Milton “Kicking Bird” Reynolds arrived in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on April 22, 1889. He had worked as a newspaper correspondent promoting the opening of the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma Territory. Soon after, he relocated to the new town of Edmond with a printing press he brought from Kansas and established a newspaper he called the Edmond Sun. The first issue was published on Thursday, July 18, 1889, with the motto: “The Sun Shines for Edmond and Oklahoma.”

Reynolds continued the Sun until his sudden death in August 1890, days after his election to the territorial legislature. Anton H. Classen, who also made the land run of 1889 and would later become a local civic leader and prominent land developer, purchased the Sun after Reynolds’ death. Classen leased the paper to J. E. Quein in September 1892 before selling to J. J. Kerwin and W. A. Thomas in September 1893. When left Quein left the Sun in 1893, he began a rival paper: the Edmond Republican. When Kerwin and Thomas took over at the Sun, they merged it with the Edmond Democrat to form the Edmond Sun-Democrat on October 27, 1893.

The Edmond Democrat began in September 1892 by B. L. Hannah. It was a four-page paper printed on Wednesday and Saturday, but in 1893 it was printed on Friday. During that time, it was managed by R. Galbreath, published by the Democrat Publishing Company, and was the official city paper of Edmond. Kerwin and Thomas printed the Edmond Sun-Democrat weekly on Friday with the motto: “It Shines For All.” Thomas left the paper in December 1898, and Robert McBride became the owner and publisher in April 1900. In May, the title was shortened to the Edmond Sun, and the Sun Publishing Company was listed as the publisher. In 1904, the Sun was the official paper of Edmond and Oklahoma County with Mrs. C. B. Blake listed as editor and publisher.

In May 1905, Albert D. Dailey became the editor and publisher and continued in the role until his death in June 1937. At that time, his widow, Winifred Dailey took over as publisher while her son, Nelson McGowan, acted as editor. Winifred Dailey had written regular articles for the paper for many years, including “Foods From a Dietician’s Standpoint” and “Observations.” She eventually sold the Sun to Frank Dobyns in July 1957.

Frank Dobyns was a prominent newspaperman in Edmond, having purchased the Edmond Enterprise (b. 1901) and the Edmond Booster (b. 1925) in November 1948. When he purchased the Edmond Sun in 1957, he ceased the publication of the Enterprise but continued the Booster. Dobyns sold both papers to Ed Livermore and Dave Sclair in September 1965. Livermore was also the publisher of the Sapulpa Herald and the Claremore Progress. When he purchased the Sun, he introduced the modern offset method of printing to replace the old hot metal typesetting. Livermore eventually transferred ownership of the Edmond Sun to his son, Ed Livermore, Jr., in November 1970. In September 1976, Livermore, Jr., announced that the paper had become a member of the United Press International news service and would begin printing daily. The first daily edition was published on Sunday, September 12, 1976. The paper was renamed as the Edmond Evening Sun with editions printing Tuesday through Friday and Sunday morning. The Sunday edition appeared with the title Edmond SUNday. In 1977, the weekly Edmond Booster ceased publication and was absorbed into the Sun.

In his “From the Editor’s Corner” article in November 1998, Livermore, Jr., announced the paper would undergo its final title change, reverting to the Edmond Sun, its “historical name, chosen by our founder.” The paper continued printing five days per week.

Livermore, Jr., served as publisher until January 1999. At that time, Carol Hartzog was managing editor, having started there in February 1987. Ray Hibbard, who started as the general manager in June 1996, became publisher with Livermore’s departure. The Sun continued printing daily through the end of the twentieth century.

In June 2000, Ann Rounsvall was listed as the publisher with Carol Hartzog continuing as managing editor. The paper’s motto was “In the Heart of Edmond since 1889.” The Edmond Sun ceased publication in May 2020, printing the final issue on May 6. It was absorbed into the Norman Transcript.