About Us

The News-Press & Gazette Co. is committed to providing the most complete, accurate local news and weather coverage in Northwest Missouri. We have an experienced and knowledgeable staff producing a dynamic group of multimedia services to best inform, entertain and engage our readers and viewers.

The St. Joseph News-Press, in print since 1845, offers in-depth news stories, featuring award-winning journalists and columnists with unique, local perspectives.

News-Press 3 NOW - our local cable news and weather channel - alerts, prepares and protects residents during severe weather while providing constant news and weather information.

Newspressnow.com combines our print and on-air efforts by allowing readers and viewers to access information immediately, anywhere they want it, via the Web.

The St. Joseph News-Press, News-Press 3 NOW and newspressnow.com have joined forces to deliver your news to the "Power of 3." The merging of these operations forms an unbeatable news-gathering team, the largest in Northwest Missouri. We feel confident that through our renewed, converged effort, we will continue to deliver the most timely, relevant and high-quality news products to our audience.

We remain committed to listening and responding to your needs, and we look forward to serving you for many years to come.

Newsroom

Sylvia Anderson has been a lifestyles reporter with the St. Joseph News-Press since 2004. Sylvia writes features on food, home and garden, travel, parenting and other lifestyle subjects for the paper, along with articles for Josephine and Kin magazines. She also reviews new products once a week for Sylvia Says, coordinates the Young at Heart section and writes the Eats restaurant reviews in St. Joe Live.  ... Read more
Steve Booher has worked for the News-Press for 25 years. He began his career as a sportswriter and has served as business editor, city editor and his current position of multimedia news editor. Steve is from Clarksville, Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa. He began his newspaper career covering high school football games as a correspondent for various newspapers in Iowa. His first real job in journalism was as sports editor of the Branson (Mo.) Beacon.  ... Read more
As presentation editor, Paul Branson II directs the design of the News-Press, St. Joe Live and various niche publications. "Basically, when the paper looks good, it's because of one of the fantastic page designers we have on staff," he said. "When it doesn't look good, that's my fault." A native of Osawatomie, Kan., Paul earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University. He began working at the News-Press in 2003.  ... Read more
Skye Cobb is a copy editor/page designer at the News-Press. She edits stories and photo captions, writes headlines and designs pages in the A and B sections of the newspaper. The Bates City, Mo., native began her career with the Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Mo., before joining the News-Press in November 2009.  ... Read more
Lifestyles reporter Shea Conner covers mainly arts and entertainment for St. Joe Live and writes for the Diem section. He was born and raised in Newton, Iowa, where he was editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper. He graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2008 with a degree in journalism and began working for the News-Press a month later.  ... Read more
Lifestyles editor Jessica DeHaven oversees a team of reporters who produce the daily Diem sections, the weekly entertainment guide St. Joe Live and the monthly magazines Kin and Josephine. A native of Topeka, Kan., she is a 1994 graduate of the University of Kansas, with a bachelor of science degree in journalism, news-editorial emphasis. She joined the News-Press right out of college, working first as a reporter on the city desk covering police, courts and city and county government.  ... Read more
As executive editor of the News-Press, Dennis Ellsworth directs a newsroom of about 45 employees, including responsibilities for recruitment, staff development and overall supervision. He also leads daily selections of stories for section fronts and discussions of how stories and photographs should be presented, and directs the opinion pages. A native of rural eastern Kansas, he joined the News-Press in 2000 after being an editor and assistant editor for newspapers in Kansas and Texas.  ... Read more
As a sports reporter, Phil Ervin covers mostly high school sports, but also Benedictine College athletics, the St. Joseph Mustangs and other assignments. Phil worked part time at the News-Press from January to August 2011. After a brief stint at a newspaper in suburban Atlanta, he returned to the News-Press in February 2012. A native of Omaha, Neb., he graduated from Mount Michael High School in 2007 and earned his bachelor's degree in mass communications from Benedictine College in December 2010.  ... Read more
As the public safety reporter at the News-Press, Andrew Gaug covers crime, accidents, security and scam prevention. The Warren, Ohio, native started at the newspaper in October 2008. Andrew received a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Kent State University.  ... Read more
Justin has been a member of the News-Press 3 NOW weather team since May 2006. Since then, he has covered many severe events — from tornado outbreaks to the ice storm of December 2007. Justin also forecasts for the St. Joseph News-Press and online for Sun Publications and Sun News in the Greater Kansas City area. Weather is a passion for Justin. He initially got hooked after storm spotting the summer after high school graduation.  ... Read more
As a Lifestyles reporter at the News-Press, Jennifer Gordon covers the health beat and other feature topics and writes stories for Josephine magazine. A native of St. Louis, she graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with bachelor's degrees in journalism and English. She started at the News-Press in August 2010. Jennifer's work has appeared in Inside Columbia, the Columbia-Missourian, Family Circle, the St. Louis Beacon and Missouri Life magazine.  ... Read more
As a copy editor/page designer for the News-Press, Emily Gummelt edits stories and photo captions, writes headlines and designs pages in the A and B sections of the newspaper. A native of The Woodlands, Texas, Emily moved to St. Joseph when she was 9 and has lived here ever since. She graduated from Central High School in 2006 and Missouri Western State University in May 2010.  ... Read more
