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| Written by Jeffery Cox | |
| Monday, 04 August 2008 12:07 | |
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In 1950, Stan and Shirley Rose identified the need for a community newspaper in the Prairie Village area of Johnson County and founded The Prairie Scout. The Roses expanded from the original publication to publish several newspapers countywide and the company became known as Sun Newspapers. With the help of their son, Steve Rose, the newspapers continued to evolve, and in 1977, Steve became Sun president and chief executive officer. Continuing to grow and change, Sun Newspapers became Sun Publications to reflect the diversity of products and in 1983 the company purchased the 63-year-old Kansas City Jewish Chronicle. Steve purchased the year-old Health Care Times and relaunched the publication under the new name, The Kansas City Nursing News, on Sept. 20, 1993. Sun Publications also encompasses MetroMedia, which creates niche publications. In 1999, Steve sold Sun Publications. Then, after going through different corporate owners, the newspaper group again became family-owned in 2005 when purchased by the News-Press & Gazette Co. of St. Joseph, Mo. Steve Rose returned to Sun Publications as publisher in 2008. David Small, the grandson of founders Stan and Shirley Rose, serves as co-publisher. The Sun strives to cover stories of interest to Johnson County residents, including news, features, sports and entertainment. The newspaper remains focused on the Johnson County community.
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