The Shawnee News-Star
The Shawnee News-Star is an American daily newspaper published in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It is the newspaper of record for Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Seminole counties, in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Kent Bush |
| Editor | Kim Morava |
| Founded | c. 1894, as The Weekly News |
| Headquarters | 215 North Bell Avenue, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801, United States |
| Circulation | 6,000 |
| OCLC number | 12110604 |
| Website | news-star.com |
It took its current name in 1943 after the merger of the Shawnee Evening Star and Shawnee Morning News.[1] The paper was formerly owned by Stauffer Communications, which was acquired by Morris Communications in 1994.[2] Morris sold the paper, along with thirteen others, to GateHouse Media in 2007.[3][4]
References
- "About Shawnee News-Star". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- Morris Communications buys Stauffer Communications
- Morris Publishing Completes Sale of Publications to GateHouse Media Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- "Gatehouse Media buys Pittsburgh Morning Sun, Independence Examiner, Hannibal Courier-Post, 11 other dailies" at The Turner Report (accessed February 25, 2010).
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