The 123-year-old Examiner in Independent, Missouri, has downsized its space and now has a smaller, more visible office in the old Commerce Bank building.
Jeff Fox, editor of the paper, announced the change, saying: "The Examiner is making the same kind of move many papers have made. We don’t need the space we once did, and we haven’t printed papers in Independence for more than a year."
He said: "It feels good to repurpose old space and put our employees within a short walk of a cup of coffee or lunch — not to mention history. You can stand outside the front door and see the 1859 Jail, the top of the Truman Courthouse and the tower of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, one of the oldest churches in the community."
