Thank you for going above and beyond
Every week, the Timberjay’s reporters set out to do something that has become surprisingly rare in rural America: report the news of our communities, thoroughly and independently. From local city government to school sports, to the outdoors, to the environment, we work hard to tell the stories that matter here in the North Country.
That work depends on you, and lately many of you have reminded us how much you believe in it.
When subscription renewals arrive at our office, more and more come with something extra: an additional check, a payment rounded up, frequently with a handwritten note telling us to keep up the good work. These gifts are never expected, but they add up and make a real difference. Your words of encouragement always brighten our days.
Your generosity helps us cover the meetings no one else covers and keep reporters in places state and national outlets rarely, if ever, visit. As local papers across the country shrink or disappear, your support is a vote of confidence that independent community journalism still has a home here.
To every reader who has given so generously: thank you. We read your notes, and we’re grateful for every dollar.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching a year-end appeal as part of our partnership with Report for America, which is helping fund one of our full-time reporters. That partnership brings more local reporting to these pages, and it depends on support from our readers. Every penny of that support goes to help support our operation here at the Timberjay. We’ll have more details in the coming weeks on that.
For now, we just want to say thank you for reading, for subscribing, and for believing that our spectacular corner of Minnesota deserves good journalism. We have some of the best readers any newspaper could ever hope for, and we couldn’t do it without you.
