Kent Bush named publisher of Shawnee News-Star

Posted January 5, 2015

Kent Bush, who oversaw the consolidation of three newspapers in Butler County into one and served as its publisher, has been named publisher of the Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star.

The Butler County Times-Gazette was formed in 2013 by the merger of the Augusta Gazette, El Dorado Times and Andover American.

Bush also currently was Central District director on the Kansas Press Association board.

Previously, Bush was publisher of the Augusta Gazette from 2007 to 2013 and worked as an editor for  Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. from 1994 to 2007.

To read his farewell column to readers, go here: http://www.thekansan.com/article/20150102/OPINION/150109965