Bellefontaine Examiner’s Final Edition

Bellefontaine Examiner’s Final Edition

(12-13-25) Bellefontaine’s long-time newspaper said good-bye to the community. Below is the final statement posted by ownership. By T.J. HUBBARD, Examiner Publisher  Dec. 14, 1891 — Dec. 13, 2025 I’ve had to write some difficult obituaries in my 50 years: my grandmother Janet’s in 2015, my father Jon’s in 2023 — and now the Bellefontaine Examiner’s, as the business permanently closes with the publication of its final edition today after 135 year…

‘Examiner’ closing after 135 years of service to Logan County

By T.J. HUBBARD, Examiner Publisher  Dec. 14, 1891 — Dec. 13, 2025 I’ve had to write some difficult obituaries in my 50 years: my grandmother Janet’s in 2015, my father Jon’s in 2023 — and now the Bellefontaine Examiner’s, as the business permanently closes with the publication of its final edition today after 135 years of service to the Logan County community. The decision to close the Examiner was unquestionably one of the hardest I’ve ever ha…