Rust Communications purchases Indiana paper

Business Today

Rust Communications has purchased the daily newspaper in Bloomfield, Ind., from William Miles. The sale of the Evening World was effective April 1.

Randy List, publisher of three other Rust newspapers in Greencastle, Brazil and Linton, Ind., will also be the publisher of the Bloomfield newspaper. Chris Pruett, general manager of the Linton Daily Citizen, will also be the general manager of The Evening World.

With this latest acquisition, Cape Girardeau-based Rust Communications has 17 daily newspapers, 28 paid-circulation weekly newspapers and several other publications and niche products in seven states.