Casper Star-Tribune
The Casper Star-Tribune is a newspaper published in Casper, Wyoming. It is owned by Lee Enterprises. It is Wyoming's largest print newspaper, with a daily circulation of 23,760. The paper offers print editions on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.[2] The Star-Tribune covers local and state news. Its website, Trib.com, includes articles from the print paper, online updates, video and other multimedia content.
History
On June 1, 1891, the weekly Natrona Tribune began publishing under the ownership of 20 men organized as the Republican Publishing Co.[3] It was edited by J. Enos Waite,[4][5] who moved the printing plant of the Bessemer Journal to Casper in order to launch the new publication.[6] Waite left after nine months and was replaced by Marion P. Wheeler. In June 1893, Wheeler retired and was succeeded by a series of editors who each lasted a year or less: Alex T. Butler, W.E. Ellsworth, Ben L. Green, O.A. Hamilton, Fred E. Seeley, Frank H. Barrow and George P. Devenport.[6][7]
In June 1897, Alfred J. Mokler, formerly with the Platte Centre Signal, bought the paper from Devenport. By then the paper was called the Natrona County Tribune.[8] After eight years, in October 1914, Mokler sold the Tribune to J. Edwin Hanway.[9] Two years later Hanway expanded the paper into a daily and renamed it to the Casper Daily Tribune on October 9, 1916.[10] Business grew and Hanway commissioned a standalone building for the Tribune in downtown Casper called "Tribune Building", which was completed in 1920.[11] A few years later, Max Levand sold the Casper Herald to Hanway in December 1925, who then merged it with his paper to form the Casper Tribune-Herald.[12] In 1946, J.E. Hanway died,[13] and was succeeded by his son Earl. E. Hanway.[14]
في 29 سبتمبر 1949، أسس آلان دري صحيفة كاسبر مورنينغ ستار. [ 15 ] نُقل المحرر والناشر، البالغ من العمر 25 عامًا، إلى المستشفى بعد بضعة أشهر إثر إصابته بنوبة قلبية ناجمة عن إرهاق شديد. [ 16 ] في ديسمبر 1950، تنازل دري عن منصبه لفرانك ر. واديل، [ 17 ] وغادر دري العمل في مارس من ذلك العام. [ 18 ] حلّ إيرل ج. ماسون محل واديل في فبراير 1951. [ 19 ] اندمجت الشركتان اللتان نشرتا صحيفتي مورنينغ ستار وتريبيون -هيرالد في سبتمبر 1953، لكن بقيت كل صحيفة مستقلة. [ 20 ] في أغسطس 1954، باع إي إي هاواي وزوجته صن شاين هانواي حصتهما المسيطرة في الشركة إلى إيرل ب. هانواي، وجاك دبليو. بيري، وكلارك إف. بيري. [ 14 ]
في أكتوبر 1961، اشترى روبرت س. هوارد صحيفتي تريبيون -هيرالد ومورنينغ ستار . [ 21 ] وفي يونيو 1965، اندمجت الصحيفتان بالكامل لتشكيل صحيفة كاسبر ستار-تريبيون. [ 22 ] وفي عام 2002، استحوذت شركة لي إنتربرايزز على منشورات هوارد وصحفها الست عشرة مقابل 694 مليون دولار. [ 23 ] وفي عام 2004، استحوذت الشركة على صحيفة كاسبر جورنال. [ 24 ] وفي عام 2011، أضافت صحيفة ستار-تريبيون نظام اشتراك مدفوع إلى موقعها الإلكتروني. [ 25 ] وفي عام 2018، صوّت موظفو غرفة الأخبار على الانضمام إلى نقابة تحت مظلة نقابة الصحفيين ، ليصبحوا أول من يفعل ذلك في وايومنغ. [ 26 ] وكانت صحيفة ستار-تريبيون أول صحيفة مملوكة لشركة لي إنتربرايزز تنضم إلى نقابة عمالية أثناء ملكيتها للشركة. [ 27 ] في أغسطس 2022، توقفت صحيفة "ذا جورنال" عن الصدور. [ 28 ] في يونيو 2023، قلّصت الصحيفة جدول إصدارها المطبوع إلى ثلاثة أيام في الأسبوع: الثلاثاء والخميس والسبت. كما تحوّلت الصحيفة من التوزيع عبر الموزعين إلى التوزيع البريدي. [ 29 ] في أبريل 2025، عيّنت شركة "لي إنتربرايزز" جون مانغالونزو رئيسًا لتحرير صحيفة "ستار تريبيون" . [ 30 ]
الجوائز
The Casper Star-Tribune regularly wins the Wyoming Press Association's "Deming Cup for General Excellence", awarded to the best large newspaper in the state, as well as other regional awards.[31][32]
In 1985, the Star-Tribune was the runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in excellence in public service journalism for its investigation of Northern Utilities Inc.[33] The investigative series by Richard High, Anne Mackinnon and other staff found that the company was significantly overcharging natural gas customers in Wyoming due to an unfavorable agreement that Northern Utilities had entered into years earlier with its corporate parent.[34]
In 1990, Washington, D.C. bureau reporter Andrew Melnykovych won the George Polk Award for Political Reporting for exposing how the federal government colluded with a dozen oil companies to reduce royalty payments to Wyoming.[35]
In 1994, columnist Charles Levendosky won the H. L. Mencken Award for his opinion pieces in defense of the First Amendment.[36]
References
- ↑Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑Rossi, Andrew (May 16, 2023). "Wyoming's Only Statewide Newspaper Ends its Sunday Edition". Big Horn Basin Media. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑Rogers, Alan (August 11, 2016). "Star-Tribune celebrates 125 years in Casper". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑"Notice". Chadron Record. Chadron, Nebraska. June 26, 1891. p. 1.
