Submissions

Tell us your story.

Please send press releases, requests for coverage and stories via e-mail to news@hometownjournal.biz. We do not accept news by mail or phone. Our deadline for all submissions is 2 p.m. on Mondays. Please read the individual sections below before submissions for special instructions.

Photographs: Photos should be sent to us in color and are accepted by e-mail. Please limit e-mail file attachments to 10 megabytes. We accept any computer image format. Please send electronic photos in the highest quality and largest size possible for better reproduction. Photos by a professional photographer may be used with their permission.

Letters to the Editor: Letters to the editor must be signed and include your city and phone number. Please send electronic versions by e-mail along with a phone number for verification. Letters without a signature will be destroyed. We reserve the right to refuse letters at our discretion and to edit letters for style and space constraints.

Obituaries: Average-sized obituaries are $50 with a picture. Please make arrangements with the appropriate funeral home to send the obituary text and photo to us by e-mail. If a revision must be made prior to publication, please contact the funeral home to send a revision. We do not accept revisions directly from family members or friends.

Graduation announcements and parties: Local high school or college graduates can have their accomplishments and accolades published free. Graduates announcing an open house party can run their announcement with a photograph for one, two or three weeks for $30, $40 or $45, respectively.

Weddings and other: Wedding, anniversary and engagement announcements are published free, however, if the announcement includes a photo, there is a $5 charge. We only publish wedding anniversaries of 25 or more years.