It’s kind of been a whirlwind week at the Bureau County Republican. The official closing on the Putnam County Record and The Tonica News took place Friday morning, so Shaw Media is the official owner now of these two newspapers. Former owners Elin and Cliff Arnold poured their hearts and souls into these two products, and as the new editor of both of these newspapers, I have promised the Arnolds we won’t disappoint them.

Both the Putnam County Record and The Tonica News hold differences yet many similarities to the BCR, so I’m looking forward to working with the new staff at both locations and making some changes that will help these newspapers to flourish. Thanks for all your kind words and remarks about this acquisition.

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