Sean Hagewood is the online editor at the News-Press. His responsibilities include posting stories, photos and other multimedia to the website and driving content on NewsPressNOW.com. A native of Schuyler, Neb., he graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December 2006 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. (Go Huskers!) During college, he worked as an online intern and part-time employee at the Lincoln Journal Star.  ... Read more
Jennifer Hall is a general-assignment reporter at the News-Press who produces many of the daily updates on newspressnow.com. Jennifer has been with the News-Press since 2003. A self-proclaimed "Army brat," she's lived all over the place but calls Tarkio, Mo., home. She attended Missouri Western State University and Northwest Missouri State University.  ... Read more
Travis Hartman is a sports reporter/clerk at the News-Press. He covers events ranging from high school sports to professional tennis. A native of Osborn, Mo., he is a professional boxer, specializing in coverage of that sport. "I love playing sports and feel I bring an interesting perspective to writing about it since I am a professional athlete and played several high school sports competitively," he said.  ... Read more
Bob joined the News-Press 3 NOW team in summer 2007 after spending 26 years in radio broadcasting and voice work in the St. Joseph and Kansas City markets. Bob began his broadcast career in the 70's as a high school radio station DJ. He eventually entered commercial radio by becoming "Dave Knight," the weekend night DJ on KKJO 1550-AM. He went on to become involved in all aspects of radio, including news, sales and management.  ... Read more
Dana Heldenbrand is a copy editor/page designer at the News-Press. She edits stories and photo captions, writes headlines and designs news pages. A native of Kidder, Mo., Dana earned her bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in journalism from Missouri Western State University.  ... Read more
As a reporter at the News-Press, Kristin Hoppa covers the social services agencies in St. Joseph and does some general-assignment work. A native of Olathe, Kan., she joined the News-Press in December 2009. Kristin, who graduated from the University of Kansas with bachelor's degrees in journalism and English, describes herself as "a Jayhawk through and through."  ... Read more
Terry Jordan is the local news editor at the News-Press. He works with reporters on stories, edits copy and designs Business pages. A St. Joseph native, Terry has had two stints with the News-Press: He began in May 1973, working 14 years, then returned in February 1999. Terry graduated from Christian Brothers High School and earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.  ... Read more
Eric Keith has been telling stories with photographs most of his life. In 1971, when Eric was 8, he purchased a Brownie box camera for a quarter and used it to record the last known image of his father. As a seventh-grader, he knew he would be a newspaper photojournalist after visiting with photographers at the Omaha World-Herald, where his adoptive father was the managing editor.  ... Read more
Greg Kozol has been with the News-Press since 1994. He covered numerous reporting beats before becoming business editor in 2002 and assistant city editor in 2006. Before coming to St. Joseph, he worked at small newspapers in Iowa and Nebraska. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His wife, Jess, is also a journalist. They have a daughter and three cats.  ... Read more
Kevin Krauskopf is an arts and entertainment reporter for St. Joe Live and writes for the Diem section as well. He moved to St. Joseph in 2006 after graduating from Huntington University in northern Indiana, where he grew up. Kevin started as an entertainment reporter in April 2011 after spending more than four years as a designer and copy editor for the News-Press.  ... Read more
As a sports clerk at the News-Press, Mike Loving lays out pages, takes phone calls, proofreads and occasionally reports on local sports. A native of Raymore, Mo., he started working at the paper in August 2003. Mike teaches seventh-grade English in North Kansas City. He hold's a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in education administration.  ... Read more
Ross Martin is the sports editor at the News-Press. Ross began as a part-time sports clerk in February 2002 and started full-time in February 2005. He became assistant sports editor in 2006 and sports editor in August 2010. A native of Platte City, Mo., he graduated from Platte County High School in 2001. He later attended Missouri Western State University, earning a bachelor's degree in English, with an emphasis in journalism.  ... Read more
Bryce Mereness is a sports clerk at the News-Press. He takes calls from local coaches and others for the scoreboard page. A St. Joseph native, he has been with the newspaper since February 2010. Bryce graduated from Benton High School 2007 and is a junior at Northwest Missouri State University, majoring in journalism.  ... Read more
As a reporter for News-Press 3 Now, Greg Miller shoots video, and writes and edits stories for newscasts. Greg, who hails from the St. Joseph area, started at News-Press 3 Now as an intern in June. "Because I'm from here, I have the same questions our readers and viewers do, and that makes me more determined to get the answers," he said.  ... Read more
Jimmy Myers is the higher education reporter at the News-Press. He covers events and issues concerning local colleges, including Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University, North Central Missouri College, Benedictine College and Highland Community College. A native of Gower, Mo., he began working at the News-Press in October 2001.  ... Read more
Ken Newton, senior reporter/columnist at the News-Press, got his first daily newspaper byline in 1977 and has worked full-time as a print journalist for 29 years. A lifelong Missourian, he grew up in the state's Bootheel. Ken earned a degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University and taught high school in the St. Louis area for two years. He joined the News-Press in July 1994. His one-on-one interviews have included George H.W. Bush, John Edwards, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, John Glenn, Alice Cooper and Loretta Lynn.  ... Read more
