BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) - A company that owns four newspapers in South Dakota shut down abruptly Wednesday leaving those employees without a job and communities without a local paper.

Residents were seen outside of the Brookings Register Thursday wondering why they didn't get their latest copy of the paper. According to a social media post by The Brookings Register, the staff was told by its parent company News Media Corporation to shut down immediately. "This is certainly a gut punch for the community local print journalism in South Dakota there's no doubt about it. Something this abrupt, is unprecedented," South Dakota News Media Association executive director, David Bordewyk said.

Community members in Brookings were shocked by the news.

"The Brookings Register has been a trusted resou

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