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Southwest News Media General Manager Laurie Hartmann, whose name stood on the top of newspaper mastheads for decades in the south metro, saw a need in the city of Savage.
Southwest News Media will stop publishing newspapers by the end of April. The news organization announced the closures Thursday, saying newspapers across the country are facing revenue challenges.