The Thompson Courier and Rake Register http://www.iowanewspapersonline.com/default.asp?lstNewsPaper=280&Submit=GO is a Thursday, weekly

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, tabloid, newspaper

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 serving the towns of Thompson, Iowa

Thompson, Iowa

Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thompson is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  and Rake, Iowa

Rake, Iowa

Rake is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP Code is 50465.-History:Rake was founded by Arent A...

  in Winnebago County, Iowa

Winnebago County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,866 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,194 housing units, of which 4,597 were occupied.-2000 census:...

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Circulation

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 and advertising

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  fund the costs of providing the services of the Thompson Courier and Rake Register to and for locals and non-locals.

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 is the desktop publishing

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 software used in creating the current issues of the Thompson Courier and Rake Register. Electronic paper

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s of the Thompson Courier and Rake Register as archives and current issues become available online

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  for those interested in obituary

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, research, and genealogy

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The Thompson Courier and Rake Register is a member of the Iowa Newspaper Association, http://www.inanews.com the National Newspaper Association, http://www.nna.org/ and the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. http://www.mssu.edu/iswne

Tom Theo Klemesrud, published the Courier from 1997 through 2001. He sold the Thompson Courier to Kim Norstrud. Gretchen Daniels bought the Thompson Courier and Rake Register April 2006.