I live in Munfordville, Kentucky, which is in Hart County. The local newspaper here is the Hart County News Herald, owned by Jobe Publishing Inc. The Hart County News Herald has suffered a loss in subscribers, and my own parents said they haven't read one of their newspapers in at least a year. Their online presence is lacking in that they post the actual newspaper in a PDF format (for subscribers) to peruse, which is clunky and difficult to navigate on the screen.
My parents said the things they liked the least about the Hart County News Herald were that they didn't really print much relevant news. There are things like "who's family reunion is coming up" and other less relevant stories. They don't even look to the online edition for local news. They look to websites like WBKO online for their local news.
Because it is a small community, the Hart County Herald serves its community as well as can be expected. It is more relevant to people who have lived here all of their lives and know everyone in the community, but to transplants like my parents, it's worthless news.
I agree with my parents' criticisms about the paper. Though I do not read it regularly, and haven't picked up an issue in years, the scope of the news presented in it is limited.
It would help if the Hart County Herald would print more regional and national news in their paper. Also, it would be helpful if they concentrated more on local news, not just prominent families here in Hart County.
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