Missouri Press Association
Serving Missouri Newspapers Since 1867
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 services do you/it provide?
Printing, inserting and labeling.
Circulation of newspapers we print:
Richmond News, 1,000; Excelsior Springs Standard, 1,000; Fayette Advertiser, 900; Unionville Republican, 800; Princeton Post-Telegraph, 900; and Town & Country Leader (TMC), 10,000.
Number of issues per week/publication day(s):
We print three publications on Monday, one on Tuesday and two on Thursday.
Number of full-time and part-time staff:
Six full-time and three part-time.
Population of the town and county:
Richmond is 6,013, and Ray County is 23,3989.
Is the community growing, declining, or holding steady?
Ray County is growing at a slow pace.
Your greatest challenge:
Keeping the machines running.
Newspaper’s biggest strength:
Being family oriented.
Newspaper’s biggest weakness or obstacle to overcome:
Our limited budget.
Your family:
Wife and three children.
Your hobbies/interests:
Reading, sports and fishing.
List something that is interesting or unusual about you:
My German Shepherd, Duke, has his own TikTok (@ddshull2).
What is your favorite professional accomplishment?
Being a valued team member.
If you weren’t working at the newspaper, what do you think you would be doing?
Something in the computer field.
