Lake Sun Leader
{{Short description|American newspaper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Lake Sun Leader
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| type = Semi-weekly newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = 1879 (as the Linn Creek Reveill)
| ceased publication =
| owners = Vernon Publishing
| founder = J. W. Vincent
| publisher = Trevor Vernon
| editor = Dan Field
| circulation =
| headquarters = 4427 Osage Beach Parkway, Osage Beach, Missouri 65065, United States
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|lakenewsonline.com}}
}}
The Lake Sun Leader is a semi-weekly newspaper, with Wednesday and Friday editions, published in Osage Beach, Missouri, United States, covering the Lake of the Ozarks region. It is owned by Vernon Publishing.
In addition to Osage Beach, the newspaper also covers Camden, Miller, and Morgan Counties as well as the cities of Camdenton, Climax Springs, Eldon, Lake Ozark, Laurie, Linn Creek, Macks Creek, Sunrise Beach, Versailles, and Village of Four Seasons.
History
The Linn Creek Reveille was founded in 1879 by J. W. Vincent. After his death in 1933, the paper was sold to Clint Webb in 1933 and then G. T. Richards in 1937. The paper became the Lake Sun Leader sometime in the early 1990’s.{{Cite web |last=Albers |first=Norine |date=July 25, 2006 |title=The History of the Lake Sun |url=https://www.lakenewsonline.com/about-us/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Lake Sun |language=en}}
In August 2021, Gannett sold the newspaper to Vernon Publishing, Inc.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-08-10 |title=Local Publications, Including Lake Leader & Lake Lifestyles, Bought By Eldon-Based Vernon Publishing |url=https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/business/local-publications-including-lake-leader-lake-lifestyles-bought-by-eldon-based-vernon-publishing/article_7cc11d3a-fa19-11eb-a880-4bfc21302898.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=LakeExpo.com |language=en}}
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