The Shawnee News-Star

Shawnee News-Star
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)CherryRoad Media
PublisherJeremy Gulban
EditorKim Morava
Foundedc. 1894, as The Weekly News
Headquarters1725 North Kickapoo Avenue, Suite 101,
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804, United States
Circulation6,000
OCLC number12110604
Websitenews-star.com

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.

History

The newspaper 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] Gannett sold the paper, along with 16 others to CherryRoad Media in February 2022.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About Shawnee News-Star". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Morris Communications buys Stauffer Communications
  3. ^ Morris Publishing Completes Sale of Publications to GateHouse Media
  4. ^ "Gatehouse Media buys Pittsburgh Morning Sun, Independence Examiner, Hannibal Courier-Post, 11 other dailies" at The Turner Report (accessed February 25, 2010).
  5. ^ "CherryRoad Media acquiring Texas and Oklahoma newspapers". Editor & Publisher. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-05-18.


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