Kettering-Oakwood Times

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Kettering-Oakwood Times
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Civitas Media
Founded1956
Ceased publicationAugust 9, 2013

The Kettering-Oakwood Times was a weekly suburban newspaper last owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina.

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Overview

The newspaper, first published in 1956, was one of three Civitas-owned Dayton, Ohio–area community papers that ceased publication on August 9, 2013. [1] [2] The paper was formerly owned by Brown Publishing Company and Amos Press.

The paper, which was known locally as the "K-O Times", primarily served Kettering and Oakwood, Ohio, suburbs south of Dayton.

Its most famous columnist was local housewife and humorist Erma Bombeck, whose column first appeared in its pages. [3] Ted Rall's editorial cartoons were also first published in the "K-O Times".

In 1971, the paper's women's section, edited by Anita Richwine, won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence. [4]

The paper ceased on August 9, 2013. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Gnau, Thomas (19 July 2013). "North Carolina company to close three Dayton-area papers". Daytona Daily News. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Three local newspapers to close". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Erma Bombeck Biography". Biography.com . Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Penney-Missouri Honors to Women's Pages". The Kansas City Times . December 25, 1971. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Kenney, Jerry (2013-07-19). "Local Newspapers to Cease Publication". WYSO. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
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