sentences:  In October 1999, the "Argus" was sold by the McKinney family to Advance Publications, Inc. after the family had held ownership interests in the paper since 1904 and had been sole owners since 1909.Advance also owns the region's daily newspaper, "The Oregonian".Until 2012, the two papers' operations were completely separate, and the papers competed for stories and advertising revenue, but in January 2012 "The Oregonian" took over the management of the "Argus".