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Ludington (MI) Daily News
The David Jackson Family has sold the Ludington Daily News, Oceana's Herald-Journal, and the White Lake Beacon to Community Media Group of West Frankfort, Illinois, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The sale's effective date is January 1, 2012.The Ludington Daily...
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Ludington (MI) Daily News
The David Jackson Family has sold the Ludington Daily News, Oceana's Herald-Journal, and the White Lake Beacon to Community Media Group of West Frankfort, Illinois, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The sale's effective date is January 1, 2012.The Ludington Daily News is a six-day daily newspaper with approximately 7,500 paid circulation, and the sale includes the weekly Herald-Journal and White Lake Beacon as well as a number of free and niche publications. The area served by the publications is on the western coast of Lake Michigan, in a region from Manistee to the north and Muskegon to the south. The transaction included several buildings and a web printing operation.
David Jackson, a member of the selling family, was quoted as saying, "They are newspaper people [referring to the purchaser Community Media Group]. They love the news business, and that's important to me. They are going to make changes, obviously, but they are committed to putting out good newspapers." Community Media Group owns and operates daily and weekly newspapers in five states including Michigan.
Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-eight year old newspaper brokerage, consulting, and appraisal firm with offices in Bozeman, Montana and Charlottesville, Virginia.
Clarksburg, WV
December 31, 2011Brian Jarvis and his mother, Rebecca Jarvis, have purchased the outstanding stock of Clarksburg Publishing Company, d/b/a The Exponent Telegram daily newspaper in Clarksburg, West Virginia, according to John Cribb and Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The transaction is effective as of...
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Ludington, MI
December 29, 2011The David Jackson Family has sold the Ludington Daily News, Oceana's Herald-Journal, and the White Lake Beacon to Community Media Group of West Frankfort, Illinois, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The sale's effective date is January 1, 2012.
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Bolivar, NY
October 03, 2011Mr. Bill Jones has sold the Moneysaver Shopping Guide and News in Bolivar, New York to Tioga Publishing Company, an affiliate of Community Media Group, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented Mr. Jones in the transaction.
The Moneysaver Shopping Guide and News has served the Bolivar area...
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Columbus, OH
September 27, 2011The Dispatch Printing Co. today announced that it had acquired a group of niche publications from American Community Newspapers, expanding the depth and breadth of its news organization.
The newly acquired publications, which will become part of Dispatch Media Group, include:
* Columbus Monthly, an award-winning city magazine for 35...
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Chicago, IL
April 21, 2011The closely held American Field Publishing Company has been acquired by the family of Barbara and Bernie Matthys in a stock purchase concluded on February 11, 2011. The Matthys family, whose members already held share interests of over 40% of the company, purchased the remaining stock from extended family members and...
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Augusta, GA
March 15, 2011The assets of Metro Spirit have been purchased by former Sales Director and Publisher Joe White.
White began at what was then the Metropolitan Spirit in 1993 where he remained for 15 years, serving as Sales Director then Publisher. He resigned in 2007 and joined Beasley Broadcast Group as a General Sales...
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Maryville, TN
August 31, 2010The sale of The Daily Times and its related websites to Blount County Publishers LLC is final, having closed at midnight Sunday.
Blount County Publishers LLC is owned by the Greeneville-based John M. Jones family and is a sister company of Jones Media, Inc. The Daily Times, a 19,000 circulation seven day...
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Bozeman, MT
August 31, 2010Distinctly Montana Magazine has been sold by founder Michael Blevins to Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George of Bozeman, Montana, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Distinctly Montana Magazine is a high quality glossy product published quarterly and distributed throughout Montana and most of...
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Rock Springs, WY
April 09, 2010The McCraken family recently purchased from the Guthrie family its partial ownership interest in the Rocket-Miner newspaper in Rock Springs, Wyoming, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who assisted in the process. The purchase gives the McCrakens controlling interest of the 8,500 paid circulation daily that serves...
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Greenville, IL
April 01, 2010The Greenville Advocate, a paid circulation twice weekly newspaper with accompanying shopper located in Greenville and Bond County, Illinois, has been sold to the owners of the Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat in Carlinville, Illinois, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction. The Greenville...
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Fulton, NY
February 08, 2010Scotsman Press, one of central New York’s largest newspaper and shopper publishers as well as commercial printers, has acquired the Fulton-based Valley News as well as its companion publications, The Valley News Advertiser and The Fulton Patriot, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in...
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Roscommon, MI
November 09, 2009The Houghton Lake Resorter has purchased assets of the Roscommon County Herald-News, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the Perlberg family in the transaction.
The end of an era accompanies this issue of the Roscommon County Herald-News, but it also signals the beginning of another.
The Herald-News will...
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Northwest Arkansas
November 06, 2009The publications of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC — the Northwest Arkansas Times, Springdale Morning News, Rogers Morning News, Benton County Daily Record, Northwest edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and associated weekly papers — began their new partnership Sunday, November 1, 2009.
The 50-50 joint venture between Stephens Media LLC and the Arkansas...
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Syracuse, NY and Albany, NY
October 07, 2009Eagle Newspapers, Central New York’s award-winning community weeklies and Spotlight Newspapers, the Capital District’s award-winning weeklies were purchased Oct. 1, 2009 by Community Media Group LLC, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented Eagle Media in the transaction. The transaction includes the sale of Eagle’s eight weeklies...
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Ironwood, MI
April 01, 2009Bliss Communications Inc., parent company of Globe Publishing, LLC, today announced the sale of the Daily Globe, located in Ironwood, Michigan, to a newspaper group based in Sheridan, Wyoming. John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, represented Bliss Communications, Inc. in the transaction.
Sidney H. Bliss, Bliss president, and the new...
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Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
November 06, 2008The Papers Inc. has acquired 10 publications in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee from the Trader Corporation of Canada, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the buyer in the transaction.
Ron Baumgartner, publisher of The Papers, noted, “The Trader Corporation’s several auto, truck and boat magazines, and the...
