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Distinctly Montana Magazine

Distinctly Montana Magazine has been sold by founder Michael Blevins to Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George of Bozeman, Montana, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction.

Distinctly Montana Magazine is a high quality glossy product published quarterly and distributed throughout Montana and most of the nation. The magazine, founded in 2001, is a resource guide for all things Montana and includes local features, literary pieces, and high quality art and photography. Included in the sale is the magazine website at distinctlymontana.com.

According to Anthea George, "Distinctly Montana is a quality publication with a great concept and a focused mission. We look forward as new owners to bringing the best of Montana to residents and visitors alike."

Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-seven year old publishing company merger and acquisition firm with offices in Bozeman, Montana and Charlottesville, Virginia.

Quincy, FL

February 05, 2007

Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., Shelbyville, Kentucky, purchased the Gadsden County Times, Quincy, FL, on Feb. 5, 2007, according to Gary Greene, of Cribb, Greene & Associates, who represented the seller in the transaction. The 107-year-old newspaper, northwest of Tallahassee, is being purchased from Gemini Newspapers, Inc., owned by Ron Isbell and Dwight Connelly. The 5,200-circulation weekly is published on Thursday.

Eddie Ledbetter will continue as general manager of the Gadsden County Times. He has been with the Times since December 1, 2006, after nearly 10 years on the editorial staff of the Statesboro Herald, a daily in Statesboro, GA. He served in several editorial positions in Statesboro, including the final six years as managing editor. While serving as managing editor, the Herald won numerous awards. Previously, he was a reporter, photojournalist, columnist and correspondent for the Herald, The Post-Searchlight in Bainbridge, GA, and the Claxton Enterprise in Claxton, GA.

"I’m really excited that Landmark has acquired the Gadsden County Times," Ledbetter said. "I’m looking forward to the challenge of making a great small-town weekly even better with the resources that Landmark has to offer. This is a great situation for us, our readers and customers, and we’re fortunate to have the opportunity to join such an organization as LCNI."

LCNI owns several Florida papers, including The Wakulla News in nearby Crawfordville south of Tallahassee, plus The Chiefland Citizen, Williston Pioneer Sun-News, the Cedar Key Beacon, Riverland News in Dunnellon, all paid weeklies, and Citrus County Chronicle. Gerry Mulligan, regional manager and publisher of the Citrus County Chronicle, LCNI’s 7-day daily to the southeast, said, "We are happy to add this paper serving the full-time and part-year residents of Gadsden County to our Florida properties. It’s a lovely place in a growing county." Mike Abernathy, LCNI president, added that "LCNI is excited to acquire this weekly in a growth market northwest of Tallahassee."

Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc. now publishes 57 paid newspapers in 13 states. Five are dailies, four triweeklies, six semiweeklies, and 42 weeklies. LCNI also publishes 41 free newspapers and shoppers, 30 special-interest publications, and operates 17 web offset commercial printing plants. Landmark Sports Group operates seven nationally circulated collegiate sports publications, including Osceola covering Florida State University.

LCNI is a division of Landmark Communications, Inc., a privately held media company based in Norfolk, VA with coast-to-coast interests in newspapers, specialty publications, TV broadcasting, and cable programming.

Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-four year old newspaper brokerage company with offices in Charlottesville, Virginia and Bozeman, Montana.

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