The Morning Sun

This article is about the Pittsburg, Kansas, newspaper. For similar uses, see Morning sun.
The Morning Sun
(Pittsburg, Kansas)
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Pittsburg Publishing LLC (2021-)
PublisherJeffrey M. Peyton (2022- ) Larry Hiatt (2021-2022) James Honeycutt (2016–2021)[1]
Steve Boggs (2012)
Steve Wade (2002–2012)[2]
Founded1885
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters701 North Locust Street, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762, United States
Circulation2,408[3]
Websitemorningsun.net

The Morning Sun is a newspaper published in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Though its history dates to the 1880s, it has been known as the Morning Sun since 1973. It was a seven-day daily paper, but decreased to five print editions a week (Tuesday to Friday, and Sunday) as of April 2017.[4] The paper was purchased by Pittsburg Publishing LLC in September 2021, and is currently published five days a week (Tue-Sat).

  1. ^ (25 November 2016). New publisher takes reins at Morning Sun, Morning Sun
  2. ^ [1], January 7, 2012 ("Steve Boggs will take over as publisher of the Morning Sun effective immediately after it was announced that Steve Wade would be leaving for another position within GateHouse Media.")
  3. ^ "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  4. ^ (24 March 2017). Morning Sun to move to five day schedule, Morning Sun