Journal-Express

The Journal-Express was a weekly newspaper in Knoxville, Iowa. Founded in 1855, its publication was discontinued in May 2020, when it was merged with the Oskaloosa Herald as part of a series of cutbacks by owner CNHI, LLC that resulted from business losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also: List of newspapers in Iowa
Journal-Express
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Community Newspaper Holdings, LLC
Founded1855
LanguageAmerican English
Ceased publication2020
HeadquartersKnoxville, Iowa
Circulation2,034 (as of 2018)[1]
OCLC number17927743
Websitewww.journalexpress.net

It was published on Friday, and had a circulation of 2,034 two years before it was discontinued as a separate title.[1]

The Knoxville Journal was founded in 1855 by William Milo Stone, later a Civil War hero and Iowa governor.[2] In those years, the paper expressed the growing sentiments of a newly minted Republican party.[2] The Express was built out of the old Marion County Democrat paper, founded in 1865.[3]

Previous names

The following newspaper names preceded the current paper:[4]

  • The Knoxville Express (Knoxville, Iowa) 1884-1986
  • Knoxville journal (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986
    • The Bussey Record (Bussey, Iowa) 1950-1951
    • Iowa voter (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874
  • Marion County express (Knoxville, Iowa) 1879-1884
  • Knoxville journal (Knoxville [Iowa]) 1855-185?
    • Knoxville Weekly Journal (Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa) 185?-1860
    • Marion County Republican (Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa) 1860-1867
    • Iowa voter (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874

References
  1. "Knoxville Journal-Express newspaper". Mondo Times. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "Stone, William Milo". The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa.
  3. "Knoxville Express Established in 1865". Knoxville Journal. 1 October 1930.
  4. "Journal Express". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 2, 2020.


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