The latest round of job cuts have begun at The Des Moines Register, with sources inside the paper’s newsroom confirming at least six layoffs and one buyout so far.

The names of those affected by the cuts have not yet been confirmed.  A source said the layoffs will continue tomorrow.

Gannett Co, which owns The Register and 84 other daily newspapers around the country, announced to employees in October a plan to reduce payroll by 10 percent, a move which would include layoffs. Since August, Gannett has eliminated 1,000 jobs across the country in what have been called the largest layoffs in the newspaper industry’s history.

Register Editor Carolyn Washburn warned her staff that layoffs were coming at the beginning of August, and by Aug. 19 several veterans of the newsroom were either let go or accepted buyout packages. However, most were well aware that unless Gannett’s financial situation improved dramatically, more job cuts were a foregone conclusion.

Another Gannett paper, The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, announced today that it is eliminating 59 jobs.

More on this story as it develops.

UPDATE (Dec. 2 at 9:42 p.m.) — While the exact number of job cuts is still unclear, several sources have confirmed there will many more layoffs than previously reported, most of which will happen on Wednesday. The majority of cuts will take place in the newsroom, but other departments, such as advertising and circulation, will not be immune.