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Troutman Media buys Cassville Democrat
Feb 1, 2023
The Cassville Democrat has been corporately owned since 2004, and on Jan. 1, 2023, the 151-year-old publication will once again be locally owned.
A new mission: answering how rural communities sustain journalism that serves local democracy
Jan 1, 2023
This column, which we started almost 12 years ago as a guide to covering rural issues, using examples from The Rural Blog, has a new name: Sustaining Rural Journalism.
Carroll (Iowa) Times Herald sold, remains locally owned
Jan 1, 2023
The Tuesday, Nov. 29, edition of the Carroll (Iowa) Times Herald was the final newspaper published by the Wilson and Burns families, the three-generation local owners of the publication for 93 years.
Cherokee Phoenix continues to soar
Jan 1, 2023
Over 141,000 of those Cherokee Nation citizens reside within the tribe’s reservation boundaries — an area comprised of 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma. It’s a vast community for ...
Mullen Newspaper Company acquires 6 Kansas newspapers
Jan 1, 2023
Steve and Cynthia Haynes sold Nor’West Publishing/Haynes Newspapers on Dec. 1, 2022, forty-two years to the day after they purchased their first newspaper.
Community Media Group acquires Burlington (Iowa) Hawk Eye
Dec 14, 2022
BURLINGTON, Iowa – The Burlington Hawk Eye has been acquired by family-owned Burlington Multimedia LLC, an affiliate company of Community Media Group (CMG) headquartered in West Frankfort, Illinois. ...
TravelHost sold to Bridge News
Dec 14, 2022
IRVING, Texas – William Schroeder has sold TravelHost to Bridge News of Farmington, Michigan. TravelHost is a national travel magazine and website focused on business and leisure travel. The company ...
Bay Area parent acquired by ParentCo LLC
Dec 1, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO – ParentCo LLC announced today that it has acquired the Bay Area Parent media properties from Dominion Enterprises of Norfolk, Virginia.
Paxton Media Group acquiring 6 North Carolina titles
Dec 1, 2022
BURLINGTON, North Carolina — Paxton Media Group is acquiring six newspapers in North Carolina from Gannett Co. Inc. The titles include Lexington Dispatch, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, the Burlington ...
