9 6 ▁as ▁the ▁week ly ▁Silver ▁City ▁Independent , ▁the ▁paper ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁E ly ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Colonel ▁C ly de ▁E ly ▁renamed ▁the ▁paper ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁and ▁Independent ▁and ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁daily ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁received ▁the ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁Man aging ▁Edit ors ▁for ▁their ▁out standing ▁member ▁co operation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁re cess ion , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁has ▁out s our ced ▁its ▁printing , ▁increased ▁its ▁online ▁presence , ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁and ▁joined ▁an ▁ 1 1 - member ▁New ▁Mexico ▁newspaper ▁exchange . ▁The ▁name , ▁arch ives ▁and ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Press ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Independent ▁Publishing ▁Company , ▁L LC , ▁in ▁April , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁mark ing ▁its ▁first ▁non - E ly ▁family ▁ownership ▁since ▁its ▁conversion ▁to ▁a ▁daily ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁week ly ▁Silver ▁City ▁Independent ▁The ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁traces ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Independent , ▁a ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁originally ▁published ▁on ▁T ues days ▁in ▁Silver ▁City , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁Independent ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁edited