The company has its origins in 1967, when Gary Rust and his wife Wendy purchased the small Cape Girardeau Weekly Bulletin.[1] In 1982, he purchased his first daily paper, the Dexter Statesman.[2] In 1986, he purchased the Southeast Missourian, the daily paper in town, from Thomson Newspapers.[1]
By 1993, the company owned part or all of four newspapers.[3] As of 2009, the family-owned company had full or part ownership of 18 daily papers, 30 weekly papers, and 17 radio stations in eight states.[4][5]
In 2001, Gary Rust retired from daily management of the company, and turned over the reins to sons Jon, who is on the Board Of Directors for the Associated Press, and Rex Rust, as well as COO Walter Lage. In 2003, Rust was inducted into the Missouri Press Association's Newspaper Hall of Fame.[1]
^Rust Publishing Buys Fort Scott Tribune-Monitor, Nevada Daily Mail, August 3, 2004
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rust, communications, american, privately, owned, media, company, based, cape, girardeau, missouri, southeast, missourian, flagship, publication, company, origins, 1967, when, gary, rust, wife, wendy, purchased, small, cape, girardeau, weekly, bulletin, 1982, . Rust Communications is an American privately owned media company based in Cape Girardeau Missouri The Southeast Missourian is its flagship publication The company has its origins in 1967 when Gary Rust and his wife Wendy purchased the small Cape Girardeau Weekly Bulletin 1 In 1982 he purchased his first daily paper the Dexter Statesman 2 In 1986 he purchased the Southeast Missourian the daily paper in town from Thomson Newspapers 1 By 1993 the company owned part or all of four newspapers 3 As of 2009 the family owned company had full or part ownership of 18 daily papers 30 weekly papers and 17 radio stations in eight states 4 5 In 2001 Gary Rust retired from daily management of the company and turned over the reins to sons Jon who is on the Board Of Directors for the Associated Press and Rex Rust as well as COO Walter Lage In 2003 Rust was inducted into the Missouri Press Association s Newspaper Hall of Fame 1 Contents 1 Newspapers 1 1 Arkansas 1 2 Indiana 1 3 Iowa 1 4 Kansas 1 5 Missouri 1 6 Nebraska 2 ReferencesNewspapers editHoldings of Rust Communications include the following daily newspapers Arkansas edit Blytheville Courier News acquired 1994 6 Indiana edit The Brazil Times acquired 2001 7 Greencastle Banner Graphic acquired 1999 7 Greene County Daily World formed 2007 7 Iowa edit LeMars Daily Sentinel acquired 1997 8 Spencer Daily Reporter Storm Lake Pilot Tribune Cherokee Chronicle Times Dickinson County NewsKansas edit Fort Scott Tribune acquired 2004 2 9 Missouri edit Dexter Statesman Dexter Missouri acquired 1982 2 Southeast Missourian purchased 1986 1 Marshall Democrat News purchased 1997 8 Nevada Daily Mail purchased 1997 8 Monett Times acquired 2009 4 The Concordian The Banner PressNebraska edit McCook Daily Gazette acquired 1997 8 References edit a b c d Gary Rust to be inducted into Newspaper Hall of Fame Nevada Daily Mail July 1 2003 a b c Tribune Monitor Sold to Missouri Company Fort Scott Tribune August 2 2004 Schneider Nick August 20 2010 Rust Communications COO dies in accident Greene County Daily World a b Newspaper added to Daily Sentinel s parent company Le Mars Daily Sentinel March 12 2009 Rust Names Regional Vice Presidents Editor amp Publisher September 1 2010 Timeline of the Southeast Missourian newspaper 22 June 2011 a b c Randy List moving to Iowa as his Publishing Duties Expand Greencastle Banner Graphic September 28 2012 a b c d Newspaper Group to Purchase Gazette McCook Daily Gazette August 18 1997 Rust Publishing Buys Fort Scott Tribune Monitor Nevada Daily Mail August 3 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rust Communications amp oldid 1158365630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
