Prairie Star Newspaper: Where's the News?

[kshillbillys]

On the front page of today's Prairie Star, there are three pictures and five stories, ranging from a ranch rodeo to Elk Konnected to Central's upcoming Homecoming festivities. I continued reading through the paper looking for two stories that I thought were front page worthy, but ended up not being worthy at all to be in this week's edition. I looked again, just to make sure.

On the front page of Tuesday's Independence Daily Reporter there were TWO stories about very interesting happenings in or about Chautauqua County. One was the story of a man who had been found dead last Friday morning in his burned vehicle outside of Peru and the other was a story about a ceremony being held in Maryland this Saturday for Fallen Firefighters that includes a firefighter from Peru, Kansas, that died of smoke inhalation in 2010. Both items would have been available on Monday to put in this weeks' Prairie Star.

I think it's very sad when a newspapers' top priorities for the front page are the 25th Annual Ranch Rodeo, a picture of Steve and Jane Fry's future home, Elk Konnected's meeting, Bob and Shirley Black reopening the fitness center, Chautauqua County's drive thru flu shot clinic and Central preparing for Friday's homecoming! A man being found dead in a burning vehicle and a Fire Captain being honored as a Fallen Firefighter didn't even MAKE THE ENTIRE PAPER, LET ALONE THE FRONT PAGE!

WHERE'S THE REAL NEWS? ----Jennifer L. Walker

[Diane Amberg]

Sunday is National Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Sunday. We'll be ringing our big original bell at noon ,87 strokes to honor all the firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2010. That includes the firefighter from Peru.
Many churches have joined in a "Bells across American" program and will ring their bells  sometime during their services. The National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Md. has a special service in their chapel and families of the fallen come from all over the country.  Fire fighters from up and down the east coast go to be escorts for the families. We have a few of our folks go for that purpose each year since we're not far away.

[kshillbillys]

It amazes me that people who have never met this fallen hero will take the time to honor him but his hometown newspaper couldn't even print a story about it!

[Mom70x7]

The Prairie Star did have the story - a week BEFORE the Independence Daily Reporter - in the October 5 edition.

[kshillbillys]

What about the story of the man's death? Since it just happened last Friday morning it sure wasn't in last weeks' paper or this weeks' paper, so what's the excuse for that one? Face it, our local newspaper has really gone downhill over the last 10 years!

[redcliffsw]

It's a liberal paper.  Looks like it's endorsed EK and that oughta tell everybody something.  So much for American values.