WASHINGTON, Mo. — The conglomerate headed by Florida-based billionaire investor David Hoffmann on Friday announced its acquisition of the Missourian newspaper in Washington, Hoffmann's Franklin County hometown.

The purchase of the Missourian Publishing Co. also includes the paper's digital platform, eMissourian.com , and its commercial printing operation and real estate holdings. A price was not announced.

The deal adds to the Hoffmann Family of Companies' growing list of media properties around the country. Hoffmann in March offered to open talks about acquiring Lee Enterprises, parent company of the Post-Dispatch and other newspapers.

The Missourian, founded in 1860, was bought by James L. Miller in 1937 and has been owned by members of the Miller family since then.

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