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Chesapeake, VA and Richmond, VA
November 03, 2008Dr. John S. deLeeuw, owner and founder of the Trading Post Publications in Chesapeake and Richmond, Virginia, has sold his publications to Lancaster Management, Inc. of Gadsden, Alabama, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
DeLeeuw co-founded the Tidewater Trading Post in 1963...
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Green Bay, WI
October 30, 2008Bay Media, LLC, a subsidiary of BlueLine Media Holdings, has acquired the assets of Green Bay Sun, LLC, Green Bay, Wisconsin, including the weekly direct-mailed shopper Green Bay Sun, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Paul Seveska, president and chief executive officer...
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Sayre, PA - Milton, PA - Oswego, NY
September 04, 2008Sample News Group, the Huntingdon, (PA)-based publisher of hometown newspapers, has acquired three daily newspapers, two in Pennsylvania and one in New York, from GateHouse Media, Inc., effective Tuesday, September 2, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The newspapers include the Morning...
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Stuart, FL
August 11, 2008Gary and Sandra Hawken announced the sale Monday, August 11, of Flashes Shopping Guide, the long-time free circulation shopper publication distributed in the Stuart, Florida area. Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates represented Flashes, Inc. in the transaction.
The company was sold to nephew Kevin Hawken effective August 1, 2008.
"It...
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Kings Mountain, NC
July 31, 2008Republic Newspapers, Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, parent company of the Kings Mountain (NC) Herald, has announced the sale of the Herald to Gemini Newspapers, Inc., of Port St. Joe, Florida, effective Friday, August 1, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Republic, who...
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Berryville, VA
July 25, 2008The Clarke Times-Courier in Berryville, Virginia was sold this week by Times Community Newspapers based in Leesburg to Winchester Evening Star, Inc., according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction.
Publisher Peter W. Arundel said the company's decision to sell the Clarke County weekly...
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Ripley, MS and Ashland, MS
July 15, 2008Journal Publishing Co., publisher of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, has acquired the Southern Sentinel in Ripley and the Southern Advocate in Ashland. The Southern Sentinel has been serving Ripley and Tippah County since 1879 and the Southern Advocate has been serving Ashland and Benton County since 1904.
Tim Watson, publisher...
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Telluride, CO
July 04, 2008Telluride’s daily newspaper has been sold to Boulder’s Randy Miller, a lifetime newspaperman who’s had his eye on this town’s paper for more than three decades. John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
Miller, a former editor who owns a weekly newspaper in suburban Tucson,...
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Delavan, WI
June 17, 2008Bliss Communications, the publisher of The Janesville Gazette and several other daily newspapers, has acquired Community Shoppers, Inc. and its family of free distribution publications, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction.
CSI publishes Walworth County Shopper Advertiser, Walworth County Sunday, Stateline News...
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Camden, ME
June 17, 2008Village NetMedia Inc., affiliate of the groundbreaking VillageSoup website and owner of two award-winning community newspapers, will purchase Courier Publications’ roster of six weekly newspapers across mid-coast Maine, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction.
The transaction is expected to be completed by...
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Bronx, NY
June 04, 2008Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner, of Richner Communications, has acquired The Riverdale Press, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction. The Riverdale Press is a 10,000-circulation weekly covering the Riverdale section of the Bronx, with a national reputation for journalistic excellence...
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Newark, NY
March 03, 2008GateHouse Media, Inc., parent company of the Palmyra Courier-Journal, The Timesaver and several other upstate New York publications, has acquired Ad Group WC, inc., from owner John Van Dusen, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Ad Group includes the Newark Pennysaver and...
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Dover, DE
February 20, 2008The Dover Post Co., founded in 1975 by Jim Flood Sr. and a group of local civic leaders, has been sold to GateHouse Media Inc., according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
In addition to the Dover Post, the sale includes the statewide...
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Louisa, VA
December 27, 2007The era of the independent and locally-owned community newspaper in Louisa County has ended. Lakeway Publishers Inc., of Morristown, Tennessee, has purchased The CV Corporation of Virginia’s three-newspaper group, “The Central Virginian,” “The Goochland Courier” and the “Herald-Progress.”
The acquisition was announced to employees on December 20, though terms of the...
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Seaside, OR
November 01, 2007The Seaside Signal in Seaside, Oregon has been purchased by Steven and Carol Hungerford, principal shareholders of Country Media, Inc., in Cannon Beach, Ore., from Robb Hicks and Tom Mullen, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The purchase was effective...
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Iwanna, Inc.
October 03, 2007Fayetteville Publishing Company, owners of The Fayetteville Observer in Fayetteville, NC, has purchased the IWANNA publications based in Asheville, N.C. and Greenville, S.C. from Katherine Corn, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
No terms were disclosed. The companies are privately held.
The...
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Warsaw, VA
July 25, 2007In a joint announcement Monday, Northern Neck Newspaper Group, LLC and Lakeway Publishers, Inc. of Morristown, Tennessee announced an agreement for Lakeway to acquire substantially all of the assets of Northern Neck Newspapers which includes the Northern Neck News, Westmoreland News, The Caroline Progress, and Northumberland Echo, according to Gary Greene...
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Peoria, IL
July 02, 2007GateHouse Media Inc., owners of the Journal Star and the Pekin Daily Times, has purchased the Times Newspapers, publisher of five news weeklies and four free shoppers in the three-county Peoria metro area, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The group publishes...
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Monterey, VA
March 23, 2007For the first time in 18 years, the weekly newspaper serving Bath and Highland counties has changed hands.
The Recorder has been sold by Lea Campbell of Warm Springs to its long-time general manager, Anne Adams of Monterey, according to Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene and Associates, who represented the seller in...
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Quincy, FL
February 05, 2007Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., Shelbyville, Kentucky, purchased the Gadsden County Times, Quincy, FL, on Feb. 5, 2007, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The 107-year-old newspaper, northwest of Tallahassee, is being purchased from Gemini Newspapers, Inc., owned by Ron Isbell...
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Powhatan, VA
February 01, 2007Media General Inc., which publishes the Richmond Times-Dispatch, is buying Powhatan Today for an undisclosed price, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The transaction is scheduled to close today.
