Complex sentence: After graduation, Schumacher returned to Las Vegas to report for the "Las Vegas Sun", where he worked for 9 1/2 years, the last seven as city editor.
Split into simpler sentences: After graduation, Schumacher returned to Las Vegas to work as a reporter for the "Las Vegas Sun". He worked at the "Sun" for 9 1/2 years, the last seven as the newspaper's city editor.