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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forum Communications Company |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Pierre, South Dakota |
| Circulation | 2,932 (as of 2015)[1] |
| ISSN | 0893-5564 |
| Website | capjournal |
The Capital Journal is a newspaper in Pierre, South Dakota, founded in 1881. It serves the South Dakota capital city of Pierre and the surrounding region, including Fort Pierre. As of December 2012, it reported a daily circulation of 10,750, with new issues published Monday through Friday (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day). It has been the official printed record of Hughes and Stanley counties in South Dakota since the year of its founding.[2]
History
[edit]In 1898, Charles H. Anderson acquired the Pierre Journal and the Daily Capital, and then merged the two to form the Capital Journal.[3] Soon the Capital Journal Company was formed.[4] Fred Denton was connected with the paper for a decade until 1901, when he sold his stock to Mr. Bartlett and S.A. Travis.[5]
In 1905, John E. Hipple purchased the Capital Journal.[6] He was elected town mayor in 1923, unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1926, and died in 1939 at age 74.[7] He was succeeded as publisher by his son Robert B. Hipple.[8] In 1955, J.E. Hipple was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame.[9] In 1962, his widow Ruth B. Hipple died.[10] In 1989, R.B. Hipple retired, was succeeded by his son John Hipple,[8] and later died in 2000 at age 100.[11] The paper was acquired by Wick Communications in 2005 from Terry and Kevin Hipple,[12] and later sold to Forum Communications Company in 2026.[13]
Notable staff
[edit]Grand Forks Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty began her journalism career with the paper while still in high school.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2015 South Dakota Newspaper Directory". South Dakota Newspaper Association. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ "About Us". CapJournal.com. Wick Communications. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Pierre Free Press, 14:". The Madison Daily Leader. July 18, 1898. p. 2.
- ↑ "Incorporation Articles". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. August 2, 1898. p. 8.
- ↑ "New Owners of the Pierre Capital-Journal Have Bright Prospects". The Mitchell Capital. March 22, 1901. p. 5.
- ↑ "Local Mention". Pierre Weekly Free Press. February 9, 1905. p. 5.
- ↑ "Heart Attack Is Fatal To John Hipple". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. December 23, 1939. p. 1.
- 1 2 "Pierre publisher to retire Thursday". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. May 31, 1989. p. 19.
- ↑ "Name of Pierre's John Hipple Added To Press Hall Of Fame". The Daily Plainsman. Huron, South Dakota. Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 6.
- ↑ "Mrs. J.E. Hipple Dies At Pierre; Funeral Tuesday". The Daily Plainsman. Huron, South Dakota. May 27, 1962. p. 6.
- ↑ Brandert, Melanie (December 24, 2000). "Longtime Pierre editor Robert Hipple, 100, dies". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. p. 16.
- ↑ "Arizona group buys Pierre newspaper". Argus-Leader. September 29, 2005. p. 18.
- ↑ "Forum Communications purchases 7 newspapers, including one in MN". West Central Tribune. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ↑ Bakken, Ryan (March 12, 2012). "Marilyn Hagerty: 'The Little Old Lady on Cottonwood Street'". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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