The Daily Courier (Arizona)

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The Daily Courier
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerWestern News & Info
FounderJohn H. Marion
PublisherMegan Smith
EditorTim Wiederaenders
Founded1882 (1882)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPrescott, Arizona, United States
Circulation
  • 10,875 Daily
  • 13,760 Sunday
(as of 2022)[1]
OCLC number34038415
Websitedcourier.com

The Daily Courier is a newspaper for Yavapai County, Arizona,[2] owned by Western News & Info.[3] The paper features local, regional, national, and international news and opinions. In addition to its primary circulation in Prescott, Arizona, subsidiary editions are also published throughout Yavapai County, including in Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Camp Verde.

The Daily Courier was known as Prescott Morning Courier (1881-1909), Prescott Evening Courier (1909), Prescott Courier (1909-1920), Prescott Evening Courier (1920-1970), Prescott Courier (1970-1981), Courier (1981-1987), and Prescott Courier (1987-1994).[4]

History

In 1882, John H. Marion founded the Prescott Morning Courier.[5] Marion died suddenly in 1891.[6] J. Ralph Dillon and E.A. Rogers bought the paper a few months later.[7] Dillion retied in 1896 and sold his half-interest to Rogers.[8][9] In 1920, Rogers sold the paper to attorneys A.H. Favour and Howard W. Cornick, who expanded it into an afternoon daily called the Prescott Evening Courier.[10][11]

In 1922, editor W.P. "Bill" Stuart became the paper's sole owner.[12] Stuart published the paper for the next three decades. In 1958, he sold the Courier to a new corporation operated by Donald N. Soldwedel and the other owners of the Yuma Daily Sun.[13] In 1978, a holding company called Western News & Info was established and Soldwedel was named president. The Soldwedel family owned all the stock.[14]

References

  1. ^ "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Courier". Vol. 112, no. 27. Western Newspapers, in. February 1, 1994. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Daily Courier". Western News & Info. Western News & Info, inc. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Title: Prescott Morning Courier (Prescott, Ariz. : 1881)". University of Illinois Press. University of Illinois. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Prescott Morning Courier". Weekly Journal-Miner. Prescott, Arizona. February 3, 1882. p. 4.
  6. ^ "A Sudden Summons. | J.H. Marion, Editor of the Prescott Courier, Drops Dead at the Threshold of His Residence". Weekly Journal-Miner. Prescott, Arizona. July 29, 1891. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Local Notes". The Arizona Sentinel. September 12, 1891. September 12, 1891. p. 3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ "The City And County. | Newsy Items From Our Own Town and Surrounding County". Weekly Journal-Miner. Prescott, Arizona. June 17, 1896. p. 3.
  9. ^ "News In A Nutshell | Happenings of Streets and Town". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 16, 1896. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Prescott Courier Sold". The Coconino Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. January 9, 1920. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Courier Is To Become Daily". Tombstone Epitaph. Tombstone, Arizona. May 2, 1920. p. 7.
  12. ^ "W.P. Stuart Assumes Complete Ownership Of Prescott Courier". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 23, 1922. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Prescott Evening Courier Sold to Yuma Interests". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. September 18, 1958. p. 9.
  14. ^ "Donald N. Soldwedel – WNI Board Chairman 1924-2008". Western News&Info, Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
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