ROCK SPRINGS — The sudden closure of 13 Wyoming newspapers was announced Wednesday morning, impacting several papers in southwest Wyoming.

News Media Corporation of Illinois announced it would shut down its Wyoming newspapers as of Wednesday. Impacted publications include the Pinedale Roundup, Sublette County Examiner, Uinta County Herald, The Kemmerer Gazette, and the Bridger Valley Pioneer.

According to a letter shared online by Pinedale Roundup Managing Editor Cali O’Hare, financial challenges, a “significant economic downturn” in the industry, along with revenue losses and increasing expenses were cited as reasons for the closure. The letter also noted a failed attempt at selling News Media Corporation.

At the Pinedale Roundup, employees were told the Thursday, August 7 edition of

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