The Neepawa Banner & Press is a newspaper in Neepawa, Manitoba. Established in 1989 by Ken and Christine Waddell, the paper was originally named the Neepawa Banner. The paper's first edition was printed on Oct. 29, 1989 and included an initial print run of 3,000 copies distributed to Neepawa and surrounding communities. In 1993, the Neepawa Banner expanded into Rivers, Manitoba with the purchase of the Rivers Gazette-Reporter and renamed it the Rivers Banner. For a short period of time, a third paper, the Hamiota Banner, was established in Hamiota, Manitoba. It operated from 1992-1995. [1]