Limited information about
Shelby County, Ohio’s very early years is known since its first newspaper, "The
Western Herald" was not published until 1831. And, like other small town newspapers,
not much space was devoted to local information. Normally, the editor received a
subscription to a larger or eastern city paper, then copied these items for publication in
the local newspaper which was published weekly. The
first daily paper in Shelby County was published in 1883. Official records, such as
those for marriage, estate, land transactions, taxes, etc., were compiled beginning in
1818.
'Downtown'
segment written in October, 1998 by Sherrie
Casad-Lodge
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