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A Legend Lost; In Memory of James Lew Angell
Oct 1, 2022
Lifelong journalist Jim Angell died Wednesday, August 17, at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He worked as a reporter at the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Washington, for several years, where ...
Celebrate and remember the lives of our late newspaper colleagues, 2021-2022
Oct 1, 2022
NNA members will receive a copy of the NNA member necrology (fall 2021-fall 2022) at the Annual Meeting during the Saturday breakfast of the Annual Convention & Trade Show. It is also available for ...
Joe Johnson, 1930-2022
Oct 1, 2022
Joe A. Johnson, the first publisher of the Vian Tenkiller News, died June 7, 2022. He was 91.
Longtime journalist Tom Graham dies at 71
Oct 1, 2022
Tom Graham, former executive editor of the once vaunted Patuxent Publishing newspapers and a longtime editor of the health section at The Washington Post, died early Wednesday, June 22, at his home in ...
Thomas J. Phillips, 1932-2022
Oct 1, 2022
Thomas J. “Tom” Phillips Jr., 90, of Pana, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, in Heritage Health, Pana. Along with his wife, Doris, they were the owners and publishers of the ...
Former Observer publisher Mike Ryan passes
Sep 8, 2022
Ryan, who had been in declining health, passed away July 10, one day after his 81st birthday. Services were at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the family home.
Cary Griffin, 1943-2022
Sep 1, 2022
Cary Lee Griffin (78) of Forney, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 2, 2022, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas with his wife, Judy, by his side.
Marc DeLane Brown, 1952-2022
Sep 1, 2022
Marc DeLane Brown was a co-owner and associate publisher of the Laurens (South Carolina) County Advertiser along with his brother, James.
Veteran South Dakota journalist provided voice for people who had been ignored
Sep 1, 2022
Through all that, Tim Giago kept writing and publishing newspapers, providing coverage for Native Americans across the nation. He threatened to retire many times, but he was always drawn back to a keyboard ...
