Company History
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press office building
Robert T. and Frances Melvold, Publishers Emeritus
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press staff
Front row, from left: Rosie Morehead, Advertising Manager; Aubrie Carinder, MCHS student employee and Beth Melvold, Production Manager.
Middle row, from left: Nan Tracy, Advertising Consultant; Vickie Earles, Family News Editor, Dianne Barker, Receptionist/circulation and Kelly Gerlach, Feature Writer.
Back row from left: Nancy Rockwell, Classified Advertising; Douglas Melvold, Publisher/Editor; Tom Renaud, Sports Editor; Jack Marlowe and Kim Galloway, Composition Department. Absent: Wayne Meyer, Courier.
- The Maquoketa Sentinel-Press has been serving the greater Maquoketa trade area since 1854
- We are the official newspaper of Jackson County, Cities of Maquoketa, Andrew, Baldwin, Monmouth, Delmar and Andrew, Delwood and Maquoketa Community School Districts
- The Sentinel-Press is published every Wednesday and Saturday
- We have a paid circulation of 5,000.
- The Sentinel-Press Buyer's Guide provides unduplicated 5,800 family additional coverage throughout the Maquoketa trade area to non-subscribers. It is published every Wednesday.
- Eastern Iowa Bizzzzy Bee -- 22,000 weekly paid circulation, distributed in leading community newspapers in 5 adjoining Eastern Iowa counties. Published every Saturday.
Affiliated Publications
Bellevue Herald-Leader
Some call Bellevue one of the nicest communities in the Midwest, just 30 miles south of Dubuque along the breath-taking scenery of the Mississippi River. 3,000 paid weekly circulation in Western Jackson County (Thursdays).
The DeWitt Observer
One of the fastest growing communities in Eastern Iowa, DeWitt sits on the crossroads of Routes 30 and 61, just 20 miles from Clinton. 4,700 paid circulation twice-weekly in Clinton County (Wednesdays and Saturdays).
The Galena Gazette
Nestled among the hillsides of northwest Illinois, Galena is rich with history and beauty. Galena boasts an unusually high spendable income and hosts over a million tourists annually. 5,000 paid circulation weekly in Jo Daviess County (Wednesdays).
The North Scott Press
A rural/suburban Quad-Cities community just north of Davenport, the North Scott Press serves Eldridge, Park View and all of northern Scott County including the North Scott School system. 5,700 paid circulation weekly (Wednesdays).
The mailing department prepares newspapers for delivery.
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