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The Sheboygan Sun has been acquired by the Wisconsin Media Group based in Kiel. \u201cThe
Sheboygan Sun is a perfect fit with our current markets in Wisconsin,\u201d says Group Owner and
CEO Jim O\u2019Rourke. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to serving and supporting local businesses and
readers in Sheboygan County, and we\u2019re thankful that Mike Walton has extended this
opportunity to our Company.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mike Walton Jr. started the Sheboygan Sun in 1999 with his father and business partner Mike
Walton Sr. \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to turn the Sheboygan Sun over to the Wisconsin Media Group,
another family-owned company with a proven track record of running successful community
publications in Wisconsin,\u201d says Mike Walton, former owner of the Sun. \u201cThey will bring
resources, technology and a digital emphasis on local news and information. We very much
appreciate the community support we have received over the past 21 years and are confident
that Jim O\u2019Rourke, Joe Mathes, and Tony Humski will continue and expand on the tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wisconsin Media Group is an affiliate company of O\u2019Rourke Media Group. Both companies
specialize in publishing local community newspapers and providing state-of-the-art digital
marketing solutions and print\/design services to local businesses.<\/p>\n
Joe Mathes, General Manager of the Wisconsin Media Group, will assume responsibility for the
management of the Sheboygan Sun. \u201cJoe has a demonstrated track record as a digital
marketing strategist and has worked with local businesses in the Wisconsin market for over 35
years,\u201d says O\u2019Rourke. \u201cHe has been the centerpiece with expanding our business in Wisconsin,
and it\u2019s been really fun partnering with him and his team.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Wisconsin Media Group market footprint is becoming impressive\u2014Kiel, New Holstein,
Chilton, Sheboygan, Plymouth, Howard\u2019s Grove, Ripon and Green Lake. Wisconsin Media Group
is committed to maintaining a strong local presence in each market. All current employees of
the Sheboygan Sun will be hired and Mike Walton will be assisting closely with the transition.
Readers and local businesses in Sheboygan can expect the relaunch of the Sun on Tuesday, June
9 th . The Sheboygan office, located at 615 S. 8 th Street, will officially reopen on Monday, June 1.<\/p>\n
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The Sheboygan Sun has been acquired by the Wisconsin Media Group based in Kiel. \u201cThe Sheboygan Sun is a perfect fit with our current markets in Wisconsin,\u201d says Group Owner and CEO Jim O\u2019Rourke. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to serving and supporting local businesses and readers in Sheboygan County, and we\u2019re thankful that Mike Walton has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"The Sheboygan Sun has been acquired by the Wisconsin Media Group based in Kiel. \u201cThe\nSheboygan Sun is a perfect fit with our current markets in Wisconsin,\u201d says Group Owner and\nCEO Jim O\u2019Rourke. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to serving and supporting local businesses and\nreaders in Sheboygan County, and we\u2019re thankful that Mike Walton has extended this\nopportunity to our Company.\u201d\nMike Walton Jr. started the Sheboygan Sun in 1999 with his father and business partner Mike\nWalton Sr. \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to turn the Sheboygan Sun over to the Wisconsin Media Group,\nanother family-owned company with a proven track record of running successful community\npublications in Wisconsin,\u201d says Mike Walton, former owner of the Sun. \u201cThey will bring\nresources, technology and a digital emphasis on local news and information. We very much\nappreciate the community support we have received over the past 21 years and are confident\nthat Jim O\u2019Rourke, Joe Mathes, and Tony Humski will continue and expand on the tradition.\u201d\nWisconsin Media Group is an affiliate company of O\u2019Rourke Media Group. Both companies\nspecialize in publishing local community newspapers and providing state-of-the-art digital\nmarketing solutions and print\/design services to local businesses.\nJoe Mathes, General Manager of the Wisconsin Media Group, will assume responsibility for the\nmanagement of the Sheboygan Sun. \u201cJoe has a demonstrated track record as a digital\nmarketing strategist and has worked with local businesses in the Wisconsin market for over 35\nyears,\u201d says O\u2019Rourke. \u201cHe has been the centerpiece with expanding our business in Wisconsin,\nand it\u2019s been really fun partnering with him and his team.\u201d\nThe Wisconsin Media Group market footprint is becoming impressive\u2014Kiel, New Holstein,\nChilton, Sheboygan, Plymouth, Howard\u2019s Grove, Ripon and Green Lake. Wisconsin Media Group\nis committed to maintaining a strong local presence in each market. All current employees of\nthe Sheboygan Sun will be hired and Mike Walton will be assisting closely with the transition.\nReaders and local businesses in Sheboygan can expect the relaunch of the Sun on Tuesday, June\n9 th . The Sheboygan office, located at 615 S. 8 th Street, will officially reopen on Monday, June 1.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-company-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsiteomg.com\/omgsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}