Missouri Press Association
Serving Missouri Newspapers Since 1867
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Maryville Forum returns to Cobb Publishing
Phil and Chaundee Cobb reacquired the Maryville Forum and The Post from Ken Garner’s Garner Media Holdings in February. The Cobbs previously owned …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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4/5/26
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Where in the state are you located: Nevada, between Kansas City and Joplin on I-49, and 20 miles from the Kansas border.
Who owns the newspaper: Rust Publishing MOKS LLC.
In addition to …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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3/8/26
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With 20 years at Missouri Press, Kristie Fortier has often been the first person many people working with the Association are introduced to, whether it’s to become a member newspaper, register for …
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By Matthew Barba
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3/1/26
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The sale of a newspaper is nothing new, with ownership changing for a variety of reasons, including handing the reins to the next generation of publishers or consolidating publications into a larger …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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2/28/26
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From Missouri Press Staff
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2/20/26
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Where in the state are you located: Plattsburg, about a half-hour north of Kansas City.
Who owns the newspaper: Steve Tinnen. He’s a Missouri Press Hall of Famer whose family has owned the …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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2/8/26
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Scrapbook
Joplin — After more than a century in downtown Joplin, the Globe announced it would move in early February to a new location several blocks south of the downtown area. The newspaper …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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2/6/26
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Maryville — The Nodaway News Leader announced last month it would cease printing and discontinue newspaper operations on Dec. 31. The newspaper began March 15, 1996, with publisher Kay Wilson at …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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1/9/26
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Who owns the newspapers: In September 2024, Reaves and Williams LLC bought the paper from Lewis County Press. Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise combined into one newspaper in …
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1/6/26
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The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Membership application for The Independent Courier newspaper in Clarence. The publisher is James W. Johnston.
The Independent Courier is an …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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12/31/25
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Listening to Austin Lewter’s webinar presentation to Missouri Press members on AI policy last month, it would seem the best way to prepare for artificial intelligence’s use is to get …
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By Matthew Barba
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12/12/25
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Who owns the newspapers: In September 2024, Reaves and Williams LLC bought the paper from Lewis County Press. Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise combined into one newspaper in …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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12/6/25
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Dutch Mill Staff and Caden Ely, [Owensville High School] senior class president, went on a field trip to the Missouri Press Association (MPA) in Columbia on Oct. 30 to tour the building and learn …
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By Abby Morgan, Arianna Baguio, Marissa Brenner, Lexis Manning and Loretta Hawkins
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12/5/25
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The process for requesting 2026 press cards will again be through Jumbl, Missouri Press’ association management platform. The press pass request form can be found at: https://bit.ly/492tR2P.
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From Missouri Press Staff
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12/3/25
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The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Membership application for The Independent Courier newspaper in Clarence. The publisher is James W. Johnston.
The Independent Courier is an …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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12/1/25
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Missouri Press Association’s past presidents, along with their spouses and significant others, met Thursday, Nov. 6, in Lake Ozark for the annual Past Presidents Dinner.
This year’s …
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11/12/25
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Education has always been a basic function of newspapers, from the use of printed publications to circulate public notices to journalism’s more general function of informing audiences about …
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By Matthew Barba
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11/8/25
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Who owns the newspapers? In September, Better Newspapers, Inc., sold us and their other seven Missouri papers to Paxton Media Group (PMG). We are in the process of learning a whole new system, which …
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11/6/25
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When Chad Stebbins was announced as the next executive director of Missouri Press Association, one of his goals was to make personal visits to member newspapers around the state.
Since …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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10/31/25
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The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Specialty Publication Membership application for Missouri Life magazine.
Missouri Life is a non-partisan magazine with a statewide …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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10/16/25
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