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*{{cite web|url=http://www.andoverks.com/archives/30/CC%20072809%20Minutes.pdf |title=Andover City Council minutes |format=PDF |date=2009-07-28 |accessdate=2010-06-09}} |
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*{{cite web|author=Matt Jacobs, BCC-SIDHovpensports.com |url=http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082053 |title=Rivals High - Butler Spring game Friday |publisher=Highschool.rivals.com |date= |first=Matt |last=Jacobs |accessdate=2010-06-09}} |
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ScoopFire is an online newspaper that debuted with a soft launch on Aug. 31, 2009. ScoopFire started in Andover, Kansas with the goal of providing "hyperlocal" news and content, meaning it focuses on that town and that town only. It has the same coverage priorities as a local newspaper - education, business, sports, community profiles, police reports, and so on - with a website that is interactive with the reader.
Shortly after launching, ScoopFire ran a seven-part series celebrating the 25th anniversary of Andover High School's 1984 state football championship. Other highlights in ScoopFire's short history include its coverage of Andover's controversial trash and recycling ordinance, the budget crisis and teacher layoffs facing Andover public schools and a series called "Keeping Business Local."
ScoopFire has been known to directly download PDFs of fliers that promote Andover non-profit organizations and community events for its readers. Every Monday, it directly downloads a PDF of Andover's weekly police report as a community service.
Editor
ScoopFire's Editor and Director of Operations is Adam Knapp, whose career includes an 11-year run as a sportswriter for The Wichita Eagle (1996–2007), in which he won three national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Wichita State University graduate, Knapp has also worked for The Arkansas City Traveler (1992–93), St. Joseph News-Press (1994–96) and The Wichita Business Journal (2007–08).
References
- http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100713/bs_prweb/prweb4249394_1. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Andover City Council minutes" (PDF). 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- Jacobs, Matt. "Rivals High - Butler Spring game Friday". Highschool.rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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