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Park Hills, Missouri, USA
The Daily Journal is a newspaper based in Park Hills, Missouri, covering St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Reynolds, Jefferson, Madison, Iron and Washington counties. It is owned by Paxton Media Group.
Traces to the Leadwood Press, founded Jan. 10, 1930, by Rev. S.M. Brumfield; moved to Flat River in 1935 and renamed the St. Francois County Journal in 1940. Became a daily as the St. Francois County Daily Journal on Sept. 3, 1946. Lee Enterprises sold the Daily Journal and three sister titles to Better Newspapers Inc. in June 2023. In September 2025, the Hoskins family sold the Daily Journal, along with 14 other Illinois and Missouri titles, to Kentucky-based Paxton Media Group; Better Newspapers Inc. retained its remaining publications and radio stations. Better Newspapers Inc. founder Greg Hoskins died in 2024, after which his son Scott Hoskins became president of the company.
No distinguishing individual awards were identified in available sourcing.
President and CEO, Paxton Media Group: Jamie Paxton
Editor: Lisa Brotherton-Barnes
Residents of St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Reynolds, Jefferson, Madison, Iron and Washington counties, Missouri.
Address
1513 S. Saint Joe Drive
PO Box 9
Park Hills, MO 63601
Website
https://www.dailyjournalonline.com
Sources
Wikipedia-sourced facts independently confirmed via Ste. Genevieve Herald: Paxton Media Group Buys Herald, Other Area Papers
Editor and Publisher. Better Newspapers, Inc. sells 15 Illinois and Missouri papers to Paxton Media Group
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