Community standards

Report what helps neighbors understand their community.

Write what you know, identify what you do not know, and include a source an editor can check.

We welcome

• Firsthand reports that clearly distinguish observation from assumption
• Official notices, public meetings, school updates, closures, projects, and public events
• Corrections supported by public records or other checkable evidence
• Civil context from people directly affected by a local issue

We do not publish

• Private home addresses, sensitive personal information, or identifying information about minors
• Unsupported accusations, harassment, threats, discriminatory attacks, or attempts to identify private individuals
• Copied articles, photos, or posts that the submitter does not have permission to use
• Rumors presented as fact, deceptive edits, fabricated material, spam, or undisclosed promotion
• Instructions that interfere with emergency response or public safety

Editors may reject a submission that would require substantial rewriting or cannot be reasonably verified.