Advance Newspapers, based in

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, published weekly community newspapers for

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and portions of Muskegon,

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, and Allegan counties. Advance Newspapers started as an independent company, later purchased by

Advance Publications Advance Publications, Inc. is a privately held American media company owned by the families of Donald Newhouse and Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., the sons of company founder Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. It owns publishing-related companies inc ...

which later placed them into their

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unit. MLive Media Group ceased publication of the seven community newspapers as of January 27, 2019, citing the "cost of publishing the products exceeded the company’s ability to sustain production." The seven Advance community newspapers at the time of their shuttering were: * ''Southwest Advance'' – covering Byron Center and

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* ''Grand Valley Advance'' – covering Allendale, Hudsonville, Allendale and Jenison * ''Cadence Advance'' – covering East Grand Rapids, Ada and the Forest Hills area * ''Northeast Advance'' – covering Rockford, Cedar Springs and the Northview area * ''Northwest Advance'' – covering Walker, Comstock Park, Coopersville,

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and vicinity * ''Penasee Globe'' – covering Wayland, Hopkins, Dorr,

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and the Gun Lake area * ''Southeast Advance'' – covering Kentwood,

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and Cutlerville

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