Featured Chamber Member for August: Burnett County Sentinel
Guarding Your Right To Know Since 1875
The Burnett County Sentinel was the county’s first newspaper when Matthew Westcott began publishing on Feb. 19, 1875. The Sentinel continued weekly until its building and presses were destroyed by fire in 1909. The business was sold to its competitor.
The Journal changed its name to “Journal and Sentinel”, but later reverted to the Journal of Burnett County. When the Journal folded in 1962, Wilbur A. Nelson revived the Burnett County Sentinel. Following his death in 1975, his wife, Marjorie Nelson and son, Gary Nelson operated it until Feb. 1, 1994, when it was purchased by Mainstream Publications.
It was then purchased by Press Publications on Dec. 1, 1998. The Sentinel is Burnett County’s only hometown newspaper.
You can check us out on the web at www.burnettcountysentinel.com.
715-463-2341
PO Box 397
114 East Madison Ave.
Grantsburg, WI 54840
