The_Montana_Standard

<i>The Montana Standard</i>

The Montana Standard

Newspaper in Butte, Montana

The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper in Butte, Montana owned by Lee Enterprises.

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History

On September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard.[3] At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company.[4] In 1959, It was sold to Lee Enterprises.[4]

In 1971, under the leadership of Betty Danfield, the paper's women's section won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence.[5]

Starting July 11, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "About The Montana standard. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1928-1961". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "The Anaconda standard". World Cat. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "About The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970". Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Penney-Missouri Honors to Women's Pages". The Kansas City Times. December 25, 1971. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Montana Standard expanding soon". Montana Standard. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-07-19.


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