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Hillsboro Banner
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Cory Erickson, Cole & Alyssa Short
FounderA. DeLacy Wood
PublisherSub-Zero Press, Inc.
PresidentCory Erickson
EditorCole Short
Founded1880; 146 years ago (1880)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters502 W Caledonia Ave

Hillsboro, North Dakota

47°24′11″N 97°04′09″W / 47.4030°N 97.0693°W / 47.4030; -97.0693
Circulation1,400
OCLC number1752077
Websitehillsborobanner.com

The Hillsboro Banner is a weekly newspaper published in Hillsboro, North Dakota in the United States. It is the oldest weekly publication continuously published in the state of North Dakota.[1][2][3]

History

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Prior to coming to North Dakota, A. DeLacy Wood founded or published eight short-lived newspapers in towns across Wisconsin and Minnesota.[4] It's believed Wood founded 31 newspapers throughout his life, an average of one new paper every 12 months over three decades.[5] The Fargo Argus described Wood as an "irrepressible, pungent and sometimes caustic editor."[6]

In January 1880, at age 24, Wood leased the Breckenridge Free Press and planned to start his ninth venture in Caledonia, North Dakota called The Northern Signal.[7] The first issue was published in early March 1880.[8][9] In March 1881, Wood relocated the Signal to Hillsboro, then known as Hill City.[10][11] In May 1881, Edward D. Barker acquired the printing plant and relaunched the paper as The Trail County Banner.[12][13][14]

In July 1884, George E. Bowers, formerly of the Hastings Banner, bought the paper,[15] and sold it in December 1892 to Alvin Schmidt for $4,000.[16][17] Schmidt published it two decades until he grew sick and died in December 1910 at age 49.[18][19] His estate then sold the Banner to L.E. George in June 1911.[20][21]

In March 1917, George was sued for libel by Capt. B.C. Boyd who sought $5,000 in damages for an article that implied he embezzled $65 from the $200 relief fund local residents donated to his company of soldiers and used the stolen money to buy an automobile.[22][23] A jury found George not guilty,[24] and a judge denied a request for a retrial.[25]

After George died in June 1935,[26][27] the paper passed to his widow Constance and children Lyle and Vila. In May 1955, William N. Kremer bought the paper from the Georges.[28][29] In June 1961, Eugene G. Carr bought the paper from Kremer.[30]I n November 1970, Carr became co-owner of the Steele County Press.[31] In May 1971, Carr sold the Banner to Ms. Mylon E. Ash, manager of the Hazen Star.[32] In July 1972, Ash bought the Velva Journal. [33] In October 1972, Ash sold the Banner to Tom Ellingsworth, owner of the Barnesville Record-Review.[34] In March 1983, Ellingsworth appointed Mark Morque as Banner publisher.[35]

In April 1985, Keith Meyer, a high school science teacher, became the owner.[36] In January 1987, Hillsboro High School principal Rick Alfson and his wife Val bought the paper.[36] In April 1991, Henry Kelly, owner of the Walsh County Press, bought the Banner from the Alfsons. At that time Kelly also bought the Dickney County Leader and Oakes Times.[37] Kelly owned six papers when he declared bankruptcy a year later due to debts accrued by his other failing company, DAK Publishing.[38] The Banner was then acquired by Gorman King Jr. in 1994,[39] Sean and Cheryl Kelly in April 2003,[39] and Cory Erickson along with Cole and Alyssa Short in February 2012.[40][41]

