Plainsman (South Dakota)

Huron Plainsman

Front Page of the Nov. 6, 2012, edition
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
OwnerChampion Media
PublisherShaun Sarvis
EditorBenjamin Chase
Staff writers
4
FoundedJanuary 4, 1886
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersHuron Plainsman
49 Third Street
Huron, South Dakota 57350
Circulation6,206 (as of 2015)[1]
Websiteplainsman.com

The Daily Plainsman, also referred to as the Plainsman, is a newspaper in Huron, South Dakota, founded in 1886. The paper is owned by Champion Media.

History

On January 3, 1886, the Daily Huronite was first published by Augustine Davis, John Longstaff and H.E. Crouch.[2] In 1909, W.S. Bowen and son George H. Bowen acquired the Daily Huronite and State Spirit from Longstaff and then consolidated the two.[3] In 1922, W.S. Bowen died.[4]

In 1926, Willard C. Lusk and Charles H.J. Mitchell bought the Evening Huronite from G.H. Bowen. At that time the two also owned the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan and Rapid City Journal.[5] In 1936, Robert D. Lusk bought out Mitchell.[6] His father died in 1940, and he inherited the company.[7] In 1946, the paper was renamed to The Daily Plainsman.[8] In 1962, R.D. Lusk died.[9]

The newspaper was acquired from the Lusk family by Freedom Newspapers in 1980,[10] the Omaha World-Herald Company in 1989,[11] and News Media Corporation in 1999.[12] The company ceased and shuttered the paper on August 6, 2025.[13] The Plainsman restarted publication after it was sold to Champion Media, alongside three other South Dakota papers.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 South Dakota Newspaper Directory". South Dakota Newspaper Association. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Daily Plainsman, Established In 1886, Is True Pioneer". The Daily Plainsman. Huron, South Dakota. March 2, 1961. p. 77.
  3. ↑ "Purchases Huronite | W.S. Bowen and Son George Close Deal For Huron Paper". The Sioux Falls Press. July 1, 1909. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Veteran Publisher Dies". Queen City Mail. Spearfish, South Dakota. March 29, 1922. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell, Lusk & Company Add Huronite to String of Papers". Lead Daily Call. Lead, South Dakota. Associated Press. April 3, 1926. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Lusk Purchases Mitchell Stock". Rapid City Journal. Associated Press. February 26, 1936. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Son Takes Over W.C. Lusk's Posts". Rapid City Journal. Associated Press. July 12, 1940. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "Changes Its Name". Rapid City Journal. September 11, 1946. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Robert Luck Dies In Rochester". The Daily Plainsman. Huron, South Dakota. December 16, 1962. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Chain buys Huron Daily Plainsman". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 12, 1980. p. 21.
  11. ↑ "Omaha group buys Huron newspaper". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. August 24, 1989. p. 20.
  12. ↑ "Brookings, Huron newspapers sold". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. January 28, 1999. p. 32.
  13. ↑ Ellis, Jonathan (August 7, 2025). "Parent company of South Dakota newspapers abruptly shutters". The Dakota Scout. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ Schultz, Ray. "South Dakota Presses On: 4 More News Media Corp. Papers Are Saved". MediaPost. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
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