Bill James, Warrensburg publisher, dead at 65
November 7, 2013
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — Bill James, former publisher of The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg and a member of the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame, has died. He was 65.
The newspaper’s editor, Jack Miles, said James died Wednesday at a Kansas City, Mo., hospice.
James had been the paper’s publisher since 2007 before retiring earlier this year.
Before that, he was publisher of the Cass County Democrat-Missourian in Harrisonville. His career also included various industry leadership positions, including a stint as MPA president in 1998.
He was inducted into the MPA Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2001.
James had been the paper’s publisher since 2007 before retiring earlier this year.
Before that, he was publisher of the Cass County Democrat-Missourian in Harrisonville. His career also included various industry leadership positions, including a stint as MPA president in 1998.
He was inducted into the MPA Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2001.
