Hemet Valley Chronicle Sold and to Remain Open

The Hemet Valley Chronicle has been sold to a Nevada newspaper group and will remain open.  Last week the Century Group had announced it was closing the publication.

New York Press to Close, Our Town Downtown to Relaunch

Manhattan Media has announced that it will close the alternative weekly the New York Press effective August 25th, 2011.  At the same time, it also stated it was re-opening the Our Town Downtown, a community weekly publication.

Two More Alaskan Newspapers Sold

A few weeks back Calista Corporation announced it was closing all six weekly newspapers in its Alaska Newspaper group.  Calista was able to sell four of the publications before they closed, and last week they announced that they were able to sell the final two, the Seward Phoenix Log and the Tundra Drums, thus allowing all six publications to remain open.

Three More Alaska Publications Survive

Calista Corporation has sold three more of its weekly publications that were scheduled to be closed on August 15th.  Jason Evans and Kiana Peacock have purchased the Dutch Harbor Fisherman, Artic Sounder and Bristol Bay Times from Calista, along with The Equipment Shopper and Bush Shopper.

Cordova Times Stays Alive

Calista Corp has sold the Cordova Times to Jennifer Gibbins, which will allow the publication to remain open.  The Times had been one of six publications that Calista Corp has announced it was closing on  August 15th.

Sun Publications Re-opened Clay County Sun Tribune Under New Name

Sun Publications had closed the Clay County Sun Tribune in February 2010.  They have subsequently re-opened that publication under the new name Gladstone Dispatch, per Susan, National/Major Accounts Advertising Manager at NPG Newspapers.

Argus Champion to Re-Open

Eagle Publishing has announced that the Newport Argus Champion is re-opening for business on January 25th, 2011 under new management. The publication will now be a monthly publication inserted into the Claremont Eagle-Times.

The Argus Champion was previously a weekly publication. It closed on July 16, 2008.

Eagle Publishing has previously re-opened three other publications also closed at the same time. The Weekly Flea re-opened in September 2009, the Clarement Eagle Times in October 2009, and the Message for the Week in November 2009.

Arrowhead Ranch Independent Re-Opens for Business

The Arrowhead Ranch Independent re-opened for business in January 2010, after closing in August 2007.  The Arrowhead Ranch Independent is now a monthly publication, with a distribution of 12,000.

Gilbert Independent Re-Opens for Business

The Gilbert Independent, a free community publication covering Gilbert, Arizona and other communities in Maricopa County, has re-opened for business. The Independent had closed down in August 2007.

The Independent will now have a weekly distribution of 15,000. However, the publication will have four different editions, and each week the distribution will be covering a different distribution area, so that over the course of four weeks the Independent will cover 60,000 homes.

Chandler Indepedent Re-Opens for Business

The Chandler Independent, a free community publication covering Chandler, Arizona and other communities in Maricopa County, has re-opened for business.  The Independent had closed down in August 2007.

The Independent will now have a weekly distribution of 15,000.  However, the publication will have four different editions, and each week the distribution will be covering a different distribution area, so that over the course of four weeks the Independent will cover 60,000 homes.

Washington Blade Reopens for Business

The Washington Blade, a gay and lesbian publication covering the Washington D.C. area, will resume publishing on Friday April 30th, 2010, under new ownership. The publication was previously owned by Windows Media and was closed down suddenly in November 2009.

The Blade is anticipating distribution of 25,000 copies.

Southern Voice and Atlanta David Reopen

The Southern Voice reopened on April 14th under new ownership, Matt Neumann. The gay and lesbian oriented publication closed down for business in November 2009 when Window Media filed for bankruptcy. The publication will start out with 10,000 copies with an eventual goal of 20,000.

The Atlanta David, which also had closed last November, was also purchased by Mr. Neumann, and relaunched in March 2010.

Claremont Eagle News Re-Opens under new Ownership

The Claremont Eagle News has re-opened for business, effective Monday, October 12th, 2009. The Eagle News had closed without warning on July 10th, 2009. It is now under new ownership, the Sample Media Group.

The Eagle News is a daily publication. The distribution is anticipated to remain the same as it was prior to closing (roughly 8,200), and the majority of the previous staff has been re-hired per Joe Beegle of the Eagle News.