The Lima News
The Lima News is a local daily newspaper aimed at residents in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties in Ohio. The newspaper's headquarters are located in Lima, Ohio. It was first printed on July 21, 1926.[1]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | AIM Media Midwest |
| Publisher | Kirk Dougal |
| Editor | Jim Krumel |
| Founded | July 21, 1926 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Lima, Ohio |
| Website | www |
The paper was owned by Freedom Communications, a privately held California-based company whose flagship paper is the Orange County Register, until 2012, when it was sold to Ohio Community Media, an affiliate of the private equity firm Versa Capital Management.[2][3] Under Freedom Communications' ownership, The Lima News took a libertarian editorial position on issues.
In 2012 Versa merged Ohio Community Media, the Freedom papers it had acquired, Impressions Media, and Heartland Publications into a new company, Civitas Media.[4] Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest in 2017.[5]
References
- Ellerbrock, Josh (February 22, 2020). "The Lima News stands on century-old yet strong foundation". The Lima News. Retrieved Jul 25, 2020.
- Ann, Mary. "Freedom Communications sells 4 Midwest papers". Ocregister.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- "OCM purchases the Lima News". Newsdemocrat.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- Business Wire, Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC, retrieved April 10, 2017
- "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-10-28.