Same for me (it covers a region about half a county.) They also publish a paper for the neighbouring region. It's a daily paper with not too many ads. Even if not paying, it comes once a week. There's another regional paper with an annoying number of ads, so we picked this one.

There's a sports and globals section that is shared with the neighbouring region's paper, and perhaps shared even further.

I like having somewhere people can complain about local politicians, so I'm happy to support it. They're not going to uncover a Watergate, but have plenty of room for the things I take issue with.