It’s almost back to school time and our coverage of Kahoks varsity sports it at risk. Clicks have been down 50% site wide in 2026 meaning we are making less money from Google ads and other syndication sources. Potential advertisers see less engagement (comments and shares on social media- especially Facebook) and do not want to spend their advertising dollars with us. The school district and Collinsville Community Foundation have declined to support us multiple times.
Because of copyright infringement of our photography teams work by the social media managers for the teams, last year's photographers have decided to switch to covering Granite City and Madison High Schools for our sister publication, Granite City Daily News. I am having to build a whole new team which comes with photographers and writers requesting more money than I was paying last year.
We are a paywall and subscription free publication, but we still have expenses and our freelancers deserve to be paid competitive living wages.
If Kahoks sports coverage is important to you, please donate. Coverage will only continue with the community's help. You may make a one time donation or set up recurring payments thanks to our fiscal sponsore Tiny News Collective who allows us to receive donations and you receive a tax write off.
Cover photo credit: Paul Baillargeon
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Stephanie Malench, Publisher
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