The Union Democrat

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The Union Democrat
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) RISN Operations
Founded1854
Headquarters84 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370
Website https://www.uniondemocrat.com/

The Union Democrat is a newspaper that serves the Sonora and Sierra Nevada foothills area of Tuolumne and Calaveras counties in California since 1854.

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History

The paper was acquired by Oregon-based Western Communications in 1998. Before then, it was owned and published by Harvey and Helen McGee. [1]

In 2019, Western Communications declared bankruptcy, placing all of its properties, including The Union Democrat, up for sale. The Union Democrat was sold to RISN Operations. [2]

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References

  1. Union Democrat Has New Owners
  2. "Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers buys California paper". News & Tech. Retrieved 2020-04-05.