Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems.
News Media Corp., which owns local newspapers across five states, said it will close 14 operations in Wyoming, seven in Illinois, five in Arizona, four in South Dakota and one in Nebraska.
Arizona papers that are closing
- Gateway to Copper Corridor - Globe, Arizona
- Arizona Silverbelt - Globe, Arizona
- Copper Country News - Globe, Arizona
- Lake Powell Chronicle - Page, Arizona
- Gateway to Canyon County - Page, Arizona
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