The Livingston County Press & Argus has announced it will make “significant” cuts to its workforce of 95 to make up for “staggering” declines in revenue.
 
While not addressing the exact number of layoffs, General Manager and Executive Editor Rich Perlberg told the newspaper’s Mike Malott that “more than 10″ of the paper’s 95 employees would be laid off.

While specifics were still forthcoming, the paper did announce it was laying off Managing Editor Maria Stuart and Metro Editor-Features Henry “Buddy” Moorehouse. From the story in the Argus:

“This is a significant work-force reduction designed to keep our paper viable in the face of staggering advertising declines due to the economy,” said Perlberg. “We’ve essentially eliminated a level of management by reducing positions in all of the company’s departments.”

Perlberg did say the paper might follow suit with other newspapers in the state and move towards a printing schedule of less than seven days a week, and more towards an online presence. Booth Newspapers flagship newspaper the Ann Arbor news announced last week it would become an online news outlet, while three other Booth papers announced they would shift to publishing three times a week.