After 128 years in business, the Moose Jaw Times Herald sent out their last edition yesterday.

The paper, which had different owners, was a daily issue for subscribers, as well as a free weekly, and online content.

Former Times Herald publisher Rob Clark (now executive director for Moose Jaw's Chamber of Commerce) said poor business models and the age of internet led to the closure of print and digital editions.

"Corporates come in here and buy up these papers and took whatever profit out of them and didn't reinvest in them a whole lot... And then online and technology was the final demise".

Mark Soper hosts country-music radio for Golden West Broadcasting in Swift Current now, but was a sales manager for the Times Herald from 2013 to 2014.

"Dailies, since about 2009, have had a hard time keeping their subscription base going, and that was one of the bigger issues going forward, is it was just slowly dwindling. So it was still challenging, but rewarding. I had a great time with people that I worked with, but ultimately I could kind of see the writing on the wall."

However you want to pin it - 'nearly 13 decades,' 'well over 100 years,' or 'over 45,000 days' - there's no mistaking the run the Times Herald had.

"It's a sad thing to see a paper of longevity - I mean over 100 years - that paper has been printing," said Soper. "To see that finally close its doors, it's a bit of a sad day."

Soper, born in 1964, was raised in Swift Current, cheering on the Broncos, and joked that the hardest part of moving to Moose Jaw was having to switch teams.

"As long as the Broncos weren't playing, it wasn't too hard. I got to admit, the first home game that I was able to go to was a game against the Broncos. My son joined me and at one point the Broncos scored their first goal, and he jumped up and I had to grab ahold of him and pull him down and say, 'cut that out.' And he's like, 'why do I have to do that?' I said 'it's real simple. Take a look around you.'"

Soper said that while he's glad he's a "died-in-blue Bronco fan again" he wishes the best to folks like Circulation and Distribution Manager Doug Lix, who has been in the newspaper business for over 35 years, dating back to well before Soper's stint.

"He's a guy, I'm feeling his pain for him... it's the people that worked there, the ones I feel for, because they really gave their heart and soul into the product - to making sure it was a voice in the community."