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The Winchester Sun
TypeSemi-weekly newspaper
OwnerCarpenter Media Group
PublisherJoe Imel
EditorMatt Cizek
Founded1878
CityWinchester, Kentucky
Circulation2,983[1]
Price$1.00
Websitewinchestersun.com

The Winchester Sun is a semi-weekly newspaper in Winchester, Kentucky, published on Tuesdays and Saturdays.[2] It is the newspaper of record in Clark County, of which Winchester is the county seat. As of November 2025, the paper is owned by Carpenter Media Group and led by editor Matt Cizek.[3]

History

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The Sun was first published November 1, 1878, as The Semi-Weekly Sun. It was known as The Winchester News from 1908 to 1912, after which it became The Winchester Sun.[4] It has operated as a daily newspaper for much of its history, but in 2020, citing "economic hardship" from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sun switched to a semi-weekly publishing schedule.[5][6]

In 1936, the Tatman family purchased the Sun at auction for $44,000 following the death of previous publisher Carl Robbins.[7] At the time, it was "usually a six-page paper with eight pages on Wednesday and four on Saturday," with a three-person editorial department, often relying on high school students as stringers to cover local sports.[8] James Tatman would serve as publisher for more than 50 years, a period of growth for the paper and for the town of Winchester itself. By 1986, two years before Tatman's death, The Winchester Sun employed 39 people and maintained a circulation of more than 7,400 across Clark County.

Betty Berryman, publisher of the Sun between 1988 and 2006, was the first female president of the Kentucky Press Association and one of the first women to lead a state press association anywhere in the United States.[9][10] In 1996, Berryman was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "About us". The Winchester Sun.
  2. ^ "The Winchester Sun Archive". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  3. ^ Cizek, Matt (2025-10-01). "Matt Cizek introduced as new Winchester Sun Editor". Winchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  4. ^ "About Us". Winchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  5. ^ Sun, Winchester (2020-04-11). "Winchester Sun moves to twice weekly publication". Winchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  6. ^ Sun, Winchester (2020-05-01). "FAQs about publication changes". Winchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  7. ^ "Feb 18, 1988, page 11 - The Winchester Sun at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  8. ^ "Feb 18, 1988, page 16 - The Winchester Sun at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  9. ^ "Newspaper publisher, Kentucky pioneer for women, dies at 92". AP News. 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  10. ^ Layton, Miles (2021-12-25). "Former Winchester Sun Publisher Betty Berryman dies; First female Kentucky Press Association president". Winchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  11. ^ "Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame | College of Communication & Information". ci.uky.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-01.