Eagle may resume printing Feb. 25

The Eagle & Boomerang, a weekly with circulation in Latah County and parts of the east side of Whitman County, last week announced a temporary suspension of its print edition. Publisher Kai Eiselein in a notice to subscribers said a decline in revenue and overdue payments from advertisers has put the publication in a revenue bind.

Eiselein last week reported payment from one advertiser has allowed the paper to be published for Feb. 11, but he didn’t plan to publish again this week. He hopes to be back in print for the Feb. 25 edition.

The Eagle & Boomerang will continue to provide news and photos on its website, http://www.eagle-boomerang.com.

“We realize some of our subscribers do not access the web, and we sincerely apologize for having to take this drastic step,” Eiselein said in his notice to subscribers last week. He said advertisers have tightened their belts in the wake of the downturn of the national economy and the weekly is beginning to feel the effects.

“Accounts receivable were really slow coming in and we were carrying a massive balance. We’re trying to get that balance down to get some more operating capital,” Eiselein said.

Eiselein last June purchased the Latah Eagle and the Palouse Boomerang from LuJane Nisse of Palouse. He has since merged the two publications into The Eagle & Boomerang. The publications’ main office is in Moscow.