The Springfield Business Journal has acquired The Daily Events, a legal newspaper, for an undisclosed amount, reports Jack McGee of the Springfield Daily Citizen.
McGee writes, “The Goodnights will assume ownership on Jan. 1, 2026. Schrag purchased The Daily Events, his first Springfield business, in 1995. With a bachelor’s degree in journalism and social sciences from Kansas State University, Schrag previously owned newspapers in Jackson County, Missouri and Minnesota, according to past Daily Citizen reporting.
“‘At some point, like a switch flips, and you say, ‘Yeah, I’m ready,’’ Schrag said about selling the business. ‘You don’t want to wait until you’re forced, you don’t want to wait too long. So, yeah, it just felt right. When Marty and I got together and started talking, it just felt right.’
“After Schrag was elected mayor in April 2025, the city of Springfield stopped using The Daily Events to advertise legal notices in order to avoid a conflict of interest, according to Springfield Business Journal reporting. The city has since begun advertising legal notices with the Daily Citizen and the Springfield News-Leader, depending on whether the notice is governed by state law or local ordinances.”
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