The Lima News

The Lima News
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)AIM Media Midwest
PublisherKirk Dougal
EditorJim Krumel
FoundedJuly 21, 1926
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersLima, Ohio
Websitewww.limaohio.com

The Lima News is a local daily newspaper aimed at residents in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties in Ohio, USA. Its headquarters is located in Lima, Ohio.

History

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The newspaper was first printed on July 21, 1926.[1] The paper was owned by Freedom Communications, a privately held California-based company whose flagship paper is the Orange County Register, until 2012, when it was sold to Ohio Community Media, an affiliate of the private equity firm Versa Capital Management.[2] Under Freedom Communications' ownership, The Lima News took a libertarian editorial position on issues.

In 2012, Versa merged Ohio Community Media, the Freedom papers it had acquired, Impressions Media and Heartland Publications into a new company, Civitas Media.[3] Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ellerbrock, Josh (February 22, 2020). "The Lima News stands on century-old yet strong foundation". The Lima News. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Milbourn, Mary Ann. "Freedom Communications sells 4 Midwest papers". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
    - "OCM purchases the Lima News". News Democrat. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC". Business Wire. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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