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''The Newton Kansan'' is one of several newspapers GateHouse owns in the [[Wichita metropolitan area]], including the dailies ''[[Augusta Daily Gazette]]'', ''[[The El Dorado Times]]'' and ''[[Wellington Daily News]]''.
''The Newton Kansan'' is one of several newspapers GateHouse owns in the [[Wichita metropolitan area]], including the dailies ''[[Augusta Daily Gazette]]'', ''[[The El Dorado Times]]'' and ''[[Wellington Daily News]]''.

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.gatehousemedia.com/ GateHouse Media]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.thekansan.com/}}
* [http://www.gatehousemedia.com/ GateHouse Media]


{{GateHouse Media}}
{{GateHouse Media}}

Revision as of 23:11, 31 May 2015

The Newton Kansan
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)GateHouse Media
PublisherRandy Mitchell
EditorChad Frey
Founded1872 (1872)
Headquarters121 West Sixth Street,
Newton, Kansas 67114, United States
OCLC number11586510
Websitethekansan.com

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

The paper covers Harvey County, including the cities of Newton, Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, North Newton and Sedgwick.[1]

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.[2] The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996.

Stauffer Communications bought the newspaper in 1953.[3] Morris Communications bought Stauffer in 1994, and sold the Kansan to GateHouse Media in October 2007.[4][5]

The Newton Kansan is one of several newspapers GateHouse owns in the Wichita metropolitan area, including the dailies Augusta Daily Gazette, The El Dorado Times and Wellington Daily News.

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". TheKansan.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "About The Newton Kansan". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Stauffer Affiliate Gets Newton Paper; No Details on Sale
  4. ^ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Morris-Stauffer Media Deal". New York Times. July 28, 1994.
  5. ^ Morris sells small papers to GateHouse Media