Rapid City Weekly News shuts down after three years By Tom Lawrence Black Hills Pioneer RAPID CITY After three and a half years and 182 editions, The Rapid City Weekly News is shutting its doors. The final edition is being distributed this week.
The Weekly News was launched on Oct. 20, 2005, in an effort to provide more local news to the Rapid City community. That goal was accomplished, as readers scooped up the free weekly newspaper, which printed 23,000 copies each week. It broke local stories, produced features, photographs and cartoons that delighted readers and provided a choice the community embraced. But the economic downturn in recent months spelled the end for The Weekly News and the final story, the last chapter, has been written. “Though we are saddened to see the end of a great project, we are very proud of what we accomplished,” said Stewart Huntington, publisher of the Black Hills Pioneer, The Weekly News' parent paper. “Through the outstanding efforts of the staff, we provided Rapid City with an excellent community voice and altered the way news was covered in the community. In that way, this was a triumph for our readers and the community. We thank all of our loyal readers and advertisers.” The shutting down of the Weekly News will have no impact on operations of the Black Hills Pioneer which was founded in 1876 and is the oldest business in West River Dakota Territory. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