"We like the direction Media General is going with its community newspapers, especially in...
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Canandaigua, NY
January 26, 2007Larry Lucieer and his partners have sold the assets of AdNet Community News, Inc., Canandaigua, New York, to GateHouse Media, Inc. according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction.
AdNet Community News is a zoned shopper publishing operation serving forty communities in the greater...
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Canandaigua, NY
November 22, 2006Newspaper publisher GateHouse Media, Inc. is buying the Daily Messenger of Canandaigua and its stable of 10 suburban weeklies serving Rochester's suburbs for an undisclosed price, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
GateHouse, which announced the buyout late Tuesday, moved its headquarters...
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Knoxville, TN
October 02, 2006Tucker Publishing, Knoxville, Tenn., has been sold to The Mountaineer Publishing Company, Inc. of Waynesville, N.C., effective Oct. 1, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Tucker Publishing was founded in 1981 by Pete Tucker of Flemington, N.J., and was purchased in 2002...
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Phenix City, AL
August 03, 2006Crescent Media Group has sold its weekly newspaper in Phenix City, Ala., to Family Media, Inc., an Oklahoma-based company with newspapers in Florida and Mississippi, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Andrew Babb, Crescent Media's owner, said the sale was brought about...
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Osceola, IA
August 03, 2006Tom Shaw, President of Shaw Newspapers, announced today the purchase of Clarke County Publishing in Osceola, Iowa, from Sally and the late Frank Morlan, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The 4,000 paid circulation Osceola Sentinel-Tribune newspaper and 16,000 free...
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Golden, CO
July 12, 2006Swift Communications of Reno, Nevada has purchased 51% of 1stHour Communications, LLC, Golden, Colorado from Scott Keller, founder, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented 1stHour in the sale.
1stHour Communications (www.1st-hour.com) is a marketing solutions company specializing in the publication of School District newsletters on a national...
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Paris, IL
July 01, 2006For the first time in 80 years, the Paris Beacon-News will have new ownership.
Sale of the Paris Beacon-News to Edgar County Newspapers, Inc. will be effective Saturday, July 1, according to John Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The newspaper will continue to publish as...
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Bluffton, SC
June 27, 2006The City Sun has a new owner, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. No financial terms were disclosed.
Bernard "B.J." Frazier, former New England newspaper publisher, has acquired The City Sun newspaper based in Bluffton, S.C., from Kazoo Publishing Co. ...
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Cabot, AR
June 07, 2006Magie Enterprises Inc, a family-owned publishing company for 50 years, has sold its newspaper holdings to Stephens Media Group, owned by the Stephens family in Little Rock, according to Gary Greene, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction. No financial terms were disclosed.
The newspapers are the...
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Tri-Cities TN
May 30, 2006Effective June 1, The Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Southwest Virginia has been sold to Mountaineer Publishing Company of Waynesville, North Carolina, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction.
In addition to The Mountaineer and The Biltmore Beacon, general circulation newspapers respectively...
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Franklin, VA
May 12, 2006Byerly Publications has agreed to sell The Tidewater News in Franklin, Va., to Tidewater Publications LLC. The Tidewater News is a twice-weekly newspaper published on Thursdays and Sundays with circulation of 6,700. It serves Franklin and surrounding areas of Virginia and North Carolina.
Tidewater Publications LLC was newly formed in...
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Sanford, FL
April 03, 2006The Sanford Herald has been sold by Republic Newspapers, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn. to Family Media, Inc., according to an announcement today by Nick Drewry, Republic's president.
The sale was effective March 31. Republic, formed in 1988 by principal Douglas A. Horne in Knoxville, has owned the Herald since 1997. Republic...
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Charleston, WV
March 03, 2006The Kanawha-Putnam Ad Mailer, delivered to all residences in Kanawha and Putnam counties, was acquired, effective March 1, by Ogden Newspapers Inc., according to Gary Greene, of Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Ad Mailer, with a history dating back more than 40 years, was owned...
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Driggs, ID
December 29, 2005Pioneer Newspapers, Inc. has entered into a contract with Grand Teton News, Inc., owner of the Teton Valley News, to acquire the Driggs, Idaho weekly on January 1, 2006, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the buyer in the transaction. Last week, Grand Teton News and...
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Warrenton, VA and Culpeper, VA
December 16, 2005Times Community Newspapers will purchase The Fauquier Citizen and The Culpeper Citizen.
Two of Virginia's leading community newspaper publishers will join forces Jan. 1, 2006.
Times Community Newspapers, which publishes The Fauquier Times-Democrat and 17 other Northern Virginia papers, will purchase The Fauquier Citizen and The Culpeper Citizen, according to Gary Greene, Cribb...
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Havre, MT
December 16, 2005Havre, MT – Pioneer Newspapers Inc. has announced it will sell the Havre Daily News to a Wyoming partnership, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
Pioneer, based in Seattle, has owned the Havre newspaper for 31 years.
The staff learned of the sale Monday...
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Norton, VA
December 13, 2005NORTON, VA.---The Norton Press, Inc., owner of three community newspapers in Southwest Virginia, was purchased by American Hometown, Media, Inc., Nashville, TN. The sale was completed on November 30, 2005 and announced by Jenay and Michael Tate, third generation owners.
The sale included: the Coalfield Progress, a twice weekly in its...
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N. Little Rock, AR
September 29, 2005Stephens Media Group announced the purchase of the weekly North Little Rock Times and the Maumelle Monitor from David and Kitty Chism of KDC Communications, according to Gary Greene, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the sellers in the transaction. No financial terms were disclosed.
"We are excited to have a...
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Ashburn, VA
September 01, 2005The Loudoun Easterner, a 62,000 circulation free weekly newspaper in its 37th year, was purchased August 31 by Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., Shelbyville, KY, from Creative Publications of Virginia, Inc., which was owned by the late Mary Elizabeth ("Beth") Miller. The mailed weekly, based in Ashburn, VA, serves readers throughout...
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Seattle, WA
July 06, 2005Pacific Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington, has announced a change of ownership in its newspaper cluster and web printing operation, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction. The sale is effective June 24, 2005. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Tom Haley,...
