The Kentucky Standard
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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 the Nelson CountyNelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 43,437. Its county seat is Bardstown. The county is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
Circuit Clerk, Wallace Brown in 1901. The former owner still contributed as an editor 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 ran the newspaper. In 1979 the newspaper was bought by Scripps Howard
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
. And finally Landmark Community Newspapers bought the newspaper in April 1987.
The Kentucky Standard Today
The Kentucky Standard is today publishedPublishing
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three times a week. The newspaper also runs PLG-TV, a local cable tv channel, three website
Website
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s, and a classified magazine
Classified magazine
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about real estate
Real estate
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