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| Owner(s) | Montgomery Media Group LLC |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Milton W. Reynolds and Leslie J. Perry |
| Editor | Ray Nolting |
| Founded | June 17, 1871 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Parsons, Kansas |
| Circulation | 2,632 |
| Website | https://www.parsonssun.com/ |
The Parson’s Sun is an American bi-weekly newspaper based in Parsons, Kansas. It is the largest newspaper in Labette County, Kansas and has a circulation of 2,632.[1] It publishes on Tuesday and Friday and focuses on the area of Labette county, Kansas. The paper is currently owned by Montgomery Media Group.[2]
History
[edit]The Parsons Sun was founded on June 17, 1871, as a broadsheet, by Milton W. Reynolds and Leslie J. Perry. It was founded the same year that Parsons was incorporated as a city. Originally founded as a weekly paper, the Sun moved to a daily format in September 5th, 1880.[3]
In 1892 a competitor, The Parsons Weekly Blade, was founded for the African American community in Parsons, but it shut down eight years later in early 1900 for unknown reasons.[4]
In 1914 Clyde Reed, the 24th governor of Kansas, purchased the controlling share in the paper. The Reed family would own the paper for the next 68 years until the family sold the paper to Gatehouse media in 1982.[5]
In 1986, Oliver Redmond, a former patrolman for the Parsons police department, sued the Parsons sun for libel, claiming that statements in a 1979 article were false. The article in question covered Redmond's last place defeat in a city commissioner primary. The Parsons Sun won the case, as Redmond failed to prove any damages.[6]
Gatehouse media would own the paper for 26 years before selling it to Kansas Newspapers LLC in 2008. Kansas Newspapers LLC would go on to sell the paper in 2023 to Montgomery Media Group, who in 2023 changed the publishing from daily to twice-weekly.[2]
Media Market
[edit]The Parsons Sun is in the Joplin-Pittsburgh Media Market, along with the Joplin Globe and The Morning Sun.[7]
Awards
[edit]The Kansas Press association's Clyde M. Reed Jr. Master Editor Award is named after former Parsons Sun editor Clyde Reed Jr.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Record Details | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "Montgomery Media acquires two Kansas dailies". www.nna.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "About Us". Parsons Sun. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library Newspaper Database". www.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ staff, The News. "GateHouse Media to acquire Hutchinson News, other Harris newspapers; Montgomery named to lead Kansas group". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Redmond v. Sun Publishing Co". Justia Law. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Market Search". krgspec.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Awards | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.