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New Foundation fund will support Missouri’s news innovations

You’ve heard the phrase, “We’re reinventing the airplane as we’re flying it.” For Missouri’s local news outlets that’s an apt mantra. Publishers and editors around the state are feverishly reinventing the local news business even as they work overtime to get their community news delivered every week in print and online.

Donald Warden

Donald Eugene Warden, 88, fortified by the sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 17, 1937, in …

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Legals spark civic engagement

Whether it’s zoning changes, hearings on school budgets and tax rates, property sales and foreclosure notices, or name changes and other court proceedings, public notices give Missourians a chance …

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Notebook

Pressroom dedication earns national recognition

Danny Shull, lead pressman for the Richmond News , was recently named a 2026 Operations All-Star runner- up in the small-market category, a national recognition from Editor & Publisher and the …

Missouri Press Insider: Danny Shull

Where in the state are you located? Richmond, Missouri, northeast of Kansas City. Who owns the newspaper? The newspaper is privately owned. In addition to publishing a newspaper, what other …

November 2026 Notebook

On the Move items from the November 2026 issue of Missouri Press News.

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Well, Glasgow … It’s Been Quite a Year!

When I took over ownership and management of the Glasgow Missourian a year ago, I knew my style was going to be a little different than what you were used to. There was an adjustment period — for …

Kent Ford's kindness will endure for the ages

In the spring of 1995, I signed up for something I wasn't quite prepared for. Such is the way of a Gen Xer with nothing to lose and all the confidence in the world. I had been working for a …

An excerpt from Kent Ford's 'Boomer Tales: Adventures of a Part-Time Delinquent'

The following excerpt is from Kent Ford's memoir, Boomer Tales: Adventures of a Part-Time Delinquent. It is republished here with permission. Kent Ford was editor of Missouri Press News for 25 …

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Foundation News

Use NIE to celebrate U.S. service members this Veterans Day

It was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when an armistice, an order to stop fighting, was issued during World War I. Official peace wouldn’t be recognized until June …

Measure the quality of the message using local newspapers

Newspapers work every day to build a relationship of trust with the communities they serve, striving for truth and accuracy, fairness and balance while maintaining independence. However, according to …

Livestreaming opens new revenue streams

At least one Missouri newspaper is finding that livestreaming high school games and other community events is “incredibly profitable.” According to publisher Isaiah Buse, the Houston Herald …

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Death notices

Neil Campbell

Neil A. Campbell, 79, retired editor of the former Carthage Press, died Nov. 5, 2026. Receiving his undergraduate degree from Tulane University, Campbell earned his master’s from the …