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. The papers are focused on

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s and

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in Cuyahoga,

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and

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. Its offices are in Valley View. Some of the papers in the chain date back, under previous ownership, to the early 20th century, the company was founded as part of

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in 1969. In 1998 it was sold to

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, part of the S.I. Newhouse media empire, which also publishes ''

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'', the region's major daily.

Newspapers

The 11 papers are divided into four groups. Each group is responsible for two to three different papers, all of which have defined coverage areas. *''Sun Star-Courier'':

Brecksville Brecksville is a city in southern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 13,635 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland and is included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined statistical area. History Brecksvi ...

, Broadview Heights, Strongsville, and

North Royalton North Royalton is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 31,322 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Originally incorporated as a village in 1927, it achi ...

. *''Medina Sun'':

and Medina Township. *''Brunswick Sun Times'': Brunswick, Brunswick Hills, and Hinckley Township. *''Sun Post'':

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, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills *''News Sun'':

Berea Berea may refer to: Places Greece * Beroea, a place mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, now known as Veria or Veroia * Veria, historically spelled and sometimes transliterated as Berea and site of the ancient city of Beroea Lesotho * Berea D ...

, Brook Park, and

Middleburg Heights Middleburg Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb about southwest of downtown Cleveland. The population was 16,004 at the 2020 census. History Middleburg Heights is part of the historic Connecticut Western Re ...

. *''Sun Messenger'': Gates Mills, Highland Heights, Lyndhurst, Mayfield,

Mayfield Heights Mayfield Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,351 at the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History Mayfield Heights was initially built up as ...

, Richmond Heights, and

South Euclid South Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland located on the city's east side. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,883. History The land currently comprising South Euclid was pa ...

. *''Sun Press'': Beachwood,

Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 45,312 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. One of Cleveland's historic streetcar suburbs, it was founded as a Village (United States), village in ...

Shaker Heights Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cockta ...

, and University Heights. *''Chagrin Solon Sun'': Bainbridge Township, Bentleyville,

Chagrin Falls Chagrin Falls is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,188 as of the 2020 census. The village was established around the eponymous Chagrin Falls on the Chagrin River. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part ...

Hunting Valley Hunting Valley is a village in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 763 as of the 2020 census. An eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. In 2000, Hunting Valley was ran ...

, Moreland Hills,

Pepper Pike Pepper Pike is a city in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,796 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History In 1763, sixteen pioneers settled the area a ...

, Russell Township, South Russell,

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, and

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. *''Sun Post Herald'':

Fairview Park Fairview Park may refer to: Australia *Fairview Park, South Australia Canada *CF Fairview Park (aka Fairview Park Mall), a shopping centre in Kitchener, Ontario Hong Kong *Fairview Park (Hong Kong), a private residential estate in the New Territ ...

, Lakewood,

North Olmsted North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,442 as of the 2020 census. It is a western suburb of Cleveland and part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History The land that became North Olmsted was o ...

Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township, and the west side of

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

. *''Sun Sentinel'': Avon,

Avon Lake Avon Lake is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie about west of Cleveland. The population was 25,206 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History ...

, and North Ridgeville. * ''West Shore Sun'': Bay Village,

Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * ...

, and Westlake

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