Media company saves Anamosa newspaper in Iowa

Posted Friday, February 9, 2024 11:03 am

Libbie Randall | KCRG

The newspaper serving Anamosa, Iowa, and Jones County will not shut down, as was announced last week. The day after they made the initial announcement, a new owner stepped in to keep the Anamosa Journal - Eureka operating.

Anamosa City Administrator Jeremiah Hoyt says something positive could now happen as the new owner says he’s going to take over the 167-year-old newspaper.

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