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The Lewiston Morning Tribune is an independently owned newspaper currently located in downtown Lewiston, Idaho at 505 Capital Street. They have been providing their services to counties in north central Idaho and southwestern Washington since 1892. The Lewiston Morning Tribune was the first newspaper in Idaho to publish an electronic addition, which was offered in September 1995.

Founding
Eugene L. Alford and Albert H. Alford founded the Lewiston Morning Tribune in 1892. It started as a four page weekly newspaper in 1892 and later became a morning daily newspaper in 1898. Eugene worked as the publisher and business manager while Albert assumed the position of the editor. After Albert H. Alford's death in 1928, his nephew Albert L. Alford returned to Lewiston from Washington and Lee University to assume the position as a managing editor. He then became the publisher and editor after his father's death in 1946. Known to his friends as "Bud" Alford, Albert L. Alford continued to work for the Tribune for 43 years. After the death of A L Bud Alford in 1968, his son, Albert Larson Butch Alford, became the third publisher of the Tribune.

Nathan Alford became the editor and publisher on October 1, 2008 after the retirement of his father A L Butch Alford, making him the fourth publisher of the Tribune. As of 2017 the Lewiston Tribune sells 25,000 papers in North Central Idaho and Southeastern Washington.

Community participation and recognition
The Lewiston Morning Tribute partners with Inland 360 to publish articles about local businesses and events that are voted as the best by members in the community. The Lewiston Morning Tribune also has a recognition article that allows people in the valley to vote once a week on a local athlete to become their "prep athlete of the week". The athlete who wins receives an article recognizing them in the sports section of the paper.