Sun Newspapers was formed as a chain of weekly newspapers serving Northeast Ohio. Prior to a major reorganization in 2013, the chain consisted of 11 weekly newspapers serving 49 different communities inGreater Cleveland.[1] The papers are focused onsuburbs andexurbs inCuyahoga,Geauga,Lorain andMedinacounties. Its offices are inValley View.
Some of the papers in the chain date back, under previous ownership, to the early 20th century, the company was founded as part ofSunMedia in 1969. In 1998 it was sold toAdvance Publications, part of theS.I. Newhouse media empire, which also publishesThe Plain Dealer, the region's major daily.
