Bradford Publishing Co., owner of The Gowanda Press, has acquired the Silver Creek/Gowanda Pennysaver from publisher and owner Thomas K. Webb Jr., along with the Dunkirk/Fredonia Pennysaver.

The move, along with the acquisition of the Ellicottville Times/Keystone Designers, Inc., will broaden the newspaper group’s footprint in the region, officials said.

The acquisitions were announced recently by John H. Satterwhite, president and CEO of Bradford Publishing.

The Silver Creek/Gowanda Pennysaver, along with the Dunkirk/Fredonia Pennysaver, will continue to publish weekly, under the direction of Michelle “Missy” Coyle.

The Ellicottville Times will also continue to publish weekly under the direction of Jennie Acklin, publisher, along with its sister publication, The Springville Times.

“We are delighted to include such quality publications as The Times and the Pennysavers to our group and plan to continue the tradition started in those markets,” Satterwhite said.

James G. Bonn, chief operating officer of Bradford Publishing, will be responsible for overseeing operations of The Times and Pennysavers, as well as all other group publications.

“The importance of continuing what Jennie Acklin and Tom Webb have started cannot be understated,” Bonn said. “Their commitment to producing free community publications in the fashion they have matches closely to that of Bradford Publishing. I look forward to working with them to continue to grow our customer base for both our readers and our advertisers.”

Bonn said the acquisition of The Ellicottville Times and The Springville Times publications, along with the Dunkirk/Fredonia and the Silver Creek/Gowanda Pennysavers, will combine with the Olean Times Herald, The Bradford Era, The Salamanca Press, The Gowanda Press, Cattaraugus County Pennysaver and the Moneysaver Guide and News, “to offer a truly wide reach to readers and advertisers in the region.”