Info & Support

User Guide

This document describes the different roles, processes, and features that are available and how to access and use them

Guide Overview

This guide shows the help topics, roles, and workflows that are relevant to your current account. Protected staff and administrative processes are only listed when your account is authorized to use them.

Sign in to see member, subscriber, staff, or administrative workflows that may apply to your account.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common starting points for readers, subscribers, contributors, and patrons.

I am a legacy subscriber. How do I access the newspaper online?

Create a free member account using the signup form. Staff can connect eligible legacy print or digital subscriptions to the web account so you do not need to purchase the same subscription twice.

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How do I subscribe to the newspaper?

Use the subscribe options on the About page. Digital and print subscription options are available, with print rates depending on whether the delivery address is inside or outside our service area.

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How do I create a free member account?

Start with the signup form, verify your email address with the code we send, and keep your password private. Staff will never ask you for your password.

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How do I submit content for possible publication?

Create a member account first, then contact staff or complete the contributor workflow when available to your account. Staff review submissions before they are used in the newspaper.

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How do I get help from staff?

Use the contact form for account, subscription, advertising, legal notice, obituary, and general support questions. Include enough detail for staff to route the request correctly.

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Roles Visible To You

Roles are shown only when they are public, match your account role, or are below your current authorization level.

Public Visitor

Level 0

A reader, search crawler, or other unauthenticated visitor using public pages such as articles, events, legal information, weather, and support resources.

Workflows Available To You

Each process below is filtered through the same route authorization checks used by the platform.

Public Reading & Information

Public resources available without signing in.

Read published articles

Browse original reporting, essays, features, and public article pages without a web paywall.

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Review scheduled area events

Use the events calendar to find community meetings, public events, local gatherings, and deadlines.

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Check regional weather

Review current conditions and regional forecasts for the Mountain Eagle coverage area.

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Listen to streaming radio

Open the radio stream when available for live or scheduled audio programming.

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View photo albums and media

Browse public photo albums, images, and visual coverage published by the newsroom.

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Discover news feeds

Use public feeds and topic pages to follow additional regional information sources.

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Explore county guides

Read county guide pages for regional orientation, local context, and useful community links.

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Review support and legal information

Access privacy, terms, copyright, cookie, security, payment, and email preference information.

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Contact The Mountain Eagle

Send a question or request to staff using the contact form.

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Create a member account

Create a free account and verify your email address to unlock member workflows.

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Subscribe to the newspaper

Choose a digital or print subscription from the subscription options on the About page.

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Use feeds and sitemaps

RSS feeds and sitemaps are available for readers, aggregators, and search engines that follow public content.

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Editorial And Service Boundaries

The Mountain Eagle separates reader, subscriber, contributor, advertising, staff, and administrative responsibilities so that newsroom integrity, customer service, and platform operations remain clear. Advertising and patron activity does not purchase editorial coverage, and staff workflows are limited to the accounts responsible for those tasks.