Butler County Banner-Republican

The Butler County Banner, also known as the Green River Republican, is a weekly newspaper based in Morgantown, Kentucky, and serving Butler County in west-central Kentucky, including Morgantown, Quality, Roundhill, Rochester, and Woodbury. It is a once-a-week newspaper that publishes on Wednesdays, and it is owned by and the flagship weekly newspaper of Jobe Publishing, Inc. based in Horse Cave, Kentucky.

Butler County Banner-Republican
TypeWeekly Newspaper
Formatbroadsheet
Owner(s)Jobe Publishing, Inc.
PublisherJeffery S. Jobe
EditorMark Schrer
Founded1885
HeadquartersMorgantown, Kentucky
Circulation5,037 copies weekly[1]
Websitewww.jpinews.com

This newspaper is part of Jobe Publishing's news and advertising network that also serves Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, and Monroe Counties in Kentucky in addition to Butler County, meaning that Jobe also publishes the Barren County Progress, Edmonson News, The Herald-News of Metcalfe County, Monroe County Citizen, and the Hart County News-Herald, respectively.[2] All of Jobe's newspapers, including the Banner, are members of the Kentucky Press Association.

History

The first ever edition of the Banner was published in 1885.[3]

Jobe Publishing acquired the Banner-Republican in February 1998. That purchase also marked Jobe's debut as a newspaper publisher.[4] In the 2000s, the Green River Republican merged with the Butler County Banner, and it was consolidated as the once-a-week Butler County Banner-Republican.

Newspaper staff

Newspaper staff as of October 2014:

  • Mark Scherer - Editor
  • Melissa Embry - Regional Sales
  • Carol Hatcher - Office Manager.
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References
  1. Kentucky Press Association - Butler County Banner (info) Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. http://www.jpinews.com
  3. Butler County Banner-Republican, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, Front Page. This is the slogan for the Banner-Republican.
  4. Jobe Publishing, Inc., About Us
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