Belle Plaine Herald

Weekly newspaper for the city of Belle Plaine and surrounding area. www.belleplaineherald.com 
Email us at: bpherald@frontiernet.net

Published every Wednesday. 
The oldest family-run newspaper in the state of Minnesota.

The Belle Plaine Herald was founded by Joseph Edward Townsend in 1882 and has been in the Townsend family for four generations making it the oldest family-run newspaper in the state of Minnesota.

C. Edward Townsend is the present publisher and editor.