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Seaside, OR
July 01, 2005The Seaside Signal, a weekly paid newspaper in Seaside, Ore., owned by Semaphore Communications and Kyle Larson, has been sold to Seaside Signal, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction. Publisher Kyle Larson made the announcement to staff...
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Biloxi, MS
June 13, 2005The Bay Press, a twice-weekly paid newspaper in Biloxi, MS, was recently sold to Family Media, Inc., of Miami, Ohio, according to Gary Greene, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction.
An investor group headed by company president Gary Michiels had owned The Bay Press for four years....
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Monticello, MN
May 31, 2005Minnesota Sun Newspapers-American Community Newspapers LLC has acquired the Monticello Times and Sunday Shopper from Donald and Nancy Smith, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, LLC, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Monticello Times is a 3,300 paid weekly, The Sunday Shopper is delivered to a wide area of...
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Milford, NH
April 14, 2005Independent Publications Inc. (IPI) has acquired all of the shares of stock of Cabinet Press Inc. of Milford, NH from Frank and Martha Manley. Cabinet Press is the publisher of four weekly newspapers serving the Souhegan Valley region of Southern New Hampshire.
Cabinet Press publishes the Milford Cabinet, a weekly newspaper...
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Ripon, WI
November 30, 2004David R. Schroeder has sold the Five County Buyers Guide to Journal Community Publications (Add, Inc.), according to Cribb & Associates' Tom Karavakis, the broker representing the seller. Five County Buyers Guide is a weekly shopper publication serving the five counties of Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Winnebago, and...
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Hawley, PA
September 07, 2004The News Eagle, a three times a week, paid circulation newspaper in Hawley, Pennsylvania, has been purchased by Liberty Group Newspapers - also owners of The Way Independent, Honesdale.
The sale, for an undisclosed sum, was announced yesterday by News Eagle owner John William Johnson. "I've been pleased to be a...
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Paola, KS
September 03, 2004The McLaughlin family, Miami County newspaper publishers for 84 years, announced today they are selling their community papers in Paola, Osawatomie and Louisburg to the publishers of the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, who represented the McLaughlins in the sale.
Phil McLaughlin, publisher and principal owner...
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Geneva, NY
September 01, 2004The Finger Lakes Times daily newspaper in Geneva, New York, has been sold by Independent Publications, Inc., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Community Media Group, West Frankfort, Illinois, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Finger Lakes Times is a six-day daily newspaper with paid...
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Needham, MA
August 04, 2004On August 4, 2004, Symphony Publishing, LLC, a new company formed by Zapis Capital Group of Westlake, Ohio, acquired the assets of Larkin Publications, publishers of Musical Merchandise Review, School Band and Orchestra, and Choral Director magazines as well as various trade directories and annual publications, according to Gary Greene/Tom Karavakis,...
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New Bern, NC
August 02, 2004Rick and Debbie Davis, owners for 21 years of The Shopper, New Bern, NC, and eight area community newspapers, announced Monday, August 2, 2004, the sale of the company to Freedom Communications, Inc.
"Debbie and I are very excited about the future for the company and the next level of growth that...
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Brownsville, TX
July 30, 2004American Consolidated Media, Inc. ("ACM") of Dallas, Texas, announced today that it has purchased the assets of Valley Media, Ltd., the publisher of local shopper and community newspaper publications serving the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo, and the assets of Publisher Services, Inc., the operating entity that provides printing and distribution...
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Ashland, VA
July 29, 2004The 123-year-old Herald-Progress in Ashland, VA, was sold July 29, 2004 to the CV Corporation of Virginia, Inc.
Patricia Pace and her husband, Jay, owned the Herald-Progress for some 23 years and made the decision to sell the 7,000 paid circulation twice-weekly newspaper prior to Jay's death in April of this year....
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Interlaken, NY
June 30, 2004Michael R. Walton Jr. and Michael R. Walton Sr., owners of the Sheboygan Sun, a free circulation publication in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, have purchased the Tri-Village Pennysavers, according to Tom Karavakis, Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Tri-Village Pennysavers, with offices and circulation in both Interlaken and Ithaca,...
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Delaware, OH
June 04, 2004The Thomson family has sold The Delaware Gazette Company to Brown Publishing Co., a Cincinnati-based newspaper group, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The sale of The Delaware Gazette marks the end of the Thomson's 170-year, six generation ownership of Delaware County's only daily...
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Gadsden, FL
April 01, 2004Independent Publications, Inc. has sold the Gadsden County Times to Gemini Newspapers, Inc. according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, the broker representing the seller. Ron Isbell, Gemini Newspapers' partner, will be the Gadsden County Times new publisher and will relocate to Quincy, Florida. Dwight Connelly of Martinsville,...
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Bozeman, Montana
April 01, 2004Press Release:
Cribb & Associates provides technical support for Grisham book
The latest John Grisham book, The Last Juror, is the story of a southern newspaper owner/operator in the seventies. Gary Greene, broker with Cribb & Associates, provided background research for this book.
Information on newspaper values, equipment, revenues, circulation, and other specifics...
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Waynesboro, MS
December 31, 2003Bolton Newspapers has purchased The Wayne County News in Waynesboro, Mississippi, from Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, who represented the buyer in the transaction.
The purchase was finalized for the 114-year-old county seat weekly on Wednesday, December 31. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed....
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Dade City, FL
November 10, 2003The Estate of William L. Matthew has sold the Florida publishing assets of the Bill Matthew Co. to Independent Publications Inc. of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Matthew publishing operations are based in Dade City and include twelve...
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Glasgow, MT
August 29, 2003The Bruce Wright family has sold the Glasgow Courier and related printing company to Robb Hicks, Tom Mullen, and Gary Stevenson, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, the brokerage firm representing the seller.
A story in the Courier reported the sale as follows:
Three small-town Wyoming newspaper owners became the owners of...
