The ''Jamestown Sun'' is a daily

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printed in

Jamestown, North Dakota Jamestown is a city in and the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, ninth most populous city in North ...

. The ''Sun'' is the official newspaper of

Stutsman County, North Dakota Stutsman County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,593, and was estimated to be 21,546 in 2024, making it the 8th-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Jamestown. S ...

and has a modest circulation in southeast

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History

Percy Hansen and Bryon Hansen bought the ''Jamestown Alert'' in 1925 from William Kellogg. The ''Alerts history dated back to July 1878, and Kellogg had been the owner since 1886.About Jamestown Alert
Chronicling America, summary by State Historical Society of North Dakota 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

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); they sold it in 2000 to the current owner,

Forum Communications Forum Communications Company is an American multimedia and technology company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. With multiple online and print news brands throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, Forum Communications of ...

. The paper moved from evening publication to a morning edition in 1992.

References

External links

''Jamestown Sun'' website
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