The Cody Enterprise is a newspaper in Cody, Wyoming.

Cody Enterprise
TypeTwice weekly newspaper
Founder(s)Buffalo Bill and John Peake
PublisherJT Malmberg
Founded1899
HeadquartersPO BOX 1090 Cody, WY 82414
Circulation4,675
Websitecodyenterprise.com

History

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The newspaper was established by Buffalo Bill and John Peake in 1899.[1][2][3][4][5] The first issue appeared on August 31, 1899, and it was firmly established in 1902.[6] In 1904, it was bought by Caroline Lockhart, a Prohibition crusader and novelist originally from Boston.[7][8] She served as owner and editor from 1904 to 1962.[8] In the summer of 1936, it featured articles about artists Edward Thomas Grigware and Stan Kershaw.[9] It is now owned by independent publisher J. Louie Mullen of Buffalo, Wyoming.[10] It is published twice weekly.[1] It has a circulation of 4,675.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Official website, About Us
  2. ^ Brian Hurlbut, Insiders' Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton, Globe Pequot, 2011, p. 327; online at: Google Books
  3. ^ Richard W. Slatta, The Cowboy Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 1994, p. 74
  4. ^ Richard S. Wheeler, The Honorable Cody, Sunstone Press, 2006, p. 164 [1]
  5. ^ Richard W. Slatta, The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture, ABC-CLIO, 2001, p. 91 [2]
  6. ^ Don Russell, The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill, University of Oklahoma Press, 1979, p. 428 [3]
  7. ^ Don Pitcher, Moon Handbooks Wyoming, Avalon Books, 2006, p. 559
  8. ^ a b Charlotte Dixon, Beautiful America's Wyoming, Beautiful America Publishing Co., 1998 [4]
  9. ^ Terry Winchell, Thomas Molesworth, Molesworth: The Pioneer of Western Design, Gibbs Smith, 2005, p. 29 [5]
  10. ^ "Enterprise sold to Wyoming publisher". March 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Member List". WyoPress.org. Retrieved April 10, 2023.