References

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  1. ↑ "Banner Passes 52nd Birthday". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. December 29, 1931. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "EDITORIAL: Still in business, after all these years". Hillsboro Banner. January 19, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lind, Bob (May 28, 2019). "Neighbors: An ode to North Dakota's oldest weekly newspaper". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "A. DeLacy Wood on the Wing Again". Little Falls Transcript. Little Falls, Minnesota. January 30, 1880. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "A. De Lacey Wood Founder Of 31 Papers". The Duluth News Tribune. December 18, 1904. p. 45.
  6. ↑ "The Metropolis". Fargo Daily Argus. March 2, 1881. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "News And Notes". Bismarck Tribune. January 30, 1880. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Notice". Grand Forks Herald. March 4, 1880. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "Notice". Jamestown Weekly Alert. March 23, 1880. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Notice". Fargo Daily Argus. Fargo, North Dakota. March 22, 1881. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Minnesota News". The Saint Paul Globe. April 9, 1881. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "The Metropolis". Fargo Daily Argus. May 13, 1881. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Hill City Booming". Fargo Daily Argus. May 15, 1881. p. 5.
  14. ↑ "Legislative Work". Yankton Press and Dakotan. Yankton, South Dakota. March 27, 1883. p. 3.
  15. ↑ "Notice". The Hope Pioneer. Hope, North Dakota. July 4, 1884. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Newspaper Mention". Pierre Weekly Free Press. December 29, 1892. p. 6.
  17. ↑ "Sale of the Hillsboro Banner". The Saint Paul Globe. December 18, 1892. p. 1.
  18. ↑ "Hillsboro Editor Dangerously Sick". The Bismarck Tribune. December 9, 1910. p. 3.
  19. ↑ "Particutars Of Death Of Editor A. Schmidt". The Bismarck Tribune. December 14, 1910. p. 3.
  20. ↑ "Hillsboro Paper Has Been Sold". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. May 6, 1911. p. 2.
  21. ↑ "Hillsboro Banner Sold". Grand Forks Herald. June 6, 1911. p. 10.
  22. ↑ "Hillsboro Editor Faces Libel Suit". The Bowbells Tribune. Bowbells, North Dakota. March 23, 1917. p. 1.
  23. ↑ "George Case Set For Trial Wednesday A.M.". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. June 5, 1917. p. 1.
  24. ↑ "Editor Found "Not Guilty" Of Libel". The Bowbells Tribune. June 22, 1917. p. 1.
  25. ↑ "Denies Motion For New Trial In Libel Case". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. August 9, 1917. p. 5.
  26. ↑ "Hillsboro Banner Publisher Is Dead". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. June 8, 1935. p. 1.
  27. ↑ "L.E. George, Hillsboro's Mayor, Dies". Grand Forks Herald. June 9, 1935. p. 1.
  28. ↑ "Georges Sell Weekly Paper At Hillsboro". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. May 21, 1955. p. 11.
  29. ↑ "Hillsboro, Finely Have New Editors". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. October 9, 1955. p. 36.
  30. ↑ "Hillsboro Banner Sold". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. May 27, 1961. p. 5.
  31. ↑ "Steele County Press Sold". Morning Pioneer. Mandan, North Dakota. Associated Press. November 17, 1970. p. 3.
  32. ↑ "Hillsboro Paper Has New Owner". Grand Forks Herald. May 29, 1971. p. 8.
  33. ↑ "Publisher at Hillsboro Buys Velva Weekly". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. July 23, 1972. p. 42.
  34. ↑ "Hillsboro Paper Changes Hands". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. October 8, 1972. p. 29.
  35. ↑ "Hillsboro Banner publisher named". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. March 12, 1983. p. 12.
  36. 1 2 "Alfsons purchase Hillsboro newspaper". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. January 17, 1987. p. 4.
  37. ↑ Bonham, Kevin (April 6, 1991). "Kelly buys newspapers in Oakes, Hillsboro, Ellendale". Grand Forks Herald. p. 20.
  38. ↑ Okerlund, Mathew (November 17, 1992). "DAK Publishing gets offers". Grand Forks Herald. p. 11.
  39. 1 2 "Hillsboro weekly newspaper sold". Grand Forks Herald. April 13, 2003. p. 12.
  40. ↑ Lee, Steve (February 15, 2012). "Weekly Hillsboro Banner gets new owner, old editor back". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  41. ↑ Olson, Dave (February 18, 2012). "Hillsboro newspaper changes hands". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. p. 23.
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