- kn it ▁community ▁news , ▁with ▁articles ▁discuss ing ▁trivial ▁news ▁r anging ▁from ▁Miss ▁Gr end le ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁B auer ▁Family ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ▁to ▁John ▁Smith ▁making ▁the ▁crowd ▁laugh ▁at ▁his ▁birth day ▁bash . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁a ▁b ona ▁f ide ▁information ▁tool . ▁" E ven ▁after ▁L ans dale ▁became ▁a ▁bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁The ▁Re porter ▁didn ' t ▁cover ▁council ▁meet ings ▁right ▁away ", ▁L ans dale ▁Historical ▁Society ▁President ▁Dick ▁She ar er ▁said . ▁" The ▁Re porter ▁was ▁primarily ▁a ▁print ▁shop ▁device ." ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁three ▁newsp apers : ▁The ▁L ans dale ▁Re porter , ▁The ▁Republican ▁and ▁The ▁North ▁P enn ▁Review . ▁The ▁Review ▁was ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁The ▁Republican ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Republican - Re view . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Walter ▁San born , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁L ans dale ▁Re porter ▁sold ▁the ▁newspaper ▁to ▁Republican - Re view ▁publish er ▁Ch ester ▁K ni pe , ▁who ▁merged ▁it ▁with ▁his ▁paper . ▁ ▁The ▁Republican - Re view - Rep orter ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁The ▁Re porter - Re view . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁San born ▁bought ▁the ▁paper ▁back ▁from ▁K ni pe ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁The ▁North ▁P enn ▁Re porter .