![]() There is no charge for obituaries, although there will be a charge for the Barberton Gazette, with exceptions for those unable to pay.Ĭhurch listings will also be free, he said. Immler said residents and organizations are encouraged to submit ideas and content. We are loaded with advertising because they know people are actually reading the paper." We went from eight pages black and white and now we are full color. "We have over doubled the size of the newspaper," he said. Immler said that with a focus entirely on local news and events, the Dalton Gazette has grown considerably in the past seven years. "(But) print has expanded." Hyperlocal content "My suspicion would have been that my online subscribers would have expanded more rapidly than my print," he said. His experience after taking over the Dalton Gazette in 2016 has been far different, he said. "I grew up reading and loving the Barberton Herald," Immler said. Immler said he was "stunned" when the Barberton Herald closed in December, citing rising costs and a shrinking advertising base. Immler said his experience owning and running the Dalton Gazette has demonstrated that communities will still support a printed product that focuses on the area it serves. "We are going to be very strictly Norton and Barberton news," he said. That timing remains tentative, but Immler's desire to bring the Barberton Gazette weekly to the 44203 ZIP code isn't. Kurt Immler, publisher of the Dalton Gazette and a Norton High School graduate, said in a July 3 phone interview he's hoping the first edition will roll off the presses in August. ![]() Kurt Immler, publisher of the Dalton Gazette, said he anticipates the first edition will publish in August.īarberton and Norton residents going through community news withdrawal will have a new - printed and online - weekly newspaper next month dedicated entirely to the two cities. Heather and Kurt Immler show a screen with the name of their new weekly newspaper that will cover Barberton and Norton. ![]()
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