The service I don’t provide anymore, and why you should use it
When was the last time you walked out to your driveway or mailbox to get your newspaper?
Do you remember how great it felt to peruse the front page headlines as that first sip of warm coffee hit your taste buds? Flipping through the pages, you would inevitably come across an article about a subject you wouldn’t normally seek out. You learned something new. You became a little bit smarter than you were the day before.
I was in the newspaper industry for nearly 20 years before launching Archer’s Bow Media. I already had several years of experience with targeted digital display advertising, and focusing on digital media provided security and upside. I had learned what works, what doesn’t work, and why. I work directly with businesses now, but hope to partner with newspapers in the near future to help them increase their revenues.
I expected there would be things I would miss about the newspaper industry. There are. But one thing I didn’t expect was how enjoyable it is to read my local newspaper now as a regular citizen.
If you have fallen out of the habit, I encourage you to subscribe to your local paper again. Not only is it an enjoyable and educational routine, but supporting local journalism is an act of civic responsibility.
Below is a list of newspapers in the Missouri Ozarks. If you have any additions or corrections, please email me at jacob@archersbowmedia.com.
Newspaper friends: If you’re interested in having Archer’s Bow Media help you increase your revenue, let’s talk.
Aurora
• The Aurora Advertiser (417) 678-2115
Ava
• Douglas County Herald (417) 683-4181
Bolivar
• Bolivar Herald-Free Press (417) 326-7636
Branson
• Taney County Times (417) 334-2285
• Branson Tri-Lake News (417) 334-3161
Buffalo
• Buffalo Reflex (417) 345-2224
Cabool
• Cabool Enterprise (417) 962-4411
Carl Junction
• Jasper County Citizen (417) 649-6757
Carthage
• The Carthage Press (417) 358-2191
Cassville
• Cassville Democrat (417) 847-2610
• Barry County Advertiser (417) 847-4475
Crane
• Crane Chronicle/Stone County Republican (417) 723-5248
Dixon
El Dorado Springs
• The Star (417) 876-2500
• El Dorado Springs Sun (417) 876-3841
Eminence
• Shannon County Current Wave (573) 226-3335
Fort Leonard Wood
• Fort Leonard Wood Guidon 1-866-225-1970
Gainesville
• Ozark County Times (417) 679-4633
Greenfield
Houston
• Houston Herald (417) 967-2000
Humansville
• Humansville Star-Leader (417) 754-2228
Joplin
Kimberling City
• Stone County Gazette (417) 739-3237
Lamar
• Lamar Democrat (417) 682-5529
Lebanon
• Laclede County Record (417) 532-4011
Liberal
• Liberal News (417) 843-5315
Licking
Mansfield
• Mansfield Mirror (417) 924-3226
Marshfield
• Marshfield Mail (417) 468-2013
Monett
• The Monett Times (417) 235-3135
Mt. Vernon
• Lawrence County Record (417) 466-2185
Mountain Grove
• Mountain Grove News-Journal (417) 926-5148
Mountain View
• Mountain View Standard News (417) 934-2025
Neosho
• Neosho Daily News (417) 451-1520
• Newton County News (417) 455-6901
• News-Dispatch (417) 451-3798
Nevada
• Nevada Daily Mail (417) 667-3344
Ozark
• Christian County Headliner-News (417) 581-3541
Pierce City
• Pierce City Leader Journal (417) 548-3311
Pineville
Republic
Rolla
• Rolla Daily News (573) 364-2468
• Phelps County Focus 573-426-3700
Salem
• The Salem News (573) 729-4126
Sarcoxie
• The Sarcoxie Record (417) 548-3311
Seymour
• Webster County Citizen (417) 935-2257
Springfield
• Springfield News-Leader (417) 836-1100
• Springfield Business Journal (417) 831-3238
• The Daily Events (417) 866-1401
Saint James
• Saint James Press (573) 899-2345
Stockton
• Cedar County Republican (417) 276-4211
Summersville
• Summersville Beacon (417) 932-4700
Thayer
• South Missourian News (870) 895-3207
Waynesville
• Waynesville Daily Guide (573) 336-3711
Webb City
• Webb City Sentinel (417) 673-2421
West Plains
• West Plains Daily Quill (417) 256-9191
Willow Springs
• Howell County News (417) 469-1167
Jacob Brower is the president of Archer’s Bow Media. He has 20 years of experience in mass media, many of which he spent as the chief executive of a state and national award-winning media group in southwest Missouri. He was named among the nation’s top 25 media professionals under age 35 by Editor & Publisher magazine in 2016. He can be reached at jacob@archersbowmedia.com.