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The Daily Democrat

Published Monday thru Friday except holidays by:

The Democrat Company

P. O. Box 160

1226 Avenue H

Fort Madison, Iowa, 52627

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. until  4:00 p.m.

Contact Numbers

Telephone: (319) 372-6421

Fax: (319) 246-1242

 

Circulation: (319) 372-6421

 

 

The Daily Democrat

Published Tuesday thru Saturday except holidays

The Democrat Company

P. O. Box 160

1226 Avenue H

Fort Madison, Iowa, 52627

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

 

Contact Numbers

  • Telephone: (319) 372-6421
  • Fax: (319) 246-1242
  • Circulation: (319) 372-6421

 

Publisher

Accounting

  • Mary Older, Director, Administrative Support
    E-mail Mary, (319) 372-6421 ext. 208

 

Advertising

  • Tony Stutzman, Advertising Director
    E-mail Tony, (319) 372-6421

 

News

  • Robin Delaney, Managing Editor
    E-mail Robin, (319) 372-6421 ext. 233
  • Sports & Religion Editor
    E-mail Sports (319) 372-6421 ext. 228

 

Technology

  • Theresa Stolley, MVP IT Manager / Composing
    E-mail Theresa, (319) 372-6421

 

Obituary Policy

Dear Funeral Directors & Professionals,

With almost 15 months under our belt as publishers of Mississippi Valley Publishing, we are reviewing all policies, rates and procedures for our publications.

As a result, we are changing the policy defining free and paid obituaries, equalizing obituary rates among all our news products, and increasing the cost of photos accompanying all obituaries.

Effective March 1, only death notices and service notifications will be free in the Keokuk Gate City, Fort Madison Daily Democrat and Hancock County Journal Pilot, All obituaries will cost 18 cents per word. The cost of each photo accompanying an obituary will be $15.

Examples of free death notices and service notifications are:

“John Doe, 72, Montrose, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending at (name of funeral home.)”

“Services for John Doe, 72, Montrose, who died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, will  be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the United Methodist Church in Montrose with Rev. Roger Todd officiating. Burial will be Oakland Cemetery, Fort Madison.”

We believe this will simplify the policy for you as well as our news staff charged with compiling obituaries for the three newspapers.

Deadlines for submitted obituaries to the Gate City and Daily Democrat will remain the same – 4 p.m. Sundays (for Monday papers) and holidays; and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

We appreciate your past, present and future cooperation with us.

 

                           Steve Helenthal                                 Bill Helenthal

                           Publisher                                             Publisher