Mystery Man

Today we take a break from the constant barrage of headlines about job losses and share a photo submitted by Tony Dejak of the Associated Press. Dejak came across the mysterious Michael Keating from the Cincinnati Enquirer at the Cincinnati Reds’ spring training...

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...

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...