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Data from Oklahoma Newspapers

The Duncan Banner has kept the community up-to-date for decades and continues to do so. Other newspapers in the city have included the Duncan American and the Duncan Eagle, which were also published as the Duncan Weekly Eagle and the Duncan Morning Eagle. The Justice ran for a brief period in the first decade of the twentieth century, and the Oklahoma Socialist published for a short time around 1910
The Comanche Times began publication in 1992 and continues to serve the community. Other newspapers in Comanche included the Comanche News which published briefly from 1906 to 1907 and again from 1968 to 1992. Begun in 1904, the weekly Comanche Reflex ran until 1933. The Marlow Magnet was published in the 1890s, and by 1905 the Marlow Review had started publication. The Loco Times was first, with the Loco Ledger being the last recorded newspaper in the town of Loco.

The Duncan Banner, "Stephens County's Only Daily Newspaper", is a six-day (Sunday through Friday) daily newspaper published in Duncan, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by James P. Sampson in 1892, The Duncan Banner is the oldest business in Duncan still operating under the same name. Its first presses were reportedly brought to Duncan on the first railroad train to stop there. Today, the newspaper is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The Duncan Banner joins the Duncan Masonic Lodge and First United Methodist Church as the only remaining entities established in 1892.