Lewiston

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Location in the United States

Lewiston

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Location in Idaho

The Lewiston Morning Tribune is an independently owned newspaper in the northwestern United States, located in Lewiston, Idaho.^[6] Founded in 1892, it serves eight counties in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington, the southern portion of the Inland Empire.^[7]

Nathan Alford became the editor and publisher on October 1, 2008. after the retirement of his father A L Butch Alford, making him the fourth publisher of the Tribune.^[8][9] As of 2017, the Lewiston Tribune has a circulation of 25,000 papers in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington.^[10]

It was the first newspaper in Idaho to publish an electronic edition, which was offered in September 1995.^[11] it is available via Amazon Kindle.^[12] The LCCN is sn 82014515.^[1]

Eugene L. Alford and Albert H. Alford founded the Lewiston Morning Tribune 132 years ago in 1892.^[8][13] It started as a four-page weekly newspaper in 1892 and it went to twice-weekly in 1895. Later it became a morning daily newspaper in 1898.^[2] Eugene worked as the publisher and business manager while Albert assumed the position of editor.^[14]

After Albert H. Alford died in 1928, his nephew Albert L. Alford (1907–1968) returned to Lewiston from Washington and Lee University in Virginia to assume the position as a managing editor,^[15] then became the publisher and editor after his father's death in 1946.^[16] Known to his friends as "Bud" Alford,^[17] Albert continued to work for the Tribune for 43 years.^[18][19] Following his death in 1968, his son, A.L. Alford Jr., became the third publisher of the Tribune.^[20]

Following 89 years of local ownership, two-thirds of the stock was sold in 1981 to Kerns-Tribune.^[21][22] A.L. Alford Jr. repurchased the Tribune from TCI (who had purchased Kerns-Tribune in 1997) in a deal that was finalized March 31, 1998. The transition also introduced an employee ownership component to the business.^{[23][24][25][26][27]}

The Lewiston Morning Tribune is widely involved in community programs and partnerships. In collaboration with Inland 360, the Tribune's arts and culture focused news publication, the Lewiston Tribune holds a yearly "best of" competition in which members of the community can nominate and vote on the best local businesses in the region.^[28]

The Tribune operates a buy local campaign called Made by Us, Buy Local in collaboration with local chambers of commerce and partnered businesses. The campaign highlights small businesses and promotes local consumption. It showcases nonprofits, entrepreneurs, products and services in the region owned by local residents.^[29]

Other community-oriented participation includes a weekly "prep athlete of the week" poll in which readers and community members can vote for outstanding regional high school athletes.^[30] Additionally, the Tribune created Northwest Market, an online platform that promotes local businesses and artisans by offering a marketplace for a variety of unique and local items, real estate, vehicles, and sales.^[31]

The Lewiston Morning Tribune is a fervent advocate of local business, education, and community through countless other sponsorship programs.^[32]

• Official website
• Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News archive 1900–2004
  • Lewiston Tribune - Google News archive 2004–2008

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