Source:Cedar County News

Cedar County News is a weekly newspaper serving Hartington, Nebraska and surrounding communities of Cedar County, Nebraska. The Cedar County News was founded on January 13, 1898 by Z.M. Baird. In 1900, the paper was purchased by A.V. Parker. The paper was later owned by Frank Kelley and his son George, who sold the paper in 1914. J.P. O'Furey purchased the Cedar County News in 1915 and he became president of the Nebraska Press Association in 1922. In 1934, while still under O'Furey, the Cedar County News absorbed two local papers, the Wynot Tribune and the Obert Times. (After his death) O'Furey's wife, L.M. O'Furey, continued owning and publishing the paper until 1940, when she sold the paper to Fred Zimmer. Zimmer sold the paper in 1963 to Jack Lough Lough, who also owned the Albion News, sold Cedar County News in 1973 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Johson. The Johnsons sold the paper to James C. Kelly and son Thomas Kelly in 1979. Rob Dump and Peggy Year purchased the Cedar County News in 1992. They bought three additional papers in 1996: the Laurel Advocate, the Randolph Times and the Osmond Republican. They later purchased the Coleridge Blade and the Wausa Gazette, forming a group of newspapers known as Northeast Nebraska News.