General Info

The Union Democrat, a Western Communications publication, is a daily newspaper in Sonora, Calif., covering Tuolumne County in central California. It offers news, sports and weather stories to subscribers and publishes editorials, national news and local television listings. The newspaper also publishes classified advertisements. Founded in 1854, it became a subsidiary of Western Communications in 1998. Based in Bend, Ore., Western Communications produces print publications and Web sites in California and Oregon. Other Western Communications publications include The Daily Triplicate, Baker City Herald and the company s flagship newspaper, The Bulletin in Bend.