As the night police reporter for the News-Press, Kim Norvell covers crime, accidents and fires. A native of Omaha, Neb., Kim started at the paper in August 2010. She attended Iowa State University, earning degrees in journalism and environmental studies. Kim received a first-place award in feature writing in the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 7 Mark of Excellence contest.  ... Read more
Lindie Patton, a meteorologist for News-Press 3 NOW, is fascinated by the atmospheric processes that result in the local weather events that affect our everyday lives. So many variables acting and reacting in so many different ways make weather an amazing puzzle to try to piece together. After a tornado ripped through Andrew County in 2006, about three miles from her home, she wants to make sure to get the word out of approaching severe weather so people have ample time to take safety measures.  ... Read more
Kellen Perry is a producer/overnight reporter for News-Press 3 NOW. A native of Wellington, Mo., he started working at the TV station in August. Kellen graduated from Missouri Western State University in 2005, with bachelor's degrees in English and theater. He graduated summa cum laude, with a 4.0 GPA.  ... Read more
Bridget Phillippe is the news editor at the News-Press. She leads a staff of four copy editors/page designers in editing and designing the A-section, Midland, Business and Debate pages of the newspaper. Bridget, who hails from Wichita, Kan., joined the News-Press in June 1994.  ... Read more
Sam Robinson is the college sports reporter at the News-Press. Sam covers Missouri Western State University and Northwest Missouri State University sports teams year-round and will be heavily involved with the Chiefs training camp this summer. A native of Gladstone, Mo., he began working at the News-Press in December 2009.  ... Read more
As a copy editor/page designer, Kelsey Saythany edits stories and photo captions, writes headlines and designs pages in the A and B sections of the News-Press A native of Shelbina, Mo., Kelsey started as an intern at the News-Press in January 2011, becoming a full-time employee in May. "I began this position as an intern after lots of encouragement from my professors," she said.  ... Read more
Ray Scherer covers business news and features Monday through Thursday and serves as the general-assignment reporter on Sundays. The Sedalia, Mo., native began working at the News-Press in October 1999. Ray earned an associate degree in journalism from State Fair Community College in Sedalia, and a bachelor degree in political science and journalism from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.  ... Read more
George L. Stanton IV is a graphic editor/artist for the News-Press. His responsibilities include creating maps, charts, graphics and illustrations as well as designing pages. He also has a monthly column in Kin magazine where he uses drawings to illustrate that month's topic. In addition, he is the lead technician for the Editorial front-end computer system, troubleshooting and resolving issues with other users in the newsroom.  ... Read more
Jessica Stewart is a staff photographer at the News-Press. She documents St. Joseph and the surrounding areas for every section of the paper. She captures video for the company's cable news show, News-Press 3 NOW, and produces video and audio slideshows for our website, newspressnow.com. She also serves as the photo internship coordinator. A native of St. Joseph, Jessica attended St. Patrick School and Bishop LeBlond High School.  ... Read more
Nadia Thacker joined the News-Press 3 NOW team as a video journalist in February 2010. Nadia graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., in 2008 with her bachelor's degree in communications and a concentration in journalism. After graduating, she moved back home to the St. Joseph area and worked for the News-Press in the sports department and interned for St. Joe Now. Nadia’s hometown is Troy, Kan., but she has spent most of her life in other states and countries.  ... Read more
Clinton Thomas is the city government reporter at the News-Press. He covers the City Council's decisions, city employees' deeds and the impact local government has on St. Joseph residents. Clinton came to the News-Press as a sports reporting intern in August 2005. He was hired as a full-time reporter covering business and agriculture in January 2007 and held that position until September 2008, when he moved to the City Hall beat.  ... Read more
Cody Thorn is the sports copy editor/page designer at the News-Press. He edits stories, writes headlines and designs pages for the sports section. A native of Carl Junction, Mo., he graduated from Missouri Southern State University in December 2009 with a degree in communications, emphasis on journalism.  ... Read more
Todd Weddle is the photo and video editor at the News-Press. He was an intern at the News-Press in 1996 and joined the paper as a staff photographer in 1998. In 2007, he was promoted to photo chief and later moved into his current role. Todd plans the visual coverage for the paper and the website each day.  ... Read more
Alonzo Weston joined the News-Press in 1989 as an intern. He currently covers education and mental health and is also an award-winning columnist. The St. Joseph native is a 2002 graduate of the inaugural class of the Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. He has been voted the city's favorite newspaper columnist for the past 13 years. He also has won numerous Missouri Press Association awards for his columns, features and investigative reporting.  ... Read more
As a reporter, Marshall White covers regional news during the day in 15 Missouri counties, four Northeast Kansas counties and Richardson County in Nebraska. He also is responsible for covering the military. Marshall has been with the News-Press for 12 years and writes a weekly column called "Regional Roundup."  ... Read more
Erin Wisdom is a lifestyles reporter, covering religion and writing stories for the Sunday Diem section. Originally from Topeka, Kan., she graduated from the University of Kansas in 2006 with degrees in English and journalism. She has worked for NPG since then, first as a reporter for Miami County Newspapers before coming to the News-Press in 2008.  ... Read more

