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Local newspapers once served as the —primaryprimarilyprimary'sprimer record of small-town life, reporting council meetings, school events and local sport. As advertising revenue has shifted online, many titles have —foldedfoldfoldingfolds or closed altogether, leaving communities without a trusted source of —locallocalelocallylocalize news. Some towns have responded by launching nonprofit outlets to —preservepreservationpreservedpreserving this vital function.