Owner(s) | MediaNews Group |
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Ceased publication | April 4, 2016 |
Headquarters | Fremont, California |
Website |
www |
The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of The Argus, along with the Daily Review and the Tri-Valley Herald. [1] [2] It was last owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay (BANG-EB), a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, who purchased the papers from Sparks in 1985. [3]
The newspaper was scheduled to be closed down, with the last issue of the paper published on November 1, 2011. The Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and West County Times all published their last editions the same day. On November 2, subscribers will get copies of the new East Bay Tribune, a localized edition of The Mercury News. [4] The plans were later reversed. [5] In 2016, the paper was one of four that was merged into the East Bay Times. [6]
Owner(s) | MediaNews Group |
---|---|
Ceased publication | April 4, 2016 |
Headquarters | Fremont, California |
Website |
www |
The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of The Argus, along with the Daily Review and the Tri-Valley Herald. [1] [2] It was last owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay (BANG-EB), a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, who purchased the papers from Sparks in 1985. [3]
The newspaper was scheduled to be closed down, with the last issue of the paper published on November 1, 2011. The Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and West County Times all published their last editions the same day. On November 2, subscribers will get copies of the new East Bay Tribune, a localized edition of The Mercury News. [4] The plans were later reversed. [5] In 2016, the paper was one of four that was merged into the East Bay Times. [6]