Interactive Media

Jess Christian is the Integrated Media Sales Manager working in tandem with NPG Advertising Leadership and Advertising Sales Consultants to achieve overall sales goals by selling integrated media solutions to existing and new NPG Newspaper advertising customers. Jess has over 10 years of experience selling SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing). Jess hails from Maitland, MO, and attended UMKC. He loves spending free time with his three children and thoroughly enjoys writing.  ... Read more
Jeffery Cox is a Web designer/developer for NewsPressNOW.com and stjoelive.com. In other words, he makes the websites come to life. A native of St. Joseph, he began working at the News-Press in July 2008. Jeffery received a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministry with a minor in pre-engineering from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. He also serves as pastor at Patee Park Baptist Church in St. Joseph.  ... Read more
Hannah Krauskopf attended Huntington University in Huntington, Ind., studying theatre design as well as youth ministry. In December 2006, she and her husband moved to St. Joseph to be near her extended family.  ... Read more
Marty Novak is the director of digital media for NPG Newspapers, where he is responsible for interactive media planning, strategy and development. Marty began his newspaper career as an advertising sales rep with the News-Press in 1974, while attending Missouri Western State University. During his career, Marty has held various positions, including retail advertising manager, marketing services manager, classified advertising manager, ISP director for PonyExpress.net and manager of new media.  ... Read more
Jennifer Snook is the interactive media sales specialist for NewsPressNOW.com and stjoelive.com, serving as a consultant for online advertising. She started working for NPG in 2008 at the Sun North location. Jennifer attended Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., and Missouri Western State University as an art education major.  ... Read more

