Phelps County Focus

Phelps County Focus
“It’s All About You!”
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerCarpenter Media Group
PublisherDonald Dodd
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters101 West 7th Street, Rolla, Missouri 65401, United States
Websitephelpscountyfocus.com

The Phelps County Focus is a weekly newspaper published in Rolla, Missouri, United States. The paper covers Rolla and Phelps County, Missouri, including the city of Newburg.

History

The Phelps County Focus traces its history back to several Rolla newspapers that date back to the 1870s.[1] Edward W. Sowers and two others bought the weekly Rolla New Era in 1942. Sowers later acquired full ownership and changed the paper's name to the Rolla Daily News. He worked as publisher until his death in 1982.[2]

The Rolla Daily News was noted for its coverage of the development of Rolla as a town, with a dedicated "Progress Edition" having been published annually during the town's growth in the 1940s and 1950s.[3] Madeleine Albright worked as a reporter at the newspaper in the 1950s.[1] The paper the site of legal notices regarding the environmental impact of the Route 63 Corridor Project.[4]

The Sower family eventually sold the Rolla Daily News to American Publishing Company, and then the paper later became owned by GateHouse Media.[2] Gatehouse closed the St. James Leader-Journal in St. James in 2016[5] and the Waynesvile Daily Guide in Waynesville in 2018.[6] Both were absorbed into the Rolla Daily News.[7] In 2019, Gatehouse acquired Gannett and then took on the name.[8]

In August 2021, Gannett sold the newspaper to Phillips Media Group.[9] The paper was sold again a month later to Salem Publishing Company.[2] It was then merged into the Phelps County Focus, which was launched in August 2017 as a competitor.[10] In January 2025, Salem Publishing Company sold the Phelps County Focus, The Salem News and Pulaski County Weekly to Carpenter Media Group.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Blackman, Ann. (1998). Seasons of her life : a biography of Madeleine Korbel Albright. New York, NY: Scribner. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-684-86431-0. OCLC 607085739.
  2. ^ a b c "Salem Publishing to purchase Rolla Daily News". theSalemNewsOnline.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rolla Newspaper Has Fine Edition". The Southeast Missourian. August 18, 1955. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Masuda, Allen; Keith, Kevin (March 15, 2002). Route 63 Corridor Project, Phelps County: Environmental Impact Statement. p. VII-6. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ruth Morrison Papers (R1446)" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Bergquist, Garrett (September 7, 2018). "Locals dismayed as Waynesville newspaper shutters". KRCG. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Roberts, Dave (September 12, 2018). "SIDELINES: RIP, Waynesville Daily Guide". Phelps County Focus. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Tracy, Marc (November 19, 2019). "Gannett, Now Largest U.S. Newspaper Chain, Targets 'Inefficiencies'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Gannett Sells Five Local Publications to Phillips Media Group". Media News Journal. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  10. ^ Keller, Rudi (October 11, 2021). "New owners seek to revive Missouri newspapers sold by Gannett". STLPR. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "Carpenter Media Group to purchase Salem Publishing". The Salem News. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

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