Uranus, Missouri's New Newspaper Is the Uranus Examiner (Huh. Huh.) [View all]
A new weekly newspaper launching out of Uranus this week is causing a stink among onlookers and government officials in its immediate vicinity.
The newly minted Uranus Examiner, based in Pulaski County, Missouri, which is approximately 100 miles west of St. Louis near Fort Leonard Wood, will fill the gaping hole left in the local media landscape by the sudden closure of the Waynesville Daily Guide on Friday.
As reported by the rather appropriately call-lettered KY3 station in Springfield, Uranus Examiner managing editor Natalie Sanders announced the new publication and its eye-catching name Wednesday afternoon at a chamber of commerce luncheon. (Sanders previously held that same position at the Waynesville Daily Guide.)
Curiously, however, Sanders' remarks as aired by KY3 focused not on the chuckle-inducing "Uranus" part of the name, but rather the boring old "Examiner" part.
Read more: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/09/13/uranus-missouris-new-newspaper-is-the-uranus-examiner-huh-huh
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