Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers was approved by a federal
bankruptcy judge to buy The Union Democrat and its and its building in Sonora , California ,
the paper reported.
Judge Trish
M. Brown in Portland , Oregon , approved the sale. Ownership was set
to transfer on July 31.
The
purchase follows the January Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Western
Communications, in which the company listed citing $29 million in debt. Western
Communications considered restructuring, but opted to liquidate, the paper
reported.
Oregon-based
EO Media purchased Western Communications’ papers in La Grande and Baker City (Oregon ) in June.
Pending is
the sale of the Western Communications’ paper in Bend , The Bulletin.
Western
Communications has garnered around $3.5 million in paper and real estate sales,
according to The Union Democrat.
Western
Communications’ headquarters in Bend
will be the final property to be sold, according to The Union Democrat.
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