St Joseph News-Press

What St Joseph News-Press does

St. Joseph News-Press (operating as News-Press NOW, DBA News-Press TV) is a 180-year-old regional newspaper serving St. Joseph, Missouri and Buchanan County. The publication delivers hyperlocal coverage across local news, public safety, education, government, business, sports (including St. Joseph Mustangs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, high school and college), obituaries, weather, and community content through its website newspressnow.com and a print edition. Its core product surface includes the newspressnow.com website, a digital eEdition delivered via email by 5 AM each publishing day, a print+digital Weekender subscription bundle, obituary submission, a local jobs board, weather pages, and contests/puzzles.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer and local-advertising model. Revenue streams are subscription recurring (eEdition at $6/month, Weekender print + eEdition at $12/month, single-copy at $3.25 per issue) and local advertising sold through a small multimedia sales team. Distribution is multi-channel: digital website, email-delivered eEdition, USPS print delivery, and retail single-copy sales. The technology stack is built on BLOX CMS, a standard newspaper content management platform owned by Lee Enterprises-affiliated TownNews. The entity is privately held and is a subsidiary of News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), a diversified media conglomerate; the legal entity is News-Press & Gazette Co., governed by Missouri law. Headcount is reported as 1–10, though the management team and sales staff roster lists roughly 15 named editorial, design, and sales personnel, suggesting the formal employee count may reflect only full-time staff or a narrow definition.

Name

St Joseph News-Press

Legal name

NEWS-PRESS & GAZETTE CO.

Website

https://newspressnow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1845

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Joseph News-Press (News-Press NOW) is a regional newspaper and digital news outlet serving St. Joseph, Missouri and Buchanan County, delivering local news, sports, and community content via a website, email eEdition, and USPS print delivery, owned by News-Press & Gazette Company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper / Community News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Digital news subscriptions
• Print newspaper delivery
• Local advertising sales
• Community news coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Joseph

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital newspaper replica (eEdition) delivered via email by 5 AM each publishing day. Print newspapers delivered via the United States Postal Service (USPS).
2. Advertising Revenue: The newspaper generates advertising revenue through its multimedia sales and marketing team, offering local businesses advertising opportunities across digital and print platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St Joseph News-Press (News-Press NOW) is a regional newspaper and digital news publisher serving St. Joseph, Missouri and Buchanan County. It produces and distributes local news, sports, weather, obituaries, government, business, and community content through the newspressnow.com website, a paid eEdition digital replica delivered by email, and print newspaper subscriptions delivered via USPS.

Product overview

News-Press NOW is a local news media platform operated by News-Press & Gazette Company, serving St. Joseph, Missouri. The core offering is the newspressnow.com website delivering local news, sports, business, community, and entertainment content. The product suite includes the News-Press NOW Website as the primary platform, eEdition as a digital replica of the print newspaper, print+digital subscription bundles (Weekender), weather services, obituary listings, job classifieds, and reader engagement features including puzzles and contests. Content spans local news, regional news, national/world news, public safety, education, government, sports (including St. Joseph Mustangs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, high school and college sports), community/lifestyle content, and business coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• News-Press NOW Website
• eEdition Subscription
• Weekender Subscription
• Jobs Board
• Single Copy Weekender Retail Sales

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Kansas City Star: Regional daily newspaper serving the Kansas City metropolitan area, owned by McClatchy. Directly comparable as a Missouri-based regional print+digital newspaper with subscription and advertising revenue models covering a similar geographic tier.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned chain operating numerous community and daily newspapers across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Closely comparable in scale, hyperlocal focus, and print+digital subscription model for small-to-mid-sized U.S. markets.
• Boone Newspapers: Family-owned group publishing local daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S. South and Midwest. Comparable in operating model — local news, print subscriptions, eEdition, and community-based advertising sales.
• CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): Portfolio operator of community newspapers, websites, and niche publications across small and mid-sized U.S. markets. Directly comparable in community-level news subscription and advertising monetization.
• Adams Publishing Group: Family-owned publisher of community newspapers, shoppers, and digital platforms across the Midwest, South, and Mountain West. Comparable as a multi-property local newspaper operator with similar print+digital product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Large U.S. newspaper chain operating dozens of local daily and weekly publications across multiple states. Comparable as a scaled operator of subscription- and advertising-driven local news properties with similar print+digital product structures.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. newspaper publisher (USA Today Network) operating hundreds of local publications nationwide. Comparable as a portfolio operator of community newspapers with subscription, eEdition, and local advertising offerings.
• McClatchy: Regional newspaper chain operating local dailies including the Kansas City Star, Sacramento Bee, and others. Comparable as a mid-sized newspaper group with subscription and advertising revenue models anchored in local markets.
• Tribune Publishing: Diversified newspaper publisher operating daily and weekly local publications including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News. Comparable in print+digital subscription monetization and local advertising sales.

Others

• News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG): The parent conglomerate of St Joseph News-Press, operating multiple radio, TV, and newspaper properties. Related as the parent and operational platform, sharing infrastructure, sales resources, and content systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/newspressnow
• Facebookfacebook.com/newspressnow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newspressnow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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