“The future of news is local and these media outlets have a long tradition of serving their communities with locally focused content,” Champion said. “We see great opportunity in OCM and the community newspaper industry, and are pleased to conclude this transaction.”
Ohio Community Media owns and operates 14 daily newspapers, 30 weeklies as well as shoppers and niche publications and websites.
OCM’s daily newspaper lineup includes: Bellevue Gazette, Delaware Gazette, Fairborn Daily Herald, Galion Inquirer, Greenville Daily Advocate, Hillsboro Times Gazette, London Madison Press, Piqua Daily Call, Sidney Daily News, Troy Daily News, Urbana Daily Citizen, Washington Courthouse Record Herald, Wilmington News Journal and Xenia Daily Gazette.
The company’s roster of weeklies includeds: Beavercreek News-Current; Englewood Independent; Huber Heights Courier; Kettering-Oakwood Times; Springboro Sun; Sugarcreek Bellbrook-Times; Times, Centerville-Washington Township; Vandalia Drummer News; and Weekly Record Herald.