World-Herald Buys More Newspapers

The Omaha World-Herald reported today that it has gobbled up two more Nebraska daily newspapers, the Grand Island Independent and the York News-Times. The papers were owned by Gatehouse Media Inc. of Fairport,N.Y. Accordingto the World-Herald report, the Independent has a daily circulation of 20,500, and a Sunday circulation of 22,300. The News-Times' circulation is 4,700 Monday through Saturday.The World-Herald distributes 220,000 copies on Sundays and178,500 on the other days, according to the paper.