were losing money despite our best efforts to remedy that." However, on August 23, Cox announced it was in talks with a buyer for the paper and it would continue publication until those talks concluded. A deal was reached in October for the paper to be acquired by the newly established Miller Publishing Company, which bought the paper and three other weeklies, on November 1, 2002. References Felicity Barringer. "Increased Consolidation in the Newspaper Industry". The New York Times. June 9, 2000. C2. Jon Bohmer. "Cox acquires papers." Dayton Daily News. September 2, 2000. 1A. "Cox Sells Four Weekly Newspapers". Dayton Daily News. October 11, 2002. E1. John Eckberg. "134 papers on the block." The Cincinnati Enquirer. February 16, 2000. B10. John Eckberg. "Enquirer's parent buys Ohio papers." The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 9, 2000. D10. John Eckberg. "Cox buys 12 area newspapers." The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 15, 2000. 1C. "4 Weeklies to Publish While Sale Talks Continue". Dayton Daily News. August 24, 2002. E1. Amy Higgins. "Cox to drop four weekly papers south of Dayton". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 17, 2002. 1D. Lynn Hulsey. "Gannett to buy Thompson newspapers". Dayton Daily News. June 9, 2000. A1. Lynn Hulsey. "Other papers to join Cox". Dayton Daily News. September 2, 2000. 1E. "Miller Publishing Forms From Cox Newspapers". Dayton Daily News. November 2, 2002. E1. 1920-1995, Commitment to Community: Warren County. Lebanon, Ohio?: Brown Publishing Company, 1995. Jason Roberson. "Cox to Stop Publishing 2 Weeklies: 'Chronicle', 'Star Press' Losing Money". Dayton Daily News. August 16, 2002. E1. Matthew Rose. "Thomson Agrees to Sell 38 of 54 Dailies to Gannett and Community Newspapers". The Wall Street Journal. June 9, 2000. A6. Angela Townsend. "Newspaper chains trade". Dayton Daily News. June 11, 1998. 5B. "Weeklies Change". Dayton Daily News. June 5, 2001. 2B. External links Miami Valley Newspapers Newspapers published in Ohio Weekly newspapers published in the United States Mass media in Warren County, Ohio