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Albion New Era

The Noble County Star was created in 1849 by William H. Austin. At that time the paper did not have any political affiliation. Austin then moved the production company to Kendallville, Indiana.

The Observer was established by Samuel E. Alvord and Homer King on June 6th of 1850. Under Alvord and King the newspaper was Democratic in affiliation and remained so as the Noble County Star. It became the Noble County Expositor in December of 1852 after King left the partnership. The paper focused on commercial affairs in Noble County, Indiana maintaining its Democratic affiliation until it ended.

The Albion New Era under went many name changes and changes of ownership from its inception until the 1940s. From 1940-1980 it was owned and operated by publishers Richard C. and Susan T. Prickett. Robert L. Allman owned the paper until it was purchased by its current owner and publisher KPC Media.

History
In 1854 the Palladium was created by John W Bryant and maintained a democratic affiliation. Bryant moved the paper to Whitley County in 1855 and in the same year the paper resumed Albion publication under the name Noble County Palladium but ended in 1856 less than two years after its creation.

In 1860 the Noble County Herald was established.

In 1867 William Kimmel moved to Nebraska and The Albion New Era also known as the Advertiser ended. It was a news journal based and published in Noble County Indiana.

The New Albion Era was a Republican associated journal founded by Samuel E. Alvord in September or October of 1872. Alvord was a teacher, county clerk, journalist, and lawyer.

In 1876 he sold the paper to Jacob P. Prickett.

In 1882 The Review was created as a result of the move to Kendallville, but soon the named changed again to from the Kendallville Review to the Albion.

In 1896 The Albion New Era was sold to J. E. Buchanan.

In 1903 Edwin L. Adair a teacher, superintendent of Noble County schools, and father of U.S. Representative E. Ross Adair (who was a congress man for Indiana) bought the paper and changed the name to the Daily Record but was a short-lived paper.

From the 1940’s until the 1980’s the papers owner and publisher Richard C. Prickett who was also an aide to Congressman Adair passed away leaving his wife Susan T. Prickett continued the paper for a short time until Robert L. Allman took over ownership of the company.

Currently the Albion New Era is located in Albion Indiana publishing is still in Kendallville but now owned by KPC since October 2014. It is published weekly with 12 other papers and journals for the surrounding cities.