IRVINE, Calif. – Freedom Communications announced today that it has reached agreement to sell The Sedalia Democrat, The Telegraph in Alton, Ill., The Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, Ill., and The Lima News in Lima, Ohio, to an affiliate of Philadelphia-based private equity firm Versa Capital Management, LLC.
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