daily newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
based in
Dodge City
Dodge City is the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States, named after nearby Fort Dodge. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. The city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town ...
,
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
,
United States
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, and owned by
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Stauffer to buy Kansas paper ''
Lawrence Journal-World
The ''Lawrence Journal-World'' is a daily newspaper published in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, by Ogden Newspapers.
History
Though the ''Journal-World'' title came into existence in 1911, the paper dates itself to 1858, according to the ...
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Associated Press
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), May 27, 1988
Jess C. Denious
Jess C. Denious (July 14, 1879 – December 1, 1953) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1943 until 1947.
Early life
Denious was born in Mogadore, Ohio to Oliver and Martha Denious. The family moved to Kansas at the age of five, fi ...
(b. July 14, 1879, d. Dec. 1, 1953)The Kansas historical quarterly, Volume 22 (1956) acquired the paper in 1910 and changed the name to the ''Daily Globe''. He remained as publisher until his death in 1953. Denious also served in the
Kansas Senate
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(1933-40) and as the 29th
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
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from 1943-47. The paper remained in the family until July 1988, when it was sold to
Stauffer Communications
Stauffer Communications was a privately held media corporation based in Topeka, Kansas, that owned many publications and broadcast outlets, including the ''Topeka Capital-Journal'' and WIBW, WIBW-FM, and WIBW-TV. The company operated from 1930 to ...
(of
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...
). Martha E. Muncy (daughter of J.C. and Juilet DeniousJuliet Denious, 93, Former Publisher ''
The Wichita Eagle
''The Wichita Eagle'' is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and is the largest newspaper in Wichita and the surrounding area.
History
Origins
In 1870, ''The Vidette'' was the fi ...
'', January 8, 1986 (noting that Juliet served as publisher from 1969-72)), who had served as publisher since 1973, retired at the time of the sale.
In 1994,
Morris Communications
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acquired Stauffer, which was then operating 20 daily newspapers (including the ''Daily Globe'') and eight weeklies, in addition to a number of television and radio stations.Morris buys Stauffer ''
Fort Scott Tribune
''The Fort Scott Tribune'' is a daily newspaper serving Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. It has been owned by Rust Communications since 2004.
'', July 27, 1994 In 2007, GateHouse Media acquired the paper from Morris Publishing Group as part of a larger sale of papers.GateHouse Media completes acquisition of Morris Publications ''
Wichita Business Journal
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes The Business Journals, which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States, Hemmings Motor News ...
'', December 4, 2007Morris Selling Several Kansas Newspapers ''
WIBW-TV
WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of I-70, I-470, US 40, US 75 and K-4) i ...
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Associated Press
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), October 24, 2007
See also
*
List of newspapers in Kansas
This is a list of newspapers in Kansas.
Daily newspapers
This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Kansas. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Kansas.
* ''The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle'' – Abilene
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