Newton Kansan
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The Newton Kansan is a newspaper that serves Newton
and Harvey County, Kansas
. The Kansan is published daily (except Sundays and major holidays).
The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996.
In October 2007, Morris Communications
sold the newspaper to GateHouse Media
.
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
and Harvey County, Kansas
Harvey County, Kansas
Harvey County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,684. Its county seat and most populous city is Newton. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area which also includes Butler,...
. The Kansan is published daily (except Sundays and major holidays).
The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996.
In October 2007, Morris Communications
Morris Communications
Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications and online services. Newspapers are the foundation...
sold the newspaper to GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media Inc. is a U.S. newspaper publisher, headquartered in Perinton, New York, that publishes 97 dailies in 20 states and 198 paid weeklies, in addition to free papers, shoppers and specialty and niche publications.- History :Liberty Group Publishing was formed in 1998 when Kenneth L...
.