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Antigo, WI
June 05, 2003Robert and Catherine Barrington have sold the Antigo Area Shoppers Guide to Add, Inc., a Waupaca, Wisconsin-based publishing and printing company that is a subsidiary of Journal Communications, headquartered in Milwaukee. The Sellers were represented by Tom Karavakis, of Cribb & Associates.
Founded in 1954, the Antigo Area Shoppers Guide (circ....
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Bradenton, FL
May 06, 2003Sun Media announced today that it has sold all its Florida Sun operations in the state of Florida to Independent Publications of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania for an undisclosed amount, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates, the newspaper brokerage firm representing the seller in the transaction.
The Florida Sun operations are based...
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Door County, WI
May 06, 2003The Door Reminder, an 18,000-plus circulation shopper covering all of Door County and parts of Kewaunee County in a nationally known Wisconsin tourist destination, has been sold, according to Tom Karavakis of Cribb & Associates, who represented the Sellers, Lon and Ruth Kopitzke, in this transaction.
The buyer is Midwest Publishing, Inc.,...
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Bloomfield, IN
April 08, 2003Rust Communications has purchased the daily Evening World newspaper in Bloomfield, Indiana from the Miles family, according to John Cribb of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in this transaction. A weekly newspaper, The Bloomfield News, was also included in the sale.
Randy List, publisher of three other Rust newspapers...
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Platteville, WI
February 05, 2003The Platteville Journal, a twice-weekly paid newspaper, has been sold to Morris Multimedia, Inc., according to Tom Karavakis of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller, Richard Brockman, in this transaction.
The Platteville Journal was founded in 1899 and publishes 4,100 copies twice a week.
Cribb & Associates is the oldest publishing brokerage...
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Zephyrhills, FL
January 31, 2003The Zephyrhills News was sold January 31, 2003, by Republic Newspapers, after 15 years of ownership by the Tennessee media company, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in this transaction.
Scripps Newspapers Inc. purchased the 92-year-old publication and plans to keep the hometown feel and focus...
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Burlington, WI
January 12, 2003The Wisconsin Hi-Liter shopper has been sold to Peter Cruger, publisher of Southern Lakes Newspapers, LLC, according to Tom Karavakis of Cribb & Associates who represented the seller in this transaction. The Wisconsin Hi-Liter is a well-respected, highly successful shopper publication serving a prosperous region in southeastern Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Hi-Liter,...
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Lancaster, WI
October 02, 2002Hale Group Publications has been sold to the Morris MultiMedia Group, according to Tom Karavakis of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller Bill Hale in this transaction.
Hale Group Publications, Inc. is located in Lancaster, Wisconsin, and the mastheads serve Grant County and portions of Crawford, Richland, Lafayette and Iowa counties.
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Bluffton, SC
July 03, 2002The City Sun has been sold to Wayne and Judy Wehunt, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller Jerri Kurowski in this transaction.
The City Sun is a free monthly with circulation of 2,600 serving Bluffton, South Carolina and surrounding areas.
Cribb & Associates is the oldest media...
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Vinton, VA
July 03, 2002The Valley Trading Post has been sold to Robert and Janet Creamer, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers Mike and Nancy Hudson in this transaction.
The Valley Trading Post is a 30-year-old, paid, over the counter weekly shopper distributed in the Roanoke, Virginia area.
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Boone, NC
May 14, 2002The Mountain Times newspaper has been sold to Media Services Group (MSGI) of Greeneville, Tennessee, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller Ken Ketchie in this transaction.
Established in 1979, The Mountain Times has a weekly circulation of 31,000 and serves the communities of Boone, Blowing Rock,...
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Waynesville, NC
March 05, 2002The Mountaineer Publishing Company, parent company of The Enterprise Mountaineer, was purchased February 27, 2002 from Adelaide Daniels Key of Asheville by her son, Jonathon Key, 43, according to Gary Greene of Cribb & Associates, who assisted the Key family in this transaction. The newspaper has 9,000 paid circulation and...
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Parker, CO
August 14, 2001The Weekly News Chronicle, an 18,000 circulation free community paper in Parker, Colorado, has been sold to the Colorado Community Newspapers, according to Jim Hicks of Cribb & Associates, who represented the Sellers in this transaction.
Jim, Pat and Robyn Myles, owners of the weekly tabloid which serves a fast growing area...
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Ramona, CA
July 01, 2001The Ramona Sentinel, a 4,750 circulation weekly in southern California, has been sold by Cameron Publications, Inc. to Hansen Publishing, LLC, according to Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Seller in this transaction. The new ownership of the 114-year-old weekly newspaper became effective on July 1, 2001.
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Nickolasville, KY
May 30, 2001Republic Newspapers, Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, parent company of The Jessamine Journal, has announced the sale today of the Journal to Advocate Communications, Inc. ("Advocate"), according to Gary Greene of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Sellers in this transaction.
Advocate also publishes The Advocate-Messenger of Danville, Kentucky and is a subsidiary...
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DeKalb, IL
March 07, 2001Northern Illinois Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Pulitzer, Inc., has purchased Siebrasse Publications from Chuck and Kathy Siebrasse, according to Tom Karavakis of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in this transaction.
Siebrasse Publications publishes telephone directories and The MidWeek, a free-circulation newspaper with a distribution of 30,000 in DeKalb and...
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Grand Junction, CO
March 05, 2001Kerry and Joy Murdock of Confluence Publishers, Inc. have sold their shopper, The Nickel, to Cox Newspapers, Inc., according to John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Nickel is a free weekly shopper that distributes some 20,000 copies each Wednesday in Mesa County and throughout...
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Rio Blanco County, CO
March 05, 2001Mitch and Meg Bettis have purchased the Rio Blanco Herald Times from Kerry and Joy Murdock, according to John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in this transaction.
The Murdocks purchased the paper June 30, 2000 from Glenn and Donna Troester. "We have enjoyed our brief ownership of...
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Rexburg, ID
October 26, 2000The Standard Journal Newspapers, publishers of The Rexburg Standard Journal in Madison County and the Fremont County Herald-Chronicle in Fremont County, have been sold to Pioneer Newspapers, a family-owned publishing business which publishes daily newspapers in Idaho, Utah, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, according to John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates...