Advertising

As an advertising account executive, Rebecca Bell puts together advertising campaigns for her customers. “I love creating advertising for customers that I know is going to work and be effective for their businesses,” Rebecca says of her career.  ... Read more
Cheryl Bougher, Inside Advertising Account Executive, has been with the St. Joseph News-Press for 20 years. She is enthusiastic about selling advertising “to help your business grow.”  ... Read more
With the St. Joseph News-Press for more than eight years, Advertising Account Executive Michele Conard assists businesses with their marketing campaigns, utilizing newsprint, magazines, printing and Internet.  ... Read more
As a key account executive for the St. Joseph News-Press, Rita Criss handles advertising for various businesses both in St. Joseph and also across the country.  ... Read more
As an Advertising Layout Artist for the St. Joseph News-Press, Jackie Dix creates spec ads for the sales staff to use as a tool in selling advertising. She generates promotional items, such as fliers, banners, ads, logos, pamphlets, etc., for the News-Press and its advertisers. She also process sold ads, photos, power notes and fliers.  ... Read more
Carole Dunn has been with the St. Joseph News-Press in various roles for more than 18 years. Her responsibilities have included ad design, marketing and branding, events management, launching new products and internal communications. Carole considers herself to be creative and a real go-to person. She doesn’t like to settle for not only doing what she needs to do but to take it one step further.  ... Read more
Cherish Filmer has been with the St. Joseph News-Press for about two years. She pulls double duty, creating ads for the News-Press and the Atchison Globe and working with sheet fed advertising at the printing facility.  ... Read more
As an advertising production specialist, Sarah Haught creates advertising for print in the paper, online publishing or other public distribution as the client desires. She holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Missouri Western State University and has been with the St. Joseph News-Press for more than four years.  ... Read more
As an advertising production specialist, Sarah Heerboth creates advertisements and artwork for the St. Joseph News-Press and its clients. She has been with the paper for two years.  ... Read more
Jamie Jackson has been assisting the St. Joseph News-Press advertising consultants for more than three years, assembling ads, locating and processing ad content and tracking workflow. A 1995 graduate of DeKalb High School and a 1999 graduate of Missouri Western State University with a degree in Commercial Art, Jamie considers herself “a crazy-active person with varied interests.”  ... Read more
With the company for about 19 years, Tony Luke works with real estate and automotive clients to assist them with their marketing needs. “I enjoy the clients that I have worked with and the ones that I currently work with," he says. "It is rewarding to know that you can help to make a positive difference in the success of their business."  ... Read more
Holly Lyons is fairly new to the St. Joseph News-Press, having been at the paper for less than one year. She works with a small team in advertising support, helping with pagination of several publications, pulling tear sheets for advertisers, providing customer service for both external and internal needs and proofreading ads.  ... Read more
During her 26 years with the St. Joseph News-Press, advertising production artist Judy McCoy has enjoyed being a part of all the changes in technology the newspaper has experienced. Those changes have helped her create the most effective, unique and highest quality of advertising for the department’s clients.  ... Read more
As a new member of the News-Press’ classified advertising department, Lindsay Moyer has found that her job comes with a great deal of satisfaction.  ... Read more
Kim Murphy has been with the St. Joseph News-Press for five years. She manages the sometimes-hectic art department, which produces daily ads for the News-Press and a few other publications.  ... Read more
Nadine Pinzino manages the classified portion of the St. Joseph News-Press advertising department. “We strive to achieve or exceed overall classified revenue goals while meeting the advertising needs of our customers,” she says of her staff. Nadine started working with the News-Press in 1993, previously holding positions as circulation customer service manager and HR coordinator.  ... Read more
With the St. Joseph News-Press for nearly five years, Dana Plowman is the newspaper’s recruitment specialist. She helps advertisers build more effective recruitment ads to attract more qualified candidates for their company’s open positions.  ... Read more
Sandra Ridings, the legal coordinator for the St. Joseph News-Press, assists customers needing to place legal announcements in the paper, as well as assisting with other classified advertising. She has been with the News-Press for more than 22 years.  ... Read more
Dana Shipps is an advertising team assistant with the St. Joseph News-Press. After graduating from Iola Senior High School in Iola, Kan., Dana attended Missouri Western State University twice, from 1986 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1998.  ... Read more
As creative marketing manager, Hilary Smith produces print, video and Web marketing materials for the St. Joseph News-Press, News-Press 3 NOW and NewsPressNOW.com. Hilary also manages brand standards for the three News-Press platforms.  ... Read more
Mike Snook has been in advertising for more than 13 years and has owned his own small businesses for 23 years. He attended Missouri Western State University, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration.  ... Read more
Nic Vogel, ad support supervisor at the St. Joseph News-Press, has been with the company for six years. She supervises the area in charge of paginating classifieds for 12 papers and the main sections and special sections for the News-Press, pulls tearsheets and proofreads.  ... Read more
Michelle Waller grew up in the St. Joseph area. She attended college in Peoria, Ill., where she was first introduced to the newspaper industry at The Peoria Journal Star. She was employed in the circulation department there for 1 1/2 years before moving back to St. Joseph. She worked in the St. Joseph News-Press circulation office for seven years, holding various positions before moving to the advertising department in 2002.  ... Read more
In her two tenures at the St. Joseph News-Press, national advertising manager Susan White has a combined 17 years. She collaborates with national and major accounts to plan their advertising.  ... Read more
With the St. Joseph News-Press for four years, Matt Ziph works in ad support. He is one of a team responsible for taking care of several of NPG Newspapers’ needs. He helps with the pagination of daily and weekly papers and a multitude of special sections. He produces tear sheets for advertisers and provides customer service to both external and internal clients.  ... Read more

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