It is a bittersweet day at The Crittenden Press in Marion, Ky.
Today, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, will signal the final time the big offset Goss Community Press will roll off issues of the county's weekly newspaper. Beginning next week, The Press, and sister publication The Early Bird, will be published off-site. Market conditions have made it more attractive to outsource printing operations so that the newspaper can offer a more modern, full-color product.
While it begins an exciting new era for The Crittenden Press, it's also sad to see the final issue come off the presses on East Bellville Street after more than 30 years of having the paper printed right here in Marion.
Stay tuned for more details in this week's printed edition, on newsstands today at 2:30 p.m.
Pictured is 20-year pressman Ken Sharp looking at one of the final copies of the newspaper.
