The ''Daily Plainsman'', also referred to as the ''Plainsman'', is a
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
in
Huron, South Dakota
Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Beadle County. The '' Huron Daily Plainsman'', also referred to as the ''Plainsman'', is the newspaper. The first settlement at Huron was made in 1880. The ci ...
. The paper is owned by the
News Media Corporation
News Media Corporation (NMC) is an America family-owned newspaper corporation that publishes 65 different newspaper titles in eight states across the United States. Currently, it operates in smaller cities and towns with populations between 5,000 ...
. It started operation in 1886 and is still in production.
History
The ''Huron Plainsman'' started as the ''Daily Huronite'' on January 3, 1886. It ran with four to six pages per edition. Being locally owned for almost 100 years, the owners sold the paper to
Freedom Newspapers in 1980, which ran it for the next ten years, when they sold to the ''
Omaha World-Herald'' in 1990. The Omaha paper sold it along with other papers in South Dakota to
News Media Corporation
News Media Corporation (NMC) is an America family-owned newspaper corporation that publishes 65 different newspaper titles in eight states across the United States. Currently, it operates in smaller cities and towns with populations between 5,000 ...
in 1998.
[November 11, 2000, edition on Huron Plainsman]
References
External links
*
Huron Plainsman' website
Newspapers published in South Dakota
Huron, South Dakota
Publications established in 1886
1886 establishments in Dakota Territory
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