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Junction City and Veneta Newspapers Fold

December 24, 2009

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- Two Lane County towns will no longer have their weekly newspapers.

 

As of Tuesday, the Tri-County News in Junction City and the West Lane News in Veneta stopped publishing due to lack of money.

 

Publisher Andrew Polin bought the two papers in April 2008. He says he was unsuccessful when he tried to re­negotiate a loan. If he did succeed, his annual debt payment would have dropped by about $50,000.

 

He also owes money to the city of Junction City, which contributed $100,000 through its economic development loan program when Polin originally bought the papers.

 

Polin says he hopes someone can resurrect the publications.

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