▁it ▁owned ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 7 ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁and ▁employed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Adams ▁Publishing ▁Group ▁acquired ▁ 3 4 ▁publications ▁from ▁American ▁Cons olid ated ▁Media . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Adams ▁Publishing ▁acquired ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁southern ▁Minnesota ▁from ▁H uck le ▁Publishing ▁including ▁Chron ot ype ▁Publishing ▁in ▁R ice ▁Lake , ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Ath ens ▁News ▁( A th ens , ▁Ohio ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Adams ▁Publishing ▁Group ▁purchased ▁the ▁D und alk ▁E agle ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁Southern ▁Maryland ▁New sp apers ▁and ▁Com print ▁Military ▁Publications ▁from ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁the ▁McC ra ken ▁New sp aper ▁Group , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Trib une ▁E agle ▁and ▁the ▁Lar am ie ▁Bo omer ang . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁the ▁Post ▁Company , ▁which ▁published ▁the ▁daily ▁Id aho ▁Post ▁Register ▁and ▁week ly ▁newsp apers ▁Sh elle y ▁P ione er , ▁Ch all is ▁M essen ger , ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁Star . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁The ▁C res cent - News ▁in ▁Def iance , ▁Ohio