Medina & Elyria papers consolidate operations

We’ve been hearing bits of news lately that the operations at The (Medina County) Gazette and The (Elyria) Chronicle Telegram were being merged in some fashion. Now a report from the Ohio Media Watch blog spells out the details of the arrangement. It appears the...

ONPA Web site gets another tweak

There were few updates in this space last week. Time was spent updating the ONPA Web site instead. While the appearance and organization of the site are apparent, coding issues underneath have also been addressed, which should make things a little more stable. The...

Four more Michigan papers to end daily print cycle

The Saginaw News, The Flint Journal, and The Bay City Times will no longer be on a daily print cycle and will publish only on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays as of June 1. All three publications are owned by Advance Publications, who is also closing the Ann Arbor...

Remembering Marci Piltz

Marci Piltz, a (Ravenna) Record-Courier reporter, died tragically on Thursday afternoon March 19, 2009 following a house fire in Randolph, Ohio.  Marci was a devoted mother, her boys, Alex and Zachery, meant everything to her. Marci was an honest and diligent...