St. Maries Gazette Record

What St. Maries Gazette Record does

St. Maries Gazette Record (legal name "The Gazette Record") is an independent community newspaper serving St. Maries and Benewah County, Idaho, a rural market in the northern part of the state. The publication covers local news, high school and community sports, opinion and letters to the editor, obituaries, community announcements (anniversaries, births, engagements, weddings), classifieds, public notices, photo galleries, and local weather, and it distributes content through home delivery, single-copy sales, a paid digital subscription, and an unauthenticated public website. Its technology foundation is the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, which powers publishing, subscription management, and content delivery; the site integrates social sharing on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and email, and partners with evvnt.com to surface community events.

Name

St. Maries Gazette Record

Legal name

The Gazette Record

Website

https://gazetterecord.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Maries Gazette Record is an independent local newspaper serving St. Maries and Benewah County, Idaho, distributing community news, sports, obituaries, classifieds, and public notices via print home delivery and a paid digital subscription on the BLOX CMS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community journalism
• Classified advertising
• Public notices
• Local news subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Maries

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Revenue from print and digital subscriptions including home delivery and online access packages for news content.
2. Advertising: Revenue from display advertising, classified ads, and public notices. The site hosts various advertising categories including building services, for rent, for sale, vehicles, and community classifieds.
3. Event Promotion Services: Partnership with evvnt.com for event promotion services, potentially generating referral or service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St. Maries Gazette Record is a local community newspaper operating both in print and online, serving St. Maries, Idaho and Benewah County. It sells print and digital subscriptions for news content, publishes display and classified advertising, runs legal public notices, and offers event promotion services. Content covers local news, sports, obituaries, opinion, announcements, weather, classifieds, and photo/multimedia galleries.

Product overview

St. Maries Gazette Record (gazetterecord.com) is a local newspaper website serving St. Maries, Idaho and Benewah County. The platform operates as a traditional digital newspaper with a core content portfolio including News, Sports, Opinion, Obituaries, Announcements, Classifieds, and Photo/Multimedia sections. Supporting services include Subscription Services (paid digital access), Archives (historical search), Public Notices (legal announcements), Directory listings, and an Online Features section with curated content categories. The site also provides local Weather information and Local Events listings. User account functionality enables subscription management and community engagement. The site is powered by BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print and Digital Newspaper Subscription

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Digital provides the BLOX Content Management System that powers the Gazette Record website. This is the core technology platform enabling all digital publishing, subscription management, and content delivery.
• evvnt.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promotion partnership allowing local event organizers to promote events through the Gazette Record platform. Part of the Local Events section marketing integration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Spokesman-Review: Regional daily newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, covering the broader Inland Northwest including northern Idaho. A broader incumbent that overlaps with the Gazette Record's market from the regional perspective, but operates at a substantially larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Coeur d'Alene Press: Larger regional daily newspaper serving the Coeur d'Alene area of northern Idaho, owned by Hagadone Media. A broader incumbent operating in the same state with overlapping coverage of northern Idaho, but at a larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Others

• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded community newspaper company (NYSE: LEE) operating a portfolio of daily and weekly community papers across the U.S., including the Lewiston Tribune in Idaho. A business-model peer operating the same subscription + advertising + classifieds + public notices model at portfolio scale.
• TownNews (BLOX Digital): Technology platform provider whose BLOX Content Management System powers the Gazette Record's website. An ecosystem enabler/infrastructure peer rather than a direct competitor — TownNews supplies the digital publishing, subscription, and content management tooling used by thousands of community newspapers including this one.

Direct peers

• Bonner County Daily Bee: Daily community newspaper serving Bonner County, Idaho (Sandpoint area). Comparable small-market local newspaper with print + digital subscriptions, classifieds, and local advertising targeting a rural northern Idaho audience.
• Bonners Ferry Herald: Weekly newspaper serving Boundary County, Idaho (Bonners Ferry). Operates as the sole community paper for a rural northern Idaho county of similar size to Benewah County, with comparable subscription + advertising + classifieds economics.
• Idaho County Free Press: Weekly community newspaper serving Idaho County (Grangeville area), Idaho. Operates a similar small-market single-county model with print + digital subscriptions, classifieds, and public notices for a rural Idaho population — directly comparable in scale, geography, and product mix to the Gazette Record.
• Lewiston Tribune: Regional daily newspaper serving the Lewiston-Clarkston valley area of Idaho/Washington, owned by Lee Enterprises. Operates a directly comparable print + digital subscription, advertising, and classifieds model in a similar small-market Idaho footprint.
• Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Daily newspaper serving the Moscow, Idaho / Pullman, Washington bi-state market. Comparable small-market daily with print + digital subscriptions, classifieds, and a local public notice franchise serving a rural/intermountain community.
• Idaho Mountain Express: Weekly community newspaper serving Blaine County and the Ketchum/Sun Valley area of Idaho. Comparable small-market weekly with print + digital editions, subscriptions, advertising, and a public notice franchise — closely matching the Gazette Record's structure and tech stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GazetteRecord
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-maries-gazette-record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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