Better Newspapers, an Illinois-based company owned by Greg
Hoskins, has bought The Mountain Echo (Ironton ,
Missouri ), the paper reported.
The ownership change was set to take place
Aug. 1.
Publisher and Editor Randy Pribble was
scheduled to retire at the end of July. Randy and his wife, Sue, have owned the
paper for seven years, the paper said.
Better Newspapers owns and operates 21
newspapers across Illinois and Missouri .
Kim Combs, who manages the Wayne County
Journal-Banner Piedmont and the Reynolds County Courier in Ellington, will now
serve as general manager for The Mountain Echo, the paper said.
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