Edwardsville Intelligencer
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Hearst Corporation
PublisherDenise Vonder Haar
EditorPenny Weaver
Founded1862
Headquarters117 North Second Street Edwardsville, IL 62025
Circulation4,010 Daily
Websitewww.theintelligencer.com
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The Edwardsville Intelligencer is an American daily newspaper in Illinois based in Edwardsville. The paper is circulated in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and nearby rural areas.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1862. In 1960, longtime owner and publisher Gilbert Giese sold it to the owner of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram.[1] In 1964, the newspaper was purchased by Decatur, Illinois-based Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers.[1] It was acquired by the Hearst Corporation in 1979.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lindsay-Schaub Company Buys Edwardsville Intelligencer". The Daily Egyptian. June 2, 1964. p. 4.
  2. ^ Vonder Haar, Denise. "The Edwardsville Intelligencer". Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 27, 2015.