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Lewistown, MT
October 03, 2000After 53 years in the Byerley family, the Lewistown News-Argus has a new owner, one with strong Montana roots. Yellowstone Newspapers has purchased the Lewistown News-Argus and News-Argus Printing, according to John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction.
Yellowstone Newspapers is owned by John...
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Red Lodge, MT
September 28, 2000Star Printing Company of Livingston, Montana, has purchased the assets of News Montana, Inc., Red Lodge, Montana, from Jim and Pam Moore according to Jim Hicks and John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The sale included the Carbon County News in Red Lodge, the Big...
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Charlottesville, VA
September 27, 2000Country Media, Inc. of Scottsbluff, Nebraska has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Dickson Media, Inc. The announcement was made earlier this week to Dickson employees by company officers, according to John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented Dickson Media, Inc. in the sale. Country Media...
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Hiawatha, KS
September 08, 2000The Hiawatha Daily World, a daily newspaper serving the Hiawatha, Kansas area, has been purchased by The News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri, according to Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in this transaction.
The sale was announced by Mr. C. Lee Walls Sr., president of...
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Eau Claire, WI
August 16, 2000Lee Enterprises, which operates 24 weekly newspapers and over 100 other publications, has purchased the Tradin' Post Buyers Guide in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Tradin' Post is a 27,000 circulation rack distributed shopper serving the Greater Eau Claire market. The publication was founded 25 years ago by Gary Myers,...
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Driggs, ID
July 09, 2000The 91-year-old weekly Teton Valley News of Driggs, Idaho, has been purchased by a Wyoming newspaper group headed by Gary Stevenson of Sheridan, Wyoming, according to Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction. The new owners also operate weekly and shopper publications in five...
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Thornton, CO
May 31, 2000Wilbur Flachman has sold MetroNorth Newspapers, including the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel, the Westminster Window, Action/MetroNorth and the Westsider, to Scott D. Perriman, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who assisted the seller in the transaction.
Perriman, president and CEO of the MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce for the past five years, is...
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Provincetown, MA
May 12, 2000The Duane Steele family has sold the Advocate newspaper, Provincetown, Massachusetts to Provincetown Ventures, LLC, according to Gerald D. Reilly, Newspaper Broker, and John Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Assocaites, who represented the Steele family in the transaction.
The Advocate is a 130-year-old paid circulation weekly newspaper, published on Thursday in a tab format....
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Dickson, TN
May 11, 2000Dickson Media, Inc. has sold the Dickson Shopper Group, Dickson, Tennessee, to the Nashville Tennessean, according to John Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented Dickson in the transaction. The Tennessean is owned by Gannett Co., Inc.
The Dickson Shopper Group includes the Dickson Shopper, 19,800 weekly circulation; the Hickman Shopper, 6,500...
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Coquille, OR
April 18, 2000The Coquille Valley Sentinel, a 117-year-old county seat weekly serving Coos County in southwestern Oregon, has been sold to Del and Janet Richardson of Troy, Idaho, effective May 1, 2000. The seller was represented by Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates.
The paper had been owned by G. Frederick Taylor since...
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Yerington, NV
April 03, 2000Jim and Lisa Sanford, and David and Tamra Sanford have sold Mason Valley News, Inc., Yerington, Nevada to the Reno Gazette-Journal, according to John Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Sanfords in the transaction. The Reno Gazette-Journal is owned by Gannett Co., Inc.
Mason Valley News, Inc. owns and operates...
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Delaware Valley, DE
February 28, 2000Family Times, a parenting publication located in Delaware, has been sold to Kidstuff Publications, publisher of MetroKids Magazine and other family publications, according to Tom Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Family Times will be renamed MetroKids Delaware and will have a monthly distribution of 35,000,...
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La Porte, IN
February 03, 2000American Publishing Company of Illinois, a subsidiary of Hollinger International, Inc., has purchased substantially all the assets of Towndan Enterprises from members of the Ralph T. Jones family, according to Tom Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
Towndan Enterprises is a printing, publishing, and marketing company headquartered...
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Atlanta, GA
January 31, 2000Martha Young has sold Our Kids Atlanta to United Advertising Publications, Inc., according to John Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented Mrs. Young in the transaction.
Our Kids Atlanta is a monthly parenting niche publication serving metro Atlanta, Georgia, and surrounding suburban areas. The publication has 80,000 free circulation, and was...
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Skaneateles, NY
January 11, 2000Victor Ianno Sr., president and CEO of Lakeside Printing, Inc., Skaneateles, New York, has sold the assets of the company to Scotsman Press, Inc., Syracuse, according to John Cribb and Tom Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Iannos in the transaction.
Lakeside Printing, Inc. is the publisher of twenty-five weekly Pennysaver...
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Princeville, IL
November 16, 1999Jon and Joyce Lehman have sold Towing & Recovery Phootnotes to Trader Publications of Norfolk, Virginia, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
Towing & Recovery Phootnotes is a monthly niche publication serving the towing industry on a national basis. The market segment...
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Greybull, WY
October 07, 1999Sale of the Basin Republican-Rustler and the Greybull Standard, both weekly newspapers located in north-central Wyoming, was announced this week by Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers.
The two papers, with a combined circulation of over 3,000, were purchased from Eric and Linda Adams by David and Susan...
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Tampa, FL
September 14, 1999Warfield Media has sold the weekly Tampa Bay Review to Bailey Publishing of Jacksonville, Florida, according to Thomas M. Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Tampa Bay Review, a legal publication serving the greater Tampa Bay area, publishes on Fridays and has a circulation of 1,417.
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Merrill, WI
September 06, 1999The Foto News, a 17,300 free circulation newspaper, has been sold by L. James O'Day to Add Inc., a Wisconsin corporation with publishing and printing interests in ten states, according to Tom Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Foto News was one of the first free...
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Grand Rapids, MI
August 17, 1999Mr. and Mrs. John Badoud Jr. have sold the stock of Badoud Communications, Inc. to Advance Publications, Inc. (Newhouse Newspapers) of New York, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Badouds in the transaction.
