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The Cortland Standard Thursday that it will cease publication and file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The newspaper blamed declining readership and increasing costs, including a 25% tariff on newsprint from Canada, for its closure.

Seventeen employees will lose their jobs.聽

Evan Geibel, the Cortland Standard's publisher and editor, that the newspaper moved printing from its presses to Oswego in August. He hoped the cost savings would keep the newspaper afloat, but other factors contributed to the decision to close.

"Our print readership continues to decline, and our digital subscriptions have grown too slowly to make up the difference," Geibel said. "Advertisers increasingly want to focus their marketing efforts online, at much lower prices. The cost of essential software goes up every year. The cost of fuel is up. The cost of newsprint is up. I can't afford to pay my people what they're worth. I can't afford to publish this newspaper anymore."聽

The Cortland Standard's first edition was published on June 25, 1867. William H. Clark acquired the newspaper in 1876 and built its headquarters at 110 Main St. in 1883.聽

Clark's family owned the Cortland Standard for the remainder of its existence. Geibel is the fifth generation of his family to own and operate the newspaper.

"My family loves this newspaper, and this community," he said. "They will miss reading the Cortland Standard every day, too. I'm grateful for their support, patience and generosity as the company struggled."聽

The newspaper covered many important national and local news stories, including wars and community events. Reporters were present when notable figures, namely The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., visited Cortland.聽

The Cortland Standard joins more than 3,300 daily and non-daily newspapers that have closed in the last 20 years. The Medill Local News Initiative reported there were 8,891 daily and non-daily newspapers in 2005. In 2024, there were 5,591.聽