Question: Walter Paine is an American author, journalist, and publisher, he purchased the "Valley News" of Lebanon, New Hampshire in the 1950s with partner James D. Ewing, and publisher of The Keene Sentinel, an independently owned daily newspaper published in Keene, in which US state?

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Tempe Daily News: The "Tempe Daily News" was an afternoon newspaper published in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix.  It was created in 1887 when Curt W. Miller (1864-1943) purchased the 20-month-old "Salt River Valley News", renamed it "Tempe Daily News", and published its first edition in August 1887.  The "News" became the town's official newspaper in 1895 and Miller continued publishing until his death in 1943.

The Daily Gazette: The Daily Gazette, formerly The Schenectady Gazette, is an independently owned daily newspaper based in Schenectady, New York and mainly covers the counties of Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Fulton, Schoharie, and Montgomery.

Matt Hongoltz-Hetling: Matt Hongoltz-Hetling is a Pulitzer Prize finalist journalist who won the 2011 George Polk award for Local Reporting, and appears on the List of George Polk Award Winners.  He is currently a reporter for the Valley News, a daily newspaper in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

The Kathmandu Post: The Kathmandu Post is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal.  Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka, it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country.  The newspaper is independently owned and published by Kantipur Publications, the owners of Nepal's largest selling newspaper, the Nepali-language "Kantipur".  "Post" is a member of the Asia News Network, an alliance of nineteen Asian newspapers.  The Kathmandu Post is Nepal’s first privately owned English broadsheet daily and is Nepal’s leading English language newspaper, with a daily circulation of 82,000 copies

Valley News: The Valley News (and Sunday Valley News) is a seven-day morning daily newspaper based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, covering the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont.

Valley News (disambiguation): The Valley News is a daily newspaper published in New Hampshire, United States.

The Times Record (Maine): The Times Record is an independently owned daily newspaper published five afternoons a week (Monday through Friday) in Brunswick, Maine, United States.  The paper covers the Mid Coast region of Maine with offices in Brunswick.  The paper covers the communities of Alna, Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Durham, Freeport, Georgetown, Harpswell, Lisbon, Pownal, Richmond, West Bath, Wiscasset, and Woolwich.

The Keene Sentinel: The Keene Sentinel is an independently owned daily newspaper published in Keene, New Hampshire.  It currently publishes seven days a week.

Walter Paine: Walter Paine is an American author, journalist, and publisher.  He purchased the "Valley News" of Lebanon, New Hampshire in the 1950s with partner James D. Ewing (publisher of "The Keene Sentinel" for many years) and served as editor and publisher of the paper for twenty-four years.

West Lebanon, New Hampshire: West Lebanon is an unincorporated community (pop.  approx 3,200) within the city of Lebanon, New Hampshire, on the Connecticut River.  The area contains a major shopping plaza strip along New Hampshire Route 12A, serving the Upper Valley communities along Interstates 89 and 91.  West Lebanon also hosts the Lebanon Municipal Airport, a number of small software and tech businesses, and a regional daily newspaper, the "Valley News".  The village serves as a bedroom community for nearby Dartmouth College.

Supporting paragraphs: Walter Paine The Keene Sentinel
Answer: New Hampshire