The closing
had been feared for some time given the shrinking page counts and a sharp
decline in ad placements. Employees were notified today as were employees of
WFMJ, which is owned by the Brown family, the owners of the daily newspaper.
WFMJ-TV
broke the story at 4:48 p.m. Friday, and reported that tomorrow’s edition of
the newspaper will contain a letter from publisher Betty J.H. Brown Jagnow and
general manager Mark Brown explaining the decision.
A letter
dated today was received by WFMJ employees, according to the news station. In
the letter, Brown said, “We have no plans, no intentions, no desire, no
thoughts and no interest in selling WFMJ. Period.”
As of 6
p.m. Friday, The Vindicator had yet to report on its closing.
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