If you have a mailing address in Oneida County, there is a very good chance that this paper was waiting for you in your mailbox.  If you came by this paper through some other means, the point will apply just as well.

The world is not the same as when newspapers were many people’s primary sources of information—in fact, quite the opposite.  Most people today get their information about the world for a hodgepodge of different sources, but for many people that means websites, news apps, and cable shows.  While each of those can be an excellent way to stay current on large national and international news stories (and sometimes not so excellent ways, as happens), they are not well situated to provide news and information directly related to your community.  Your friends and neighbors.  Your schools and kids.

Community newspapers like the Idaho Enterprise fill a role that is otherwise empty.  Social media accounts and locally oriented pages online are one of the primary sources of local information for many people today, and things like Facebook are quickly becoming a new way for what had essentially been small media operations to function in a diverse information landscape.

Think of a paper as something like a weekly, centralized local media account that also has a historical connection to the print publications of the past.  It’s also information you can read while you eat breakfast without having to juggle your phone.

For local politics and policy-making, the Enterprise presents reports on the City Council activities in Malad, as well as the proceedings of the County Commission and various government agencies at work in the county.

For sports, we bring you in-depth coverage of the MHS teams that you can’t find anywhere else.

In addition to sports, Allison Eliason writes an outstanding column on various issues in Ag that affect many people in the valley and beyond.

Birthdays, retirements, local events, school activities, and much more are found in these pages throughout the year, for around a dollar a week.  If you aren’t a subscriber, please enjoy this edition of the paper, and consider whether that dollar a week is something you might see the value of investing in the Enterprise.  If you are a subscriber, thank you!  We couldn’t do anything without you on our team, and we will continue to make the paper to meet the needs of the small but amazing community in Oneida County.