Grinnell Herald-Register Explained

The Grinnell Herald-Register is a semi-weekly newspaper in Grinnell, Iowa. It was formed February 13, 1936 after the merger of the Grinnell Herald and Grinnell Register.^[2] The Herald was founded on August 16, 1871 as a semi-weekly newspaper,^[3] and the Register was founded in 1888.^[4] The Grinnell Herald, in turn, was founded as the Poweshiek County Herald on March 18, 1868.^[5] In 1944, the newspaper was purchased by the Pinder family. It remains a family owned paper as of 2022.^[6]

The paper was published by Al and Dorothy Pinder until their deaths. Their daughters, Martha Pinder and Peggy Elliot manage and edit the paper as of 2022. ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find Iowa Newspaper . 2023-04-10 . Iowa Newspaper Association . en-US.
2. http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/record=b1243236~S0 Grinnell Herald-Register
3. http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/record=b1267826~S0 Grinnell Register
4. http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/record=b1267828~S0 Grinnell Register
5. http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/record=b1267825~S0 Poweshiek County Herald
6. Web site: As local journalism declines, the Grinnell Herald-Register plows on . 2022-10-27 . The Scarlet and Black . en-US.
7. [Iowa Newspaper Association]