The Coshocton County Beacon June 10, 2020 | Page 31
June 10, 2020
The Free Press Standard
is under new ownership
The Free Press Standard’s
legacy of serving Carroll
County will continue under
new ownership.
AloNovus Corp. of Millersburg
has purchased The Free
Press Standard from Schloss
Media Inc.
Ken Blum, senior associate
for Grimes/McGovern &
Associates, coordinated the
sale and represented the seller.
“What can you say about
owning something like Carrollton’s
The Free Press Standard?
At 189 years old, it’s one
of the oldest newspapers in the
Midwest and the oldest continuously
operating business in
Carroll County,” said Michael
Mast, president of AloNovus
Corp. “We are thrilled to add
such a storied newspaper to
the AloNovus family of print
products.”
Mast welcomed the staff
from The Free Press Standard.
“In addition we have the great,
good fortune of adding this
team of news professionals to
our staff,” he said. “I am grateful
to David and Emily Schloss
for their belief in AloNovus.
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At 189 years old, The Free Press Standard is one of the oldest newspapers
in the Midwest and the oldest continuously operating business
in Carroll County.
We look forward to serving the
Carroll County community and
seeing The Free Press Standard
thrive for another 189 years.”
The sale of the newspaper
was effective Monday, June 1.
“The Free Press Standard
is a historic landmark within
Carroll County, so I’m very
honored and proud to have
contributed to the stewardship
of such an important community
asset,” said David
Schloss, president of Schloss
Media Inc. “The Mast family
is very well-respected within
Ohio’s publishing and business
community and over the
past several decades has built
a strong reputation. I believe
Michael Mast will bring valuable
resources into Carroll
County and proven methods
for helping local businesses
thrive.”
The Free Press Standard
will join AloNovus’ other
print products such as The
Bargain Hunter publications
in Holmes, Wayne, Southern
Stark, Tuscarawas and
Southern Tuscarawas counties;
the Wooster Weekly News;
Coshocton Beacon; and Mimi
Magazine, which serves communities
in Medina, Lorain,
Summit, Portage, Geauga and
Lake counties.
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