Claim 347

Joan Meyer, the paper's 98-year-old co-owner, died the day after the raid; staff attributed her death to the stress it caused.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Joan Meyer, the paper's 98-year-old co-owner, died the day after the raid; staff attributed her death to the stress it caused.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Joan Meyer's death the day after the raid
About: incident 2023-marion-county-record-raid-kansas
Source: Findings released Monday on 2023 police raid of Marion County Record newspaper
Publisher: WIBW
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-08-05

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