''The Kentucky Standard'' is the local
newspaper
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of
Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the list of counties in Kentucky, county seat of Nelson Count ...
.
History
''The Kentucky Standard'' was started December 15, 1900 by Jack Wilson, a former employee of the ''
Nelson County Record''. The newspaper was sold to
Nelson County Circuit Clerk Wallace Brown in 1901. The former owner still contributed as an
editor
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for the paper. In 1919, Alfred S. Wathen bought enough stocks of the company to become the newspaper's publisher. In 1958, Alfred S. Wathen's children began running the newspaper. In 1979, the newspaper was bought by
Scripps Howard. The most recent transfer of ownership was in April 1987 when
Landmark Community Newspapers bought the newspaper.
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In 2021, Landmark Media Enterprises
Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (a spinoff of Landmark Communications, Inc.) is a privately held technology company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.
History
The ''Norfolk Landmark'' was established in 1873. It had various editors. K. C. Murray ...
sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO.
The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous wee ...
.
''The Kentucky Standard'' Today
''The Kentucky Standard'' is today published
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two times a week. The newspaper also runs PLG-TV, a local cable TV
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channel, three website
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s, and a classified magazine about real estate.
See also
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References
External links
''The Kentucky Standard'' Official Website''The Kentucky Standards Publisher - Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc
Bardstown, Kentucky
Newspapers published in Kentucky
Newspapers established in 1900
1900 establishments in Kentucky
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