Warren County Record

What Warren County Record does

Warren County Record is a privately-held weekly newspaper and legal publication serving Warren County, Missouri. Founded in 1896 and headquartered at 103 E. Booneslick in Warrenton, the publication provides hyperlocal coverage of communities including Warrenton, Wright City, Marthasville, Innsbrook, and Truesdale. Its core editorial product spans local news, crime, education, sports, obituaries, and community events, with the Warren County Fair livestock auction and local government coverage among recent flagship stories.

The publication operates a multi-product digital platform built on Creative Circle Media Solutions, comprising a primary news website, digital e-edition replicas, an online classifieds marketplace, curated photo galleries, obituary listings, and a broad portfolio of premium content vertical sections (agriculture, automotive, business, health, tech, travel, and others). Subscription services gate premium content and offer vacation stop and delivery management features, while the classifieds/marketplace channel supports local SMB advertising across HVAC, real estate, automotive, and services categories.

Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring subscription revenue (home delivery and digital access) and advertising/marketplace revenue from local businesses. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, targeting community residents geographically and local advertisers through the website, email newsletter, and Facebook organic social channels. No funding, M&A activity, partnerships beyond the Creative Circle Media platform, or enterprise customer relationships are disclosed.

Name

Warren County Record

Legal name

Warren County Record

Website

https://warrencountyrecord.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Warren County Record is a privately-held weekly newspaper founded in 1896, serving Warren County, Missouri with local news, sports, obituaries, e-editions, and classifieds, monetized via subscriptions and local advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: The newspaper operates a subscription model where readers can subscribe for access to content including e-editions and premium news. The vacation stop form indicates home delivery and digital subscription services.
2. Advertising and Marketplace: The website features a marketplace section with local business advertisements including heating/cooling services, real estate, automotive, and other local businesses. This includes both display ads and promotional marketplace listings from local businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Warren County Record is a weekly local newspaper and legal publication that produces original journalism covering Warren County, Missouri news, sports, crime, education, and community events. It delivers this content through both a printed weekly edition (with home delivery) and a digital website featuring e-editions, classifieds, obituaries, photo galleries, and subscription-gated premium content sections.

Product overview

Warren County Record is a local community newspaper/magazine platform for Warren County, Missouri, offering a unified digital experience alongside traditional print. The core product is the online news website delivering local news, sports, crime reports, education coverage, and community stories. The platform operates on a multi-product architecture consisting of the core news website, e-editions (digital replicas of the printed paper), classifieds, photo galleries, obituary listings, and premium subscription content sections covering specialized topics like agriculture, tech, health, and lifestyle. The platform is powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Warren County Record Online News

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mexico Ledger: Sister community newspaper operating on the same Creative Circle Media Solutions platform, serving Mexico, Missouri with a comparable weekly publication model including subscription, e-editions, and local advertising — making it the most directly comparable peer operationally and structurally.
• Montgomery Standard: Another Creative Circle Media Solutions community newspaper serving Montgomery County, Missouri with the same weekly newspaper + digital subscription business model, providing a near-identical operating template for comparison.

Broad incumbents

• Gannett: The largest U.S. newspaper publisher, operating hundreds of local community papers and the USA Today network. While much larger in scale, Gannett's community publication segment competes for the same local advertising and subscription dollars in overlapping markets.
• Adams Publishing Group: Privately-held newspaper and media company operating community newspapers, magazines, and digital platforms in small and mid-sized markets. Its focus on community-level journalism and acquisition activity in local weeklies makes it directly relevant as a comparable peer.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned newspaper group operating community and daily newspapers across more than a dozen states. Its portfolio of small-town weeklies and dailies is highly comparable in operational model and target audience to the Warren County Record.
• CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): Operates a large portfolio of community newspapers and related digital products across the U.S. Its community weekly model, classifieds platform, and legal notice services overlap with the Warren County Record's business mix.
• Lee Enterprises: Large publicly-traded newspaper company operating dozens of local daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S. Its portfolio of community publications overlaps directly with the Warren County Record's category, and its M&A activity in local papers makes it a relevant benchmark for valuation and operating benchmarks.

Regional players

• Columbia Daily Tribune: Regional daily newspaper serving Columbia, Missouri, the closest mid-sized Missouri market to Warren County. While larger and daily rather than weekly, it competes for overlapping regional advertising and serves a comparable Missouri audience demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wcrnews
• Xx.com/wcrnews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/warren-county-record

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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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