The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California

Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...

. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of The Argus, along with the Daily Review

Daily Review

The Daily Review is a daily newspaper published in Hayward, California. Floyd L. Sparks was owner of the Review from 1944 to 1985, along with The Argus of Fremont and the Tri-Valley Herald. It is now owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay , a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, which bought the paper in...

and the Tri-Valley Herald

Tri-Valley Herald

The Tri-Valley Herald was a newspaper in the town of Pleasanton, California. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of the Herald, along with the Daily Review and The Argus...

. It was last owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay (BANG-EB), a subsidiary of MediaNews Group

MediaNews Group

MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...

, who purchased the papers from Sparks in 1985.

The newspaper was scheduled to be closed down, with the last issue of the paper published on November 1, 2011. The The Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and West County Times all published their last editions the same day. On November 2, subscribers will get copies of the new East Bay Tribune, a localized edition of the Mercury News.

External links

• Official site