Indiana's oldest newspaper switches to morning cycle

VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Indiana's oldest newspaper is moving to a true morning delivery cycle and dropping its Monday edition to publish on Saturdays.

The Vincennes Sun-Commercial says the changes will begin with the Saturday edition on Dec. 11.

Publisher Rob Eilts says readers and advertisers prefer to have the newspaper delivered earlier in the day and to have a Saturday edition.

He says most newspapers of its size already have switched to a Tuesday-through-Saturday publication schedule or will soon do so. The Sun-Commercial also publishes a Sunday edition.

Editor Gayle Robbins says the change means the newspaper will be able to provide Friday night sports results in a Saturday edition.

Robbins said breaking news will still be available online at the newspaper's website at www.suncommercial.com.

The Sun-Commercial began in 1804.