The Lima News Explained

The Lima News
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:July 21, 1926
Owners:AIM Media Midwest
Publisher:Kirk Dougal
Editor:Jim Krumel
Language:English
Headquarters:Lima, Ohio

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, USA. Its headquarters is located in Lima, Ohio.

History

The newspaper was first printed on July 21, 1926.[1] 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] 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.[3] Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest in 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ellerbrock. Josh. February 22, 2020. The Lima News stands on century-old yet strong foundation. Jul 25, 2020. The Lima News.
  2. News: Milbourn . Mary Ann. Freedom Communications sells 4 Midwest papers . Orange County Register . November 19, 2022.
    - News: OCM purchases the Lima News . News Democrat. 2012-08-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604234806/http://newsdemocrat.com/main.asp?SectionID=1 . 2012-06-04 .
  3. News: April 10, 2017. Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC . Business Wire .
  4. Web site: Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017. Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2017-10-28. 2017-06-30.