The Kingman Daily Miner

The Kingman Miner
Offices in Kingman
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Internet
OwnerRiver City Newspapers
FounderAnson H. Smith
Founded1882
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters701 Stockton Hill Rd., Suite P,
Kingman, AZ 86401 United States
Circulation3,904 (as of 2022)[1]
ISSN1535-9913
Websitekdminer.com

The Kingman Miner is a local newspaper in Kingman, Arizona, owned by River City Newspapers.

History

The Mohave County Miner was first publish on November 5, 1882. Anson H. Smith,[2] with J.J. Hyde as editor.[3] Smith sold the paper to M.O. Ream in 1933.[2] J. James Glancy bought the paper from Ream in 1941.[4] Glancy sold out to C.R. Walters and Donald N. Soldwedel in 1968.[5]

The Soldwedel owned their papers under the company name Western News & Info. In 1995, they founded a joint venture with Wick Communications called River City Newspapers.[6] Ownership of the Miner was transferred to River City in 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mohave County Miner Chnages Ownership". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. United Press. December 2, 1933. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Local Notes". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 19, 1882. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Kingman Mohave County Miner Sold by M.O. Ream". Needles Desert Star. Needles, California. January 10, 1941. p. 6.
  5. ^ "86-Year Old Weekly Gets New Owners". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. July 4, 1968. p. 51.
  6. ^ "Lake Havasu papers merging". The Arizona Republic. August 24, 1995. p. 65.
  7. ^ "WNI, Wick expand newspaper locations; acquire Brehm holdings". Navajo-Hopi Observer. September 21, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2026.