.[3] With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky.[4] Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery, giving the Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership.[3][5]

References
  1. "Messenger Inquirer". Kentucky Press Association. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. Dooley, Karla (July 2000). "Messenger-Inquirer marks 125th anniversary". KY Press Online. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. Connelley and Coulter, p. 158
  4. Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 141
  5. Belo sells Kentucky daily
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