Stephanie Letner is the advertising manager for the Cash-Book Journal in Jackson. She is also the 2026 recipient of the Dee Hamilton Sales Pro Award from the Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing …
According to the MPA Constitution and Bylaws, every active print or specialty publication must send digital copies (PDFs) of every issue to MPA’s designee for archiving – the State Historical …
On the hotline I have received several inquiries connected to reporting on juvenile court proceedings. I wanted to put my responses in one place so that you might have it handy if the news compels …
If your eyes got whiplash between reading the March issue of Missouri Press News and the headline above, it’s understandable. But it’s true, Kristie Fortier has returned as Missouri Press …
On Thursday afternoon, the full Senate brought up for third reading Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 1940, sponsored by Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton), legislation that changes the …
With just two weeks remaining in the legislative session, activity at the Capitol is intensifying as lawmakers work to finalize priorities ahead of adjournment. As the state budget approaches its …
Missouri News Network: Statehouse News for MPA Members
This report is written by Missouri School of Journalism students for publication by MPA member newspapers in print and online.
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Missouri News Network this week focused primarily on the state budget and action as legislators started loading up bills with related amendments as the last week of the session looms.
Energy demand has been growing and is expected to shoot even higher in the coming years, but the debate over how to pay for new nuclear power plants is likely stalled in the Missouri …
Recently, our press printed its first edition for another newspaper publication and I found myself standing over the stacks longer than I normally would after a run finished.
Part of it was …
It’s easy to find reasons not to attend industry events. There is always more work to do and stepping away can feel like something you just can’t afford right now. That’s the reality for a lot …
There are a lot of things we do in this business that are easy to measure — revenue, page views, contracts signed, campaigns delivered. Recognition, on the other hand, is often treated as something …
Editor's note: The following column was written by Jim Hamilton, the husband of the late Dee Hamilton, for whom the Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing Executives' Dee Hamilton Sales Pro Award …
Joplin, Missouri changed forever on May 22, 2011. An EF-5 tornado ripped apart the Southwest Missouri town of 50,000 residents. 161 people died. Thousands of homes and businesses, including a hospital were destroyed. Ten schools crumbled ...
Where in the state are you located? Perryville, in southeastern Missouri.
Who owns the newspaper? Smith Newspapers, Inc.
In addition to publishing a newspaper, what other services do you/it …
Herman Michael “Mike” Sell, 85, of Columbia died May 7, 2026, after a two-year battle with cancer.
A U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1959-1968, Sell went on to graduate from the University of …
Jean Elmburg Helmers, 88, formerly of Leawood, Kan., died May 1, 2026, with her family by her side.
Following her graduation from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s of journalism, …
Robert “Bob” Davis, 87, former of Houston, died March 19, 2026, in St. Louis, surrounded by family.
Attending the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Davis returned to his hometown …
Some tasks in life — updating your will or canceling underutilized digital subscriptions — often end up in the “Get Around To It” file.
So it is with modernizing an organization’s …
Communities facing the loss of their newspaper may want to consider the cooperative model of ownership, where the paper is owned collectively by a group of stakeholders.
When Sheridan, Missouri, …
Roxie Murphy is the Missouri Press Foundation’s new Newspapers In Education (NIE) coordinator, replacing Helen Headrick, who retired March 31.
Murphy, assistant editor of Warden Publishing and …
