Leader Publications sold as Kentucky media firm expands in Southwest Michigan

Paxton Media, owner of H-P, buys Niles & Dowagiac newspapers

The Kentucky firm that owns the Herald-Palladium newspaper is buying the papers in Niles and Dowagiac, the Niles Daily Star and Dowagiac Daily News. According to Crain’s Grand Rapids Business, Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky has acquired Leader Publications, owned for about 30 years by Boone Newsmedia, Inc.  The Boone family has recently sold several  newspapers in Alabama as well. . Paxton owns about 120 newspapers, both daily and week…

Leader Publications sold as Kentucky media firm expands in Southwest Michigan

Paxton Media Group added to its lineup of Michigan newspapers with the acquisition of Leader Publications LLC, the longtime publisher of The Niles Daily Star, Dowagiac Daily News and The Leader.  Paducah, Ky.-based Paxton Media Group acquired the publications from Niles-based Boone Newsmedia Inc.  “Paxton has a reputation for taking care of... Please login to read all 304 words.