The Dodge City Daily Globe is a daily newspaper based in Dodge City, Kansas, United States, and owned by CherryRoad Media.
History The paper was founded in 1878 as the Ford County Globe. It was retitled as the Globe Live Stock Journal in 1884, and merged with the Ford County Republican in 1889 to become the Globe-Republican.Stauffer to buy Kansas paper, Lawrence Journal-World (Associated Press), May 27, 1988
Jess C. Denious (b. July 14, 1879, d. Dec. 1, 1953)The Kansas historical quarterly, Volume 22 (1956) acquired the paper in 1910 and changed the name to the Daily Globe. He remained as publisher until his death in 1953. Denious also served in the Kansas Senate (1933–40) and as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947. The paper remained in the family until July 1988, when it was sold to Stauffer Communications (of Topeka, Kansas). Martha E. Muncy (daughter of J.C. and Juilet DeniousJuliet Denious, 93, Former Publisher, The Wichita Eagle, January 8, 1986 (noting that Juliet served as publisher from 1969-72)), who had served as publisher since 1973, retired at the time of the sale.
In 1994, Morris Communications acquired Stauffer, which was then operating 20 daily newspapers (including the Daily Globe) and eight weeklies, in addition to a number of television and radio stations.Morris buys Stauffer, Fort Scott Tribune, July 27, 1994 In 2007, GateHouse Media acquired the paper from Morris Publishing Group as part of a larger sale of papers.GateHouse Media completes acquisition of Morris Publications, Wichita Business Journal, December 4, 2007Morris Selling Several Kansas Newspapers, WIBW-TV (Associated Press), October 24, 2007 The company later merged with Gannett, who sold the paper in 2021 to CherryRoad Media.
See also List of newspapers in Kansas
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