In 1908, the Rivers Gazette was established at Rivers by Thomas Offen. He sold it to Graham Barker in 1945 who amalgamated it with the Rapid City Reporter to form the Gazette-Reporter and operated the paper until 1956.
Period
Publisher
1908-1945
Thomas William Offen (1881-1959)
1945-1956
Graham Franklin Barker (1908-1980)
The Story of Manitoba’s Weekly Newspapers by Major A. M. Pratt, Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association, 1970, pages 349-358.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 August 2024
