KFGO reporter buys two North Dakota newspapers previously owned by Tony Bender

KFGO reporter buys two North Dakota newspapers previously owned by Tony Bender

ASHLEY, N.D. — A Wishek native and Fargo radio journalist has purchased two south-central newspapers once owned by late columnist Tony Bender. Ryan Janke and his wife, Tabitha, purchased the Wishek Star and Ashley Tribune from the Bender family, the two newspapers announced this week. The couple will operate the two weeklies from Fargo beginning Monday, Aug. 4, Ryan Janke told The Forum. Their first edition will print Aug. 13. “It makes me feel …