The Vedette

The Vedette The Vedette has been providing news and information to Dade County and surrounding areas since 1866. Murphy, who also served as Dade County Assessor. Charles W.

The Vedette of today is successor of the original publication, The Greenfield Vidette (Est. 1866), as well as The Dade County Advocate (Est. 1874), The Greenfield Advertiser (Est. 1954) and The Miller Press (Est. 1956). "The Greenfield Vidette" was established in August 1866 by John W. Just two years later, the paper was sold to its employees, Mason Talbutt and John Griggs, with Talbutt taking ful

l ownership not too long after. Talbutt sold the paper in the summer of 1870 to (Maj.) Griffith, a native of Ohio, who would anglicize the name of the publication from the French "Vidette" to the English "Vedette." It has retained that name since, and the Griffith family continued to own and operate The Vedette for over 70 years. Phil S. Griffith succeeded his father Charles when he died in 1893, and when Phil Griffith died of a heart condition in 1918, he was succeeded by his brother Arthur Griffith. The Dade County Advocate was founded by Mason Talbutt in 1874, after he sold the Vedette, and The Advocate became The Vedette’s in-county partisan political rival in their early days. Talbutt later also became a county judge, and "Judge Talbutt" became the title by which he was commonly known. The mostly cordial competitors finally merged in 1951 to form “The Greenfield Vedette and Dade County Advocate.”

The Greenfield Advertiser, long owned by James "Jim" and Hilda (McConnell) Wallace, provided competition to The Vedette-Advocate, but it, too, was eventually combined with The Vedette-Advocate in 1981. At that time, the trade name of the publication was shortened to The Vedette, with the Advocate and Advertiser names retained on the masthead for several years afterward as well. In 1983, The Miller Press of Miller, Mo., came under common ownership with the Vedette, and the two staffs were slowly combined and some content shared between the sister papers. The Press was owned and operated for many years by Kenneth and Flavia Friar, who remained in the printing business in the Miller community for some years after selling the newspaper. The decision to fold The Press into The Vedette was made by a previous ownership group, occurring with the first edition of The Vedette in 2001. Today, The Vedette continues to provide news and information in print and online (and through TMC product The Lake Stockton Shopper) to all of Dade County, northern Lawrence County, and parts of Greene, Barton, Cedar, Jasper and Polk counties in Missouri. It is now a part of Lewis County Press, LLC, a growing company focused on providing quality news coverage to communities across Missouri and Mid-America.

12/18/2024

By Krista GuyIt was a cold, rainy and windy morning for the Walnut Grove Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The weather didn’t dampen...

12/18/2024
12/17/2024

By Bob Jackson8-manGREENFIELD: Zach Boyd OL DE 1st; Austin Pickett All purpose back DB 1st; Andrew Mays WR DB 2nd; Jaxin Knotts TE 2nd; Devin...

12/17/2024
12/17/2024
2024 Walnut Grove Christmas Parade
12/16/2024

2024 Walnut Grove Christmas Parade

12/16/2024
12/16/2024
2024 Lockwood Christmas Parade
12/15/2024

2024 Lockwood Christmas Parade

It’s starting out to be a cold and wet morning for the second weekend of Christmas parades and activities in the area. L...
12/14/2024

It’s starting out to be a cold and wet morning for the second weekend of Christmas parades and activities in the area. Looks like it will clear some for the afternoon and evening parades. Grab a coat and umbrella as you head out. Many towns have indoor activities at local businesses to enjoy as well. Check out their individual FB pages for more details.

12/14/2024
HOLIDAY DEADLINE CHANGES - We've had a holiday schedule change from our printer for The Lake Stockton Shopper. The SHOPP...
12/13/2024

HOLIDAY DEADLINE CHANGES - We've had a holiday schedule change from our printer for The Lake Stockton Shopper.
The SHOPPER deadlines are as follows: December 25th edition, the deadline is Thursday, December 19th at 10 a.m.
January 1st edition the deadline is Thursday, December 26th at 10 a.m. THESE ARE HARD DEADLINES. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY SUBMISSIONS AFER DEADLINE to insure our papers get printed these weeks.
The Vedette deadlines are listed in the photo below.

12/13/2024
Don’t forget to stop by the 1st Christian Churchs Candy and Cookie Walk and get some goodies this morning. Starts at 7 ...
12/13/2024

Don’t forget to stop by the 1st Christian Churchs Candy and Cookie Walk and get some goodies this morning. Starts at 7 am.

12/11/2024

By Bob JacksonMissouri High School Football season is over. State champ is Archie (14-0) with a 48-20 win over North Shelby 8-man Adrian Class 1...

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