About 10 years ago our community lost its community newspaper—just like many other communities in our state and across the country. Over time our community became less cohesive. We no longer knew the candidates running for our local council. We were unable to communicate regarding City issues that concerned the budget, planning, and operations.

Last year there was finally enough inertia to bring together a group of citizens willing and able to put in the requisite time and effort to see if the community would really support a local newspaper. We are hoping that there will be sufficient interest in what this paper is initially and what it can be with community input and support. We are hopeful that you will have suggestions for stories, changes to the format, and be willing to even submit an article or two. We want this to be a community venture that supports all groups and parts of our City.

We are a small group of Roseville residents who have long wanted a newspaper in Roseville since the loss of The Roseville Review several years ago. Don Salverda, encouraged and nagged by his wife to get a newspaper started, held a meeting of many of the people he had encountered over his years as a public servant. From that initial meeting and several meetings following, a core group of five residents became the working group to launch a newspaper. During the ensuing months this small group established a name, direction, goal, website, domain name, mascot, and began the process of obtaining 501C3 status.

Last fall, the original core group became the Board of Roseville Reporter and serve in that capacity today.

Board Members (in alphabetic order):

• Sherry Hood, Secretary
• Tammy McGehee, Co-Chair
• Carol Marchel, Co-Chair
• Doug Root, Treasurer
• Don Salverda, Vice Chair of Finance

Staff and Freelance Journalists:

• Maya Betti, Editor & Administrative Assistant
• Kinsey Gade
• Emily Lemmens
• Summer Wagen
• Caroline Weier
• Gwen Willems

It is our hope that over the next few months you will see other names added to this page and other pages throughout the paper as we add journalists, sponsors, advertisers, and community organizers to our list of active supporters.

Email us if you are willing to donate any of your time and expertise to the project.

We are looking for:

• Writers
• Journalists
• Social Media Gurus
• Advertisers
• Financial Supporters

We are a grassroots organization and this is a community paper. That means that this paper belongs to the community! We want to hear from you so that content, topics, and stories will provide the community with what is important to its members.

Please submit your suggestions and comments in our message box.