Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues
Advertising	$ 2,976,000	$ 3,617,000	$ 8,620,000	$ 11,299,000
Circulation	1,502,000	1,574,000	4,518,000	4,792,000
Advertising service fees and other	771,000	685,000	2,108,000	2,224,000
Information systems and services	5,898,000	3,328,000	16,680,000	8,335,000
	11,147,000	9,204,000	31,926,000	26,650,000
Costs and expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	6,175,000	5,175,000	19,032,000	14,531,000
Other outside services	822,000	762,000	2,409,000	2,242,000
Postage and delivery expenses	335,000	346,000	961,000	1,006,000
Newsprint and printing expenses	368,000	379,000	948,000	1,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	1,385,000	635,000	4,134,000	1,544,000
Other general and administrative expenses	2,325,000	1,461,000	6,492,000	4,043,000
	11,410,000	8,758,000	33,976,000	24,366,000
(Loss) income from operations	(263,000)	446,000	(2,050,000)	2,284,000
Other income (expense)
Dividends and interest income	824,000	726,000	2,100,000	1,832,000
Other income	26,000	16,000	77,000	36,000
Interest expense	(56,000)	(27,000)	(173,000)	(66,000)
Income before taxes	531,000	1,161,000	(46,000)	4,086,000
(Benefit from ) provision for income taxes	(2,310,000)	335,000	(2,300,000)	1,275,000
Net income	2,841,000	826,000	2,254,000	2,811,000
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)	$ 2.06	$ 0.60	$ 1.63	$ 2.04
Comprehensive income
Net income	2,841,000	826,000	2,254,000	2,811,000
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments (net of taxes)	(689,000)	4,887,000	18,177,000	15,802,000
Comprehensive income	$ 2,152,000	$ 5,713,000	$ 20,431,000	$ 18,613,000