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The Sonoma Index-Tribune is a twice-weekly newspaper that has been covering and serving Sonoma Valley, Calif., since 1879. The Sonoma Index-Tribune has a circulation of approximately 10,700. It has an award-winning staff that covers local news, local people, schools, government, sports, business and agriculture, including the wine industry. It also has a dining and entertainment section that focuses on local events. The same news staff that produces the newspaper also provides most of the content for its website, sonomanews.com. Located 40 miles north of San Francisco in northern California's premier wine country, Sonoma Valley is 18 miles long, extending from the San Pablo Bay north to Kenwood.

Lake County Publishing Company is a branch of the MediaNews Group, one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States with publications throughout California, the Rocky Mountain region and the Northeast. The company is privately owned and operates 40 daily newspapers in nine states with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 1.7 million and 2.3 million, respectively. Each of MediaNews publications maintains a Web site focused on local news, sports and weather content. These websites are hosted by MediaNews Group Interactive, the company s media division, and are aggregated along with the content under the umbrella site www.newschoice.com. In anticipation of changes in the regulations governing the ownership of newspapers, radio and television, MediaNews has acquired a television station, a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska, and also operates radio stations in Texas. Lake County Publishing Company is located in Lakeport, Calif.