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Robert Wick, who guided Wick Communications for nearly six decades, died Thursday. He was 86.

As 2021 draws to a close, we at the Independent-Enterprise wish to thank you for another year of support, as we work within the confines of the Argus Observer to

Small newsrooms around the country, often more than 100 years old, often the only local news source, are closing under the weight of the coronavirus.

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The last few days have been sweltering hot with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s. One only has to walk outside briefly to quickly find out how hot

The Daily Sentinel announced to employees this week that the company will soon outsource printing of the newspaper to Montrose. The change is driven by Sentinel’s massive and aging Goss Headliner press, installed 40 years ago. Over the past several years, maintenance and repair on the press has become increasingly more difficult, with mechanical parts hard to find and qualified pressmen approaching retirement. The Sentinel will now print five days a week at the Montrose Daily Press facilit...

The Madison Leader (South Dakota) has been sold to Wick Communications, a family-owned media company based in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Daily Leader Publisher Jon Hunter announced the transaction. "Wick is a third-generation family newspaper business, just like the Daily Leader," Hunter said. "They have demonstrated a commitment to communities they serve and are well-prepared to serve Madison. Theres a bright future ahead for our newspaper and Leader Printing." Francis Wick, CEO of Wick Communications, said, "Its an honor to carry on the task of local journalism for Madison and the surrounding areas. Newspapering is key to the ...

"As advertising has waned, public notice has remained relatively constant and, because of that, become a larger and larger proportion of the newspaper business over time."