The Jamestown Sun is a daily newspaper printed in Jamestown, North Dakota. The Sun is the official newspaper of Stutsman County, North Dakota and has a modest circulation in southeast North Dakota.[1]
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Forum Communications |
Publisher | Robert Keller |
Editor | Kathy Steiner |
Founded | 1878 |
Headquarters | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States |
City | Jamestown |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 7,134 (daily) |
OCLC number | 1586324 |
Website | jamestownsun |
History
editPercy Hansen and Bryon Hansen bought the Jamestown Alert in 1925 from William Kellogg. The Alert's history dated back to July 1878, and Kellogg had been the owner since 1886.[2] The Hansens renamed it the Jamestown Sun, and Byron served as publisher. In 1988, Byron's son Gordon (who had taken over as publisher) sold the paper to the American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International); they sold it in 2000 to the current owner, Forum Communications.[3] The paper moved from evening publication to a morning edition in 1992.[4]
References
edit- ^ "About The Jamestown sun. [volume] (Jamestown, N.D.) 1926-current". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ About Jamestown Alert, Chronicling America, summary by State Historical Society of North Dakota
- ^ "Gordon Hansen, former Sun owner, dies Thursday". Jamestown Sun. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Norman, Keith (July 3, 2008). "Sun will turn 130 Friday". Jamestown Sun. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2024.