St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Aug. 24, 2011

At least 19 employees were laid off. The Riverfront Times reports “some 23″ jobs were cut — employees were called at home after work Tuesday night and notified they were laid off. Some open positions also were eliminated, so it’s possible both figures are correct. Several Suburban Journals editions will be eliminated on Sept. 7, including Jefferson County and North County in Missouri and Monroe County and St. Clair County in Illinois. “Focusing more on digital news delivery in some areas frees us from the weekly print cycle and allows us to continue providing the best community coverage available to the greater St. Louis area,” Publisher Dave Bundy said in a story on the Suburban Journal website. Bundy has not publicly addressed or acknowledged the layoffs.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips; Riverfront Times; Suburban Journals

Update: In a press release, Publisher David Bundy said 20 positions were eliminated. (08.24.11)
Source: Riverfront Times

St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: March 19, 2010

Seven employees were laid off: Three from advertising and four from editorial. Remaining employees also must take a five-day unpaid furlough by Oct. 1.
Source: Paper Cuts tips

St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Aug. 26, 2009

25 24 newsroom employees were laid off. The papers, which published 16 editions, will now publish 10 editions.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

* Updated Aug. 30, 2009, to fix typo.

St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Aug. 21, 2009

At least 25 employees were laid off, most from advertising.
28 employees were laid off, most from advertising.
Source: Paper Cuts tip; Lee Watch

St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: April 15, 2009

15 employees were laid off, including a managing editor.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Jan. 9, 2009

39 employees were laid off.
Sources: Paper Cuts tip; Lee Watch

St. Louis
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: Sept. 29, 2008
45 ad reps, editors, reporters, designers and clerks were laid off. One former employee said several several ad reps were laid off in a group setting.
Source: Riverfront Times

Town and Country, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: Aug. 20, 2008

A memo from the publisher says “2 positions at most of our Journal offices” have been cut. There are 9 Journal offices.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

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Town and Country, Mo.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: April 18, 2008

Printing will move to Lee’s Pulitzer Publishing Center, which prints the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 42 jobs will be eliminated.
Source: Editor & Publisher

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