Better Newspapers buys Douglas County Herald

Better Newspapers, based in Mascoutah, Illinois, has bought the Douglas County Herald (Ava, Missouri) from owner Sue Jones Curry and other shareholders, the paper reported.

Better Newspapers is a family-owned company that operates in Illinois and Missouri. It now owns 25 papers in Illinois and Missouri, including the Ozark Horse Trader, the Mascoutah Herald, the Fairview Heights Tribune, the Troy Time-Tribune, the Scott Air Force Base Flier and the Nashville News.

Greg Hoskins, owner of Better Newspapers, will be the publisher of the Douglas County Herald.

Herald Editor Michael Boyink will fill the role of general manager.

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