Combined publications preserve community newspapers

When you open the paper today you’ll notice something different. In addition to the Morgan County News, you’ll find the Davis Journal. Both papers are owned by Loyal Perch Media, who publishes 21 local newspapers here in Utah. Bryan Scott is the current publisher.  

When the Clipper in Davis County and the Morgan County News in Morgan closed, Scott received pleas from the residents in both counties to save the local papers. So he started the Davis Journal and restarted the Morgan County News in an effort to preserve community newspapers and the unique perspective they bring. 

Combining the two papers also makes advertising and subscriptions more efficient which in turn will make the papers more successful. Subscriptions will stay separate so readers in Davis and Morgan can receive the local news they’ve come to expect.

This is not intended to be long term. As both publications grow and subscriptions increase, we anticipate there will come a point where the two papers will no longer be mailed together but for now it makes sense in order to keep the local news that is so important coming to your home.

— Editorial board