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Auditor notifies Butler County board that Mid-America Publishing will close, affecting local papers and eclipse notices
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Summary
Auditor Leslie Groen told the Board she received notice that Mid-America Publishing is closing and its last paper will be April 2; she said the closure would affect the Butler Tribune Journal and Clarksville Star and could affect publication related to the Parkersburg eclipse.
Auditor Leslie Groen informed the Butler County Board of Supervisors on March 31 that Mid-America Publishing has given notice of closure and that the publisher's last paper is scheduled for April 2. Groen said the closure would affect the Butler Tribune Journal and the Clarksville Star and could affect publication of notices tied to the Parkersburg eclipse.
The minutes record this as an informational item provided during public comment; no board action or mitigation plan was recorded in the March 31 minutes. The county did not provide further details about alternative arrangements for required legal notices or whether other local outlets would carry notices previously run by the publisher.
The announcement was recorded alongside other routine business; the minutes do not indicate any immediate operational changes by the board or staff.