CINCINNATI — The Post newspapers printed their final editions Monday, ending a 126-year run. The final editions also carried some news — their parent company will keep a remnant alive in the form of a Kentucky-oriented online site.
The “-30-” symbol traditionally used by journalists, printers and telegraphers to signal the end of a dispatch was the front-page headline in the last editions of the Cincinnati and Kentucky newspapers.
In a front-page story, editor Mike Philipps said: “It’s a sad day, but we’re going out with heads high. This paper made a difference in the community.”
The papers have been struggling for decades. Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Co., owner of the Rocky Mountain News, decided in July to close The Post newspapers when a joint operating agreement with Gannett Co. expired at the end of 2007.
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