The Roscommon County Herald-News is published every Sunday.
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Contact the Editorial Department
Editor: Jerry Kent,
Reporter: Jeff Patrus,
Sports Writer: Erick Simons,
Designer : Tony Root,
Submissions
The Roscommon County Herald-News accepts a variety of submissions. Any information submitted to the Herald-News is subject to editing and space availability.
For announcements regarding births, weddings, engagements and obituaries, there is no charge. All submissions are subject to verification.
Announcements for upcoming events are reserved for events of community interest. A pre-paid publication fee of $5 per week will be charged for events intended to raise funds, having an admission fee, or needing a guaranteed publication date. Free entries are published on a space-available basis.
Your submissions can be , faxed or snail-mailed to the Roscommon Herald-News. The Herald-News accepts photos to accompany announcements for anniversaries, births, engagements, weddings and obituaries. Please see our photo submission policy for the proper format.
We welcome submissions of historical photos depicting people and events in Roscommon County. Please see our photo submission policy for the proper format.
Forms for a variety of submissions are available below. Just click on the proper link.
You can also print out the forms, but you will need Acrobat Reader.
To Request Photos
Photos appearing in the Roscommon County Herald-News are available to our readers. To request a photo, fill out our Photo Request form, and send it to our office via , fax or snail mail.
Letters to the Editor Policy
The Herald-News welcomes public comment in its Letters to the Editor section.
Letters must be limited to 350 words or less and must contain the author’s name and a daytime phone number where the author may be contacted. Photocopied and faxed submissions are not acceptable; e-mail submissions to editor@roscommonherald-news.com are welcome.
Letters will be published as space is available and will receive priority based on their potential interest to our readers, timeliness, and whether similar letters have previously been published.
Letters may be edited for length, grammar and clarity. We reserve the right to refuse any letter.
The Herald-News will not publish:
- Unsigned letters.
- Thank-you letters.
- Form letters.
- Poetry.
- Quotations of Scripture.
- Endorsements for political candidates.
- Letters attacking a private individual or business.
Persons who want to write a letter to the editor but aren’t sure if it will be acceptable may contact the Roscommon County Herald-News at 989-275-5100, ext. 105.
The Roscommon County Herald-News encourages readers to submit photographs for publication.
Photos may be submitted as color or black and white prints or in electronic form as .jpg files on disk or by e-mail.
The best photos show people involved in some activity, not just posed.
The most common mistakes people make with photos are not getting close enough to their subject and shooting when the subject is backlighted.
Please include a separate sheet of information about what¹s in the picture, describing the event, the date, and identifying everyone in the picture by first and last name, spelled correctly. Please include your name and a daytime phone number we can call if we need more information.
Photos are printed according to space availability, their potential interest to our readers and the quality of the photo itself.
In order to make it possible to reproduce photos in a pleasing manner, please follow these guidelines.
For printed photographs:
- Do not write on the backs of photos. The writing indents the printed surface of the photo and causes problems with our scanning process. Also, please do not use paper clips with photos.
- Avoid touching the printed surface of the photos with your fingers.
Fingerprints are nearly impossible for us to remove. Handle the photos by the edges, or use gloves.
- If you would like your photo returned, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
For digital photographs:
- Do not submit photographs printed from inkjet printers. The dot pattern on these pictures does not reproduce well when scanned for newspaper use. Please e-mail your digital photograph instead.
- When e-mailing, save your photo in the .jpg format, which can be opened with both PC and Macintosh computer systems. Also, it works best if digital photos are sent at the original size at which they were taken.
- If a photo must be reduced due to a slow Internet connection, please make sure that the minimum width of the photo is 600 pixels.
- Photos on disk can be accepted if the disk was formatted for use in a Macintosh computer. PC disks cannot be read with our equipment at this time.
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