The Newton Kansan

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The Newton Kansan
Type Triweekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) CherryRoad Media
PublisherRandy Mitchell
EditorChad Frey
Founded1872 (1872)
Headquarters121 West Sixth Street,
Newton, Kansas 67114, United States
Circulation 2,062 [1]
OCLC number 11586510
Website thekansan.com

The Newton Kansan is an American newspaper published three days per week (excluding major holidays) in Newton, Kansas. It is owned by CherryRoad Media

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The paper covers Harvey County, including the cities of Newton, Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, North Newton and Sedgwick. [2]

The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. In 1952, it changed its name from The Evening Kansan-Republican to The Newton Kansan. [3] The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996.

Stauffer Communications bought the newspaper in 1953. [4] Morris Communications bought Stauffer in 1994, and sold the Kansan to GateHouse Media in October 2007. [5] [6]

In 2021, the Kansan was purchased by New Jersey–based CherryRoad Media along with several other Kansas newspapers. [7]

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References

  1. "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. "Contact Us". TheKansan.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. "About The Newton Kansan". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. Stauffer Affiliate Gets Newton Paper; No Details on Sale
  5. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Morris-Stauffer Media Deal". New York Times. July 28, 1994.
  6. Morris sells small papers to GateHouse Media
  7. Roundtree, Mark; Stultz, Jennifer (September 23, 2021). "Several Kansas Gannett papers are being purchased by CherryRoad Media". The Topeka Capital-Journal . Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2023.