Badoud Communications, Inc. owns and operates Valley Media, Inc. which publishes twelve free weekly...
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Lander, WY
July 15, 1999The Wyoming State Journal, a twice-weekly 7,200-paid circulation weekly has been purchased by the owners of the daily Riverton Ranger of Riverton, WY, according to Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The sellers, Mr. and Mrs. William Sniffin, have operated the Wyoming State Journal for...
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West Yellowstone, MT
July 13, 1999The West Yellowstone News has been sold by Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stevenson and Mr. Angus Thuermer Jr. to Big Sky Publishing, LLC, according to John Cribb and Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the sellers in the transaction. Big Sky Publishing, LLC is a subsidiary of the...
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Osage Beach, MO
July 06, 1999Mr. Van Anderson, president of Missouri Ozarks Publishing Company, Inc., announced they have sold the corporate assets to Liberty Group Missouri Holdings, Inc., according to John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction.
Missouri Ozarks assets included in the sale were weekly and monthly publications -...
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Troy, KS
June 29, 1999Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tetlow have sold the assets of the Kansas Chief, Troy Kansas, to Ethel Mae Foley of Wathena, Kansas, according to Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Kansas Chief is the oldest, continuously published newspaper in the state of Kansas, and...
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New Baltimore, MI
June 28, 1999Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stabile and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stanton have sold the assets of Voice Communications, Inc., New Baltimore, Michigan, to 21st Century Newspapers of Macomb, Michigan. John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates represented the sellers in the transaction. Voice Communications is a weekly newspaper group...
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Brattleboro, VT
May 21, 1999Mr. and Mrs. Roger Miller have sold the assets of Winmill Publishing Company, Inc., Brattleboro, Vermont, to New England Newspapers, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaNews Group of Denver, Colorado. Winmill Publishing Company, Inc. is the publisher of a group of free weekly newspapers and a commercial printing operation. John...
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Tawas, MI
May 07, 1999Mr. Berk Smith and Mr. Neal Miller have sold the assets of News-Press Publishing Company, Inc. in Tawas and Oscoda, Michigan, to Community Media Group of West Frankfort, Illinois, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
News-Press Publishing Company, Inc. assets include the Oscoda...
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Townsend, MT
April 13, 1999Kate Murphy and Jeff Stoffer have sold the Townsend Star in Townsend, Montana, to Montana Home Town Newspapers, LLC, according to John T. Cribb and Jim Hicks, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who advised the sellers in the transaction.
The Townsend Star is a weekly paid circulation newspaper which is published on Wednesdays. ...
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Libby, MT
April 01, 1999Mark and June McMahon have sold the Western News in Libby, Montana, to Hagadone Investment Company, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Western News is a twice weekly paid circulation newspaper which is published on Tuesday and Thursday. The Western...
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Brownstown, IN
April 01, 1999Joe and Judy Persinger have sold the Jackson County Banner in Brownstown, Indiana to Community Media Group, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Jackson County Banner is a twice weekly paid circulation newspaper which is published on Tuesday and Thursday. ...
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Sheridan, WY
March 26, 1999The Country Journal Weekly and The Bounty Weekly, both shoppers, have merged their operations in Sheridan, Wyoming. John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates assisted both parties in this negotiation.
The merged operations are owned jointly by Love Communications, Inc., Rob Hicks, and Gary Stevenson. Circulation for the newly named Country...
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Lake Geneva, WI
February 22, 1999The Lake Geneva Regional News and The Resorter were purchased by United Communications Corporation.
This announcement was made simultaneously by Donald Bearder, former publisher of both publications, and Howard Brown, president of United Communications Corporation, and publisher of the Kenosha News.
Douglas Bearder, present publisher, has been named general manager of the two...
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Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1999Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., publishers of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philadelphia Online, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a purchase agreement with ProMedia Management, Inc. and its affiliated companies. Those companies publish The Northeast Times, The Bucks County Midweek, and The Montgomery County...
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Columbia Falls, MT
January 10, 1999Brian and Carol Kennedy have sold the Hungry Horse News in Columbia Falls, Montana, to Lee Enterprises, Inc. In a related sale, Betty Kennedy of Greybull, Wyoming, has sold the Whitefish Pilot in Whitefish, Montana, to Lee, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Kennedys in...
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Indiana, PA
January 04, 1999Randy and Donna Thomas have sold the Bulletin Board shopper in Indiana, Pennsylvania to American Publishing Company, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Bulletin Board is a 32,667 free weekly circulation shopper with direct mail and rack distribution. The paper is...
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Dallas, TX
November 10, 1998United Advertising Publications has acquired the publications: Our Kids San Antonio, Our Kids Houston, and our Kids Austin, from Branford Publishing, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the Seller in this transaction.
The business was founded in 1985 and today the combined circulation is 142,000. ...
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Philadelphia, PA
October 07, 1998Marks-Ferber Communications, LLC, has purchased the Add, Inc. Pennsylvania Newspaper Group from Add, Inc., a division of Journal Communications, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates represented the seller in this transaction.
The Pennsylvania properties publish a total of 12 publications with a combined circulation of over 191,000...
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Three Oaks, MI
October 06, 1998Hollinger International has purchased the Southcounty Gazette & Shopper and a monthly niche publication called The Other Side of the Lake from the Artistic Energy Group, Inc., according to Tom Karavakis of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates who represented the seller in this transaction.
The Southcounty Gazette & Shopper has a free weekly distribution...
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Telluride, CO
October 05, 1998Wick Communications, owner of the Montrose Daily Press and the Telluride Times-Journal, and DP News LLC, owner of the Daily Planet in Telluride, the Morning Sun in Montrose and the Montrose County Shopper, made a joint announcement of a sale and purchase transaction. John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates...
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Bozeman, MT
September 24, 1998Pioneer Newspapers, Inc., the parent corporation of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, has purchased the Lone Peak Lookout, a weekly newspaper published in Big Sky, along with the annual Big Sky Guide, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who advised the buyers in the acquisition.
The Lookout, founded by Kevin and...
