Identical situation for my local rag, the Cincinnati Enquirer. Dead paper walking.
Of all the papers in the nation the Enquirer might have fallen the hardest and deservedly so. From Peter Bronson, Republicanism and multiple thick sections to a meager booklet written and edited by moonbat lefties like that mousy female editor right out of central casting that jerked the wheel to the hard left before she deservedly got the sack.
Google search for a blog article written by a former Enquirer writer. Truly an eye opener. He reveals that fully 50% of the web site traffic is related to Paul Daugherty’s sports items. Good for Doc but scary, dangerous and (we hope) demoralizing for the liberal hacks in the newsroom.