The ''Atchison Globe'' is a weekly newspaper in

Atchison, Kansas Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri ...

. The newspaper also maintains an online presence.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1877 by

E. W. Howe Edgar Watson Howe (May 3, 1853 – October 3, 1937), was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, ''E.W. Howe's Monthly'', which he wrote from 191 ...

. The Howe family sold it in 1951 to the editor, Paul Allingham and Winnie Allingham. The Allinghams sold it in 1979 to

Thomson Newspapers The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to fo ...

. Thomson sold it in 1993 to American Publishing. It is currently owned by

News-Press & Gazette Company The News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) is a media company based in St. Joseph, Missouri, wholly owned and operated by the Bradley family. It is presided by Brian Bradley and David R. Bradley, with Hank Bradley (retired), Eric Bradley and Kit Br ...

. In 1989, its publisher, Larry Sarvey, was murdered at his home after being shot twice by a shotgun. The case was never solved.

References

External links

Official website
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