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November 2026 Missouri Press News

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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 …

Incoming MPA President Bryan Jones occasionally runs variations of this ad in his Morgan County Statesman.

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 …

MPA's Route 66 series keeps picking up speed!

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Missouri Press Insider: Sky Kauffman

Where in the state are you located? Mexico, Missouri. Who owns the newspaper? Tim Schmidt, Westplex Media Group LLC. In addition to publishing a newspaper, what other services do you/it …

Missouri Press Insider: Megan Jantos

Megan Jantos is owner and publisher of The Weston Chronicle, which she recently bought from Jim and Beth McPherson. Jantos is also a former U.S. Army military police officer.

Sexton takes full control of print production process by converting Neosho, Aurora

At least one Missouri publisher has turned to direct digital printing after experiencing ongoing problems with his web press printer. Jimmy Sexton, owner and publisher of the Neosho Daily News …

Keeping the record of your Missouri Press Association

Discover Missouri's newspaper history.

Members' views

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

Thomas Warden

Thomas Charles Warden, 92, former co-owner of Warden Publishing, died Oct. 8, 2026, at his home.

Lora Steiner

Lora Annice Drewel Steiner, 105, former co-owner of the Vandalia Leader, died Oct. 8, 2026, at her home.

Nicholas Penniman

Nicholas G. Penniman IV, 88, a newspaper publisher, author, and conservationist died Sept. 29, 2026.

Ron Bogue

Ronald Ray Bogue, 89, a former reporter for the Joplin Globe, died Sept. 22, 2026. Growing up in Oklahoma, Bogue joined the Navy Reserves after high school then went on to attend Northeastern …

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Legislative News