Southeast Missourian


The Southeast Missourian is a daily newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and serves the southeastern portion of Missouri.

History

The paper began publication on October 3, 1904 as The Daily Republican. Brothers George and Fred Naeter of St. Louis purchased a defunct paper of that name after visiting the town in September 1904 and revived it. The paper changed its name to the Southeast Missourian in 1918.
When Fred Naeter died in 1965, the Naeters' nephew, Harry A. Naeter, Jr. , became publisher. In late 1976, the paper was sold to Thomson Newspapers. It was then purchased by Gary Rust in 1986, and continues to be owned by Rust Communications. With the Southeast Missourian as its flagship publication, as of 2009, family-owned Rust Communications had full or part ownership of 18 daily papers, 30 weekly papers, and 17 radio stations in eight states.
The Southeast Missourian Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Earlier paper

An earlier paper which went by the name Southeast Missourian was founded in 1895 by W.W. Wright in New Madrid, Missouri.