News Release Archive
KPC Media Sold to Fort Wayne Newspapers
FORT WAYNE, Indiana – Ogden Newspapers, through its partnership with Journal Gazette Co. in the Fort Wayne Newspapers company, has purchased KPC Media, according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Cope & Potts, who represented the Witwer family, owner of KPC Media. The KPC...
Rust Communications sells several Iowa Newspapers to the Hall Family
Spencer, IA – April 1, 2022 – Rust Communications has sold the Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Cherokee Chronicle Times, Spencer Daily Reporter, and several other northwest Iowa publications to Gene Hall and his son Chris, according to Randy Cope of Cribb, Cope & Potts,...
Kavanagh family sell four Montana newspapers to Ponderosa Publications
A century of Kavanagh newspaper ownership has come to an end. Brian and LeAnne Kavanagh have sold the Shelby Promoter, as well as the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Browning Glacier Reporter and The Valierian to Jesse Mullen and Lloyd Mullen of Ponderosa Publications, LLC...
Rust Communications sells 9 newspapers to CherryRoad Media, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ – March 1, 2022- CherryRoad Media Inc. announced today it has purchased nine newspapers from Rust Communications, Inc. The newspapers are published in Arkansas and Missouri. Cribb, Cope & Potts, the oldest newspaper, and publication brokerage in the...
Prial Family sells Chief-Leader to August Cooperative, LLC
Manhattan, NY – The Prial family has sold the weekly Chief-Leader, Manhattan, NY, newspaper to August Cooperative, LLC according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who represented the Prial family in the transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Cribb, Greene & Cope name changed to Cribb, Cope & Potts
Cribb, Greene & Cope, the nation’s oldest, continuously running newspaper and publication brokerage, has been renamed to Cribb, Cope & Potts to reflect the firm’s most recent ownership/partner changes. The firm’s name change coincides with the addition over...
Whiteville News Reporter Sold
Whiteville, NC - Les High and Stuart High Rogers have sold The News Reporter newspaper in Whiteville, North Carolina, to Justin Smith, current editor of the paper according to Dolph Tillotson of Cribb, Cope & Potts who assisted the High family in the transaction....
Hammes Family sells St. Maries Gazette Record to Mullen Family
St. Maries, ID – Dan and Cindy Hammes, second generation family owners of the St. Maries Gazette Record, St. Maries, Idaho, have sold the newspaper to Jesse and Sasha Mullen of Deer Lodge, Mt, according to John Thomas Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Cope who represented...
Harlan Newspapers Sold
HARLAN, IA – The Mores family, after 81 years of ownership, has sold Harlan Newspapers to Louie Mullen, owner of Blackbird LLC, according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Greene & Cope who represented the Mores family. Alan Mores and Steve Mores are confident that Mullen’s...
The Wilkes Journal-Patriot Acquired by Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group has purchased the Wilkes Journal-Patriot newspaper in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina from Carter-Hubbard Publishing Co., according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Hubbard family in their sale. Dale Morefield, publisher...