SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 4 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release:

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J. Louis Mullen Acquires Creston Publishing Company from Shaw Media

J. Louis "Louie" Mullen has acquired Creston Publishing Company (CPC) in south-central Iowa from Shaw Media. The acquisition includes The Creston News Advertiser, Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, The Weekly, Adair County Free Press and The Fontanelle Observer . . .

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