Clay County Sun Tribune Ceases Publishing

NPG Newspapers (Missouri) announced that the Sun-Tribune publication was ceasing its publication on February 24th, 2010. The Sun-Tribune, formerly known as the Dispatch-Tribune, had a weekly distribution of approximately 26,000.

NASCAR Scene Ceased Publishing

The NASCAR Scene, a weekly publication covering NASCAR racing since 1977, ceased publishing on January 10th, 2010. The Scene merged with the monthly NASCAR Illustrated magazine. It's associated website scenedaily.com will continue to provide news about NASCAR race coverage and breaking news.

Atlanta Journal Constitution Changes TMC to Carrier Delivery

Effective Monday, March 1st, the Atlanta Journal Constitution will switch to carrier delivery for the Monday Reach TMC product.

Shaw Suburban Media Changes Page Sizes

Shaw Suburban Media announced that it would change the dimensions of its page size for its daily and weekly publications at the end of March, 2010. The Broadsheet publications will now be: 1 col = 1.75", 2 col = 3.625", 3 col = 5.5", 4 col = 7.735", 5 col = 9.25" and 6 col = 11.125".

The tabloid publications will now be: 1 col = 1.75", 2 col = 3.625", 3 col = 5.5", 4 col = 7.375" and 5 col = 9.25".

The publications to be impacted, and the date of change are as follows:

• DeKalb Daily Chronicle, March 29th
• Kane County Chronicle, March 30th
• Northwest Herald, April 12th
• The Midweek, March 31st
• El Conquistador, April 1st
• Lake County Journal, April 1st
• Valley Free Press, April 6th

The Midweek will also be changing from a Broadsheet format to a Tabloid format at that time.

The shipping address will also change at that time to Paddock Printing Center, 1000 West Albion Avenue, Schaumburg, IL 60193.

Monmouth Pennysaver Goes to Mail Delivery

The Monmouth Pennysaver, a Gatehouse Media publciation covering Monmouth, Illinois and the Green County area, will be shifting from carrier delivery to 100% direct mail delivery in April 2010, per Wendy Todd, Advertising Director.

Whitehorse Community News Closes

The Whitehorse Community News, a monthly community paper covering Darrington, Washington, will cease publishing in early March 2010 per Joe Day, owner and publisher.

Morris Publishing Group Exits Bankruptcy

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Augusta, Georgia approved Morris Publishing Group's reorganization plans on Wednesday, February 17th allowing the group and its publications to emerge from bankruptcy.

Morris Publishing had filed for bankruptcy on January 19th, 2010.