- ↑"Notice". The Friday Journal. Geneva, Nebraska. July 8, 1891. p. 1.
- 12"The Tribune's Eighteenth Year". Natrona County Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. May 5, 1909. p. 12.
- ↑Mokler, A.J. (October 15, 1944). "A Shrine of Labor and Devotion: the Live Story of a Home Town Newspaper by Natrona County Historian". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑"Notice". Madison Chronicle. Madison, Nebraska. June 10, 1897. p. 4.
- ↑"Good-Bye". Natrona County Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. October 15, 1914. p. 4.
- ↑"Casper Will Have New Daily Paper Next Week". Natrona County Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. October 15, 1916. p. 1.
- ↑"Tribune Bldg, Finest In West Writes Editor". Casper Star-Tribune. October 13, 1920. p. 5.
- ↑"Announcement To The Public". Casper Star-Tribune. December 1, 1925. p. 1.
- ↑"J.E. Hanway, Publisher of Tribune-Herald, Dies Here Sunday Night After Brief Illness". Casper Star-Tribune. January 28, 1946. p. 1.
- 12"The E.E. Hanways Sell Control of Tribune-Herald". Casper Star-Tribune. August 1, 1954. p. 1.
- ↑"New Tabloid Out In Casper, Wyo". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. September 23, 1949. p. 8.
- ↑"Publisher of Star Is Released from Hospital". Casper Star-Tribune. December 23, 1949. p. 2.
- ↑"Takes Post at Casper". Star-Herald. Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Associated Press. January 8, 1950. p. 8.
- ↑"Drey Severs Connection With Morning Tabloid". Casper Star-Tribune. March 5, 1950. p. 8.
- ↑"Mason Named Publisher". Casper Star-Tribune. February 1, 1951. p. 4.
- ↑"Wyoming Newspapers Cut Costs by Merger". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Associated Press. September 26, 1953. p. 3.
- ↑"Wyoming Press Sold". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 2, 1961. p. 12.
- ↑"Some Changes Coming In Daily Newspapers". Casper Star-Tribune. June 27, 1965. p. 1.
- ↑"Lee Enterprises acquires 16 daily newspapers". The Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. February 12, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Mast, Tom (October 30, 2004). "Star-Tribune acquires Casper Journal". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑Baldwin, Chad (July 31, 2011). "Turning on meter for online news". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Lunzer, Bernie (February 28, 2018). "Journalists of Casper Star-Tribune Make History; Continue 'Inspiring National Trend'". The News Guild. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Lee, Jacquie (February 28, 2018). "Union Fever Spreads to News Outlet in Wyoming". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Byrd, Klark (August 27, 2022). "The Casper Journal prints final edition". Oil City News. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ↑Wolfson, Joshua (May 14, 2023). "Your expanded Casper Star-Tribune coming soon". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑Velazquez, David (May 3, 2025). "Casper Star-Tribune names new executive editor". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
- ↑"Star-Tribune wins 10 awards at Top of the Rockies competition". Casper Star-Tribune. May 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑"WPA Major Award Winners for 2017". WyoPress.org. January 23, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑"Finalist: Staff of Casper (WY) Star-Tribune". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Drake, Kerry (December 19, 2016). "Battling Monopoly: Northern Utilities and the Casper Star-Tribune". WyoHistory.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑Moulton, Candy (March 2, 1990). "CS-T reporter Melnykovych wins Polk Award for Political reporting". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑Tollefson, Chris (October 23, 1994). "Levendosky wins Mencken Award". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1.
External links
- Official website

- Bibliographic record for Casper Star-Tribune at the Library of Congress
- Daily newspapers published in the United States
- Newspapers published in Wyoming
- Organizations based in Casper, Wyoming
- Lee Enterprises publications
- Newspapers established in 1891
- 1891 establishments in Wyoming
