Text RURAL

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Our mission is to make high quality public service journalism accessible to everyone. That’s why we’ve launched our text line to make it as easy as possible for you to stay informed and connected.

Every Friday we’ll send you a roundup of three stories we’ve published during the week that we believe will be helpful for rural Missourians, plus two stories from peer nonprofit newsrooms that are also members of the Rural News Network. 

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📱 Enter your phone number below to get rural news from Missouri every Friday.

Our number is 1-833-600-2220, and the keyword is BEACON. Once you sign up, you can opt out at any time. TEXT MO-KS is a free subscription. Standard text rates apply.

FAQ’s

What is The Beacon’s rural text line? 

• We partner with the Rural News Network to send you five stories a week catering to people in rural Missouri. Every Friday, you will get a text with the summaries of three of our stories and two others from the network. If you want to dig deeper than the summary, just click the link at the bottom of each message to go to the full story on our website.

How does The Beacon protect my privacy? 

• Your privacy is our priority. We adhere to the highest standards of data security. We won’t sell or share your information with third parties. For more details, please review our privacy policy.

How is the news summarized for TEXT MO-KS?

• We partner with Nota to summarize articles using artificial intelligence. A member of our team then reviews the AI summary to make sure it is accurate. This ensures you receive concise, informative updates tailored to your interests without sacrificing accuracy or depth.

Examples of our rural coverage