Black Press Media's parent company, Carpenter Media Group, acquired Phillips Media Group's portfolio in August.
The titles include: the Quincy Herald-Whig in Illinois; in Arkansas, the Baxter Bulletin, the Harrison Daily Times and the Newton County Times; in Missouri, the Big Nickel, the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, the Buffalo Reflex, the Cedar County Republican, the Christian County Headliner News, the Kirksville Daily Express, the Marshfield Mail, NEMO Trader, the Sedalia Democrat, the Warrensburd Star-Journal, the West Plains Daily Quill and the Hannibal Courier Post.
Todd Carpenter, the chairman of Carpenter Media, said the company feels fortunate to succeed Rupert Phillips and his teams in each community.