Weston Democrat

[1] Founded as the Expositor in the days immediately after the Civil War, the paper was renamed the Democrat after a purchase and 1868 relaunch by Union veterans George Cozad and James W. Woffindin with the masthead motto "The government is best which governs least.

[3] Thomas A. Edwards, a local judge, bought the four page paper, and reasserted its Democratic principles.

[3][4] The paper was bought by former Democrat employee Harrison and Robert Bland, although the latter sold his interest after a short period.

[5] As publisher, Harrison expanded the publication schedule and changed the style of the paper, to the acclaim of the neighboring Weekly Register, which proclaimed "it is now a very creditable journal, and the Register wishes The Weston Democrat Publishing Company, R H. Harrison, manager, abundant success.

Billeter made many improvements, including moving to electronic production and launching the paper's first website in 1999.