Consolidated Statesments of Income (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues
Advertising	$ 4,897,000	$ 5,271,000	$ 14,605,000	$ 16,356,000
Circulation	1,630,000	1,695,000	4,931,000	5,081,000
Advertising service fees and other	769,000	827,000	2,288,000	2,613,000
Information systems and services	835,000	706,000	2,293,000	2,318,000
	8,131,000	8,499,000	24,117,000	26,368,000
Costs and expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	3,473,000	3,414,000	10,323,000	10,419,000
Other outside services	733,000	774,000	2,196,000	2,276,000
Postage and delivery expenses	360,000	370,000	1,040,000	1,084,000
Newsprint and printing expenses	360,000	354,000	1,023,000	1,053,000
Depreciation and amortization	126,000	124,000	371,000	408,000
Other general and administrative expenses	845,000	859,000	2,486,000	2,755,000
	5,897,000	5,895,000	17,439,000	17,995,000
Income from operations	2,234,000	2,604,000	6,678,000	8,373,000
Other income and (expense)
Dividends and interest income	608,000	326,000	1,451,000	870,000
Interest expense	(4,000)	(9,000)	62,000	(27,000)
Gains on sales of capital assets/investments			7,000	1,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments	(2,855,000)		(2,855,000)
(Loss) income before taxes	(17,000)	2,921,000	5,343,000	9,217,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(225,000)	1,030,000	1,385,000	3,300,000
Net income	208,000	1,891,000	3,958,000	5,917,000
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in Shares)	1,380,746	1,380,746	1,380,746	1,380,746
Basic and diluted net income per share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 1.37	$ 2.87	$ 4.29
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income	208,000	1,891,000	3,958,000	5,917,000
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (net of taxes)	(3,410,000)	(4,169,000)	13,430,000	2,523,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in net income (net of taxes)	1,720,000		1,720,000
Comprehensive loss	$ (1,482,000)	$ (2,278,000)	$ 19,108,000	$ 8,440,000