Atchison Daily Globe
The Atchison Globe is a local once-weekly newspaper for Atchison, Kansas. The newspaper also maintains an online presence.[1]
| Type | Once-weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | News-Press & Gazette Company |
| Publisher | Stacey Hill |
| Editor | Steve Booher |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Headquarters | 308 Commercial St, Atchison, KS 66002 |
| Circulation | 4,000 |
| OCLC number | 8808079 |
| Website | atchisonglobenow.com |
The newspaper was founded in 1877 by E. W. Howe. The Howe family sold it in 1951 to the editor, Paul Allingham and Winnie Allingham.[2] The Allinghams sold it in 1979 to Thomson Newspapers. Thomson sold it in 1993 to American Publishing.[3] It is currently owned by News-Press & Gazette Company.
In 1989, its publisher, Larry Sarvey, was murdered at his home after being shot twice by a shotgun. The case was never solved.[4]
References
- "Official Website". Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- Bush, Ann Marie. "25 years later, Atchison newspaper publisher's slaying still shocking, confounding". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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