Antelope County News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Pitzer Digital LLC |
| Publisher | Carrie Pitzer |
| Editor | Jenny Higgins |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Headquarters | Neligh, Nebraska |
| Circulation | 2,558[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Knox County News |
| Website | antelopecountynews |
The Antelope County News is a weekly newspaper and website located in Neligh, Nebraska, owned by Pitzer Digital, LLC.
The Antelope County News was launched in digital-only form on January 1, 2014, by publisher and owner Carrie Pitzer. On February 11, 2016, Pitzer Digital purchased The Orchard News from John and Lucy Ferguson,[2] and transformed it into the first county-wide print publication in Antelope County as the Antelope County News/Orchard News. It immediately became the first color newspaper in Antelope County.
The Orchard News began publishing in 1901 in the community of Orchard.
Other media
The Antelope County News collaborates with other media and has been used as a credible source for multiple publications, including the Lincoln Journal-Star,[3] Kansas City Star,[4] Omaha World-Herald,[5] North Platte Telegraph,[6] The State,[7] AOL,[8] Valley News,[9] Daytona Daily News,[10] Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[11] New York Daily News.[12]
Pitzer Digital LLC also owns the Bloomfield Monitor/Knox County News newspaper[13] and Living Here magazine.[14]
Awards
The newspaper was named the top weekly newspaper in Nebraska in 2018, winning the Loral Johnson Community Sweepstakes Award from the Nebraska Press Association.[15] The publication also won 35 awards at the 2018 Better Newspaper Contest.[16]
References
- ^ "Nebraska Newspaper Locator Map | Nebraska Press Association". November 21, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Pitzer Digital Announces Purchase Of Orchard Newspaper". ACN. February 12, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Riley (November 18, 2018). "In Sydney's name: Loofe family reflects a year after disappearance". Lincoln Journal-Star.
- ^ Londberg, Max (December 5, 2017). "Body found of Nebraska woman whose last Snapchat said she was 'ready for my date'". Kansas City Star.
- ^ Szalewski, Susan (December 5, 2017). "Body found of Nebraska woman whose last Snapchat said she was 'ready for my date'". Omaha World-Herald.
- ^ Szalewski, Susan (December 5, 2017). "Body of missing Lincoln woman Sydney Loofe found, family says". North Platte Telegraph.
- ^ Londberg, Max (December 5, 2017). "Her last Snapchat said she was 'ready for my date.' Her body was just found". The State.
- ^ Chia, Jessica (December 5, 2017). "Woman Sydney Loofe found dead after Tinder date disappearance". AOL.
- ^ Nitcher, Emily (December 5, 2017). "Foul play suspected in death of Sydney Loofe after body is found in rural Clay County". Valley News.
- ^ Leone, Jared (December 5, 2017). "Body of woman who vanished after Tinder date found". Daytona Daily News.
- ^ Leone, Jared (December 6, 2017). "Body of woman who vanished after Tinder date found". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Chia, Jessica (December 5, 2017). "Woman who disappeared after Tinder date is found dead: family". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Pitzer Digital Purchases Bloomfield Monitor To Expand". ACN. October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Pitzer Digital Purchases 'Living Here' Magazine". ACN. June 25, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Nebraska Press Association" (PDF). Nebraska Press Association. April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Area weekly newspapers fare well in statewide contest". Norfolk Daily News. April 23, 2018.