Hopkins Journal Closes Doors

The Hopkins Journal has closed its doors; last week was its last issue. Their editor cited declining circulation and advertising revenues. The Sheridan Express will cover the Hopkins area to the best of its ability. Any operation has to grow, be fruitful, and multiply; if it doesn't, it will have to close its doors. While it is a challenge to cover three school districts instead of two, we will seek to do so to the best of our ability. The Sheridan Express is now on sale at Wilson's Grocery in Hopkins; we are published every Wednesday and we will deliver new papers every Thursday morning. We will continue to cover Sheridan, Worth County, and Northeast Nodaway exactly as we have been. We can't replace the Journal in peoples' hearts; many people were very loyal to that paper. That is how it kept its doors open for a long time. However, there is a void with their departure and we will seek to fill it the best we can.