The Western Star (Ohio)

[3][4] In November, 2012, Cox Media Group announced in a letter to advertisers that the paper would be combined with other Cox weeklies the Pulse-Journal and the Fairfield Echo into "The Pulse of Warren County" and "The Pulse of Butler County" beginning with the January 20, 2013 print editions.

"[5][6] It was first published February 13, 1807 by John McLean (1785-1861), who eventually became an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Adjet McGuire, Samuel H. Hale, Henry Lazier, Joseph Henderson, and William Blackburn.

In 1817, William McLean sold to Abram Van Vleet, a justice of the peace, and John Eddy (1762-1824).

In 1825, Van Vleet and Eddy sold to Anthony Howard Dunlavy, an attorney who served in the Ohio General Assembly and as Warren County prosecutor, and William A.

In 1827, they sold the paper to Camron and Jacob Morris, who was married to Dunlavy's sister and later was Warren County treasurer.

Brown's first act was to appoint as editor and publisher Gardner H. Townsley (circa 1897–1967), whose claim to fame was having been the Rev.

He subsequently served as publisher over a succession of editors: Warren Nelson, Ed Thompson, Jamyes Myers, and David Schneider.

His son Robert N. Townsley (died April 17, 1994) replaced him as publisher, with Schneider continuing as editor.

In October 1968, Townsley was replaced by William Kreeger, who had the title "general manager" until March 1970 when he was named publisher.

Janet Goode became editor in January 1970 and served until October of that year when she was replaced by John Nichols.

From late 1991 to January 13, 2013, the paper issued a free Sunday edition, although for its last few years it contained exclusively advertising.

The paper was first published on Friday, February 13, 1807, under the name The Western Star and continued to Saturday, August 10, 1822, when it merged with another weekly, The Lebanon Gazette.

Effective Saturday, August 2, 1828, the name was shortened back to The Western Star and continued until Thursday, October 27, 1859.