Watertown Public Opinion
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Founded | March 27, 1887 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 120 Third Avenue NW, Watertown, South Dakota 57201 United States |
| Circulation | 9,336 (as of 2015)[1] |
| Website | thepublicopinion.com |
The Watertown Public Opinion is a newspaper published in Watertown, South Dakota, United States, serving eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. It is fourth largest newspaper in South Dakota and publishes Tuesday through Saturday.[2]
History
The Watertown Public Opinion was founded in 1887, two years before South Dakota statehood.[3] The Public Opinion in its first 110 years had a succession of local owners, including Stitzel X. Way,[4] whose family ran it for 94 years before selling to Kenosha, Wisconsin-based United Communications Corporation (UCC) on March 1, 2002.[5]
In 2016, it was sold by United Communications to Schurz Communications out of South Bend, IN.[6] It was sold again in 2019 to GateHouse Media.[7]
References
- ^ "2015 South Dakota Newspaper Directory". South Dakota Newspaper Association. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Watertown Public Opinion". Muck Rack. May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Kristen (March 20, 2025). "Newspaper Digitizing Project Gets Another Community Foundation Boost". Watertown Area Community Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Dockter, Taya M. (2003). "Vera Way Marghab". South Dakota History. 33 (1). South Dakota State Historical Society.
- ^ "Family sells Watertown Public Opinion". Rapid City Journal. January 7, 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Watertown newspaper subject to purchase by Schurz Communications - Schurz Communications Inc". September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ Staff reports. "GateHouse buys Schurz publishing division, including Public Opinion". Watertown Public Opinion. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
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