Daily Journal (Missouri)

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The Daily Journal is a daily newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri, United States.It covers local news in the counties of St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Reynolds, Jefferson, Madison, Iron and Washington.

Daily Journal

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet (March 23, 2009)
Owner(s)	Better Newspapers Inc.
Founder(s)	S.W. Brumfield, Noah A. Grieg
Editor	Kevin Jenkins
General manager	Dwight Stricklin
Sports editor	Matt King
Founded	January 10, 1930 (1930-01-10), as The Leadwood Press
Headquarters	1513 Saint Joe Drive Park Hills, Missouri 63601
Country	United States
Circulation	4,335 Daily (as of 2022)[1]
OCLC number	20310466
Website	dailyjournalonline.com
Media of the United States List of newspapers

History

The Leadwood Press was founded on January 10, 1930, by Rev. S.M. Brumfield.^[2]

In 1935, the paper was moved to Flat River. In 1940, it was published three times a week under the name the St Francois County Journal. On September 3, 1946, the St Francois County Daily Journal was published for the first time. Noah A. Grieg was a big part of the paper becoming a daily publication.^[3]

Madison County's newspaper, the Democrat News, also ran in the area as well. Later on, the Democrat News was bought by Lee Enterprises and started running with the Daily Journal in the Fredericktown area.

In June 2023, Lee Enterprises sold the Daily Journal and three other newspapers to Better Newspapers Inc.^[4]