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Wilmington, DE
August 31, 1998Mr. Rich Ritacco has sold The Newcastle County Shoppers Guide in Wilmington, Delaware to the Salem County Sampler, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented Ritacco in the sale.
The Newcastle County Shoppers Guide is a 141,000 weekly circulation free paper serving the Wilmington market area. The...
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San Rafael, CA
June 05, 1998Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hurd and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walsh have sold the Classified Gazette in San Rafael, California to a subsidiary of Gannett Co., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Crbb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Classified Gazette is a 56,000 circulation tabloid-format weekly that is...
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Eureka, CA
May 12, 1998Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pileggi have sold V&P Publishing, Inc., dba the Tri-City Weekly, in Eureka, California to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
The Tri-City Weekly is a 47,000 circulation paper with primarily carrier delivery in two zones....
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Tehachapi, CA
May 08, 1998Bill and Betty Mead have sold the Tehachapi (California) News to the Bakersfield Californian daily newspaper, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction. The sale will be effective June 1.
The Tehachapi News is an 8,000 paid circulation newspaper which was established shortly...
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Lapeer, MI
April 16, 1998Mr. Doug Finkbeiner has sold Booth Publishing Company, dba the Lapeer Buyer's Guide and the Sanilac Buyer's Guide, to 21st Century Newspapers, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Sanilac Buyer's Guide is an 18,500 circulation free weekly shopper serving Sanilac County,...
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Jacksonville, FL
April 16, 1998Car Connection Weekly, a division of Target Publications, has been sold to Add, Inc. of Waupaca, Wisconsin, according to Tom Karavakis, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who advised the sellers in the transaction.
Car Connection is a weekly racked auto publication covering the greater Jacksonville market. Add, Inc., has publishing and printing interests...
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Flint, MI
April 01, 1998Badoud Communications, Inc. has sold Genesee County Newspapers/Flint Advance Newspapers in the Flint, Michigan market to Heritage Newspapers, Inc. of Southgate, Michigan, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Genessee County Newspapers/Flint Advance Newspapers is a suburban twice weekly newspaper group with 80,000 circulation...
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Liberty, NY
March 04, 1998The Catskill Shopper, Liberty, New York, has been sold by Mrs. Alice Eisenberg to the Liberty Group of Chicago, Illinois, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Catskill Shopper is a thirty-year-old free distribution weekly shopper with 41,000 direct mail circulation in a...
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Winnemucca, NV
March 03, 1998The sale of the Winnemucca Publishing Company, owners of a daily newspaper and regional shopper publications in Nevada, has been announced. Jim Hicks and John Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates represented the sellers.
Winnemucca Publishing Company, owned by Mark and June McMahon of Libby, Montana, publishes the Humboldt Sun, a five-day...
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Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1998Wingate Enterprises, Ltd., dba the LA Parent, Orange County Parenting and San Diego Parent, have been acquired by a division of United Advertising Publications, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers in the transaction.
LA Parent is one of the oldest and largest parenting publications in...
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Benton Harbor, MI
December 12, 1997Trade Lines Shoppers Guide has been sold by Dickson Media, Inc. of Charlottesville, Virginia to American Publishing Company, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Trade Lines is one of the oldest and strongest regional shopper companies in the Midwest and has been in...
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Somerset, PA
October 01, 1997Mr. and Mrs. David Reiley have sold the assets of Somerset Newspapers, Inc., dba The Daily American, located in Somerset, Pennsylvania to Schurz Communications, Inc. of South Bend, Indiana, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The Daily American is a six-day daily newspaper...
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Zionsville, IN
July 30, 1997Thomson Newspapers (TN) acquired the Zionsville Times-Sentinel in a purchase concluded last week, according to John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the sellers Jay and Paula Endress in this transaction.
"It will be business as usual," commented Carl Tobiasen, Thomson Indiana President and CEO, of the acquisition. He...
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Sacramento, CA
July 29, 1997The sale of the Natomas Journal, a free paper serving more than 20,000 readers in the North and South Natomas area of Sacramento, California, was announced this week by Jim Hicks of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
Purchasing the paper, effective July 18, was Kimberley Scott of...
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Somerset, PA
July 18, 1997A letter of intent to sell the assets of Somerset Newspapers Inc. to Schurz Communications Inc. of South Bend, Indiana, has been signed by David and Ronie Reiley, according to John T. Cribb of Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represents the seller in the pending transaction. The agreement is subject to a...
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Tahoe Vista, CA
June 01, 1997North Tahoe Weekly has been sold by David Mogilefsky to Dale and Shirley Good of Palomar Community Newspapers in Valley Center, California, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.
North Tahoe Weekly is an 18,000 to 30,000 (seasonal) circulation community newspaper/entertainment/tourist product serving the...
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Arlington, WA
May 20, 1997The North Snohomish Weekly has been sold by Skagit Valley Publishing Company to Sun Newspapers, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who advised the seller on the transaction.
The North Snohomish Weekly is a 19,000 circulation free weekly newspaper located in Arlington, Washington and serves the northern half of Snohomish...
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Thermopolis, WY
May 08, 1997The Eastmans' Journal has been sold by Mike and Roberta Eastman to Lee Enterprises, Inc., according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who initiated and negotiated the sale on behalf of the sellers.
The Eastmans' Journal is a slick four-color specialty magazine devoted to trophy big game hunting in the Rocky...
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Buffalo, WY
May 07, 1997The Kemmerer Gazette of Lincoln County, Wyoming, has been purchased by News Media Corporation from Mark and Wendy Steele of Soda Springs, Idaho. The sale of the 2,000 circulation county seat weekly became effective May 1.
News Media Corporation, which is headquartered in Rochelle, Illinois, operates eight other community newspapers...
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Raleigh, NC
March 13, 1997The Spectator Magazine in Raleigh, North Carolina has been sold to Eason Publications, publisher of Creative Loafing, according to John T. Cribb, Bolitho-Cribb & Associates, who assisted with the sale on behalf of Spectator Publications.
Mr. Bernie Reeves, the founder of Spectator Magazine, is editor and publisher and will retain a minority...
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