The page headlined Fire Vs Lynx contains no game details — instead it lists how to submit obituary and memoriam notices to the Pioneer Press and the deadlines and payment rules that control same‑day publication.
To get an obituary into the paper, the Pioneer Press requires the name and a phone number for the funeral home or cremation society handling arrangements. The newspaper will contact that funeral home or cremation society during business hours to verify the death; a death certificate is also acceptable as verification.
Payment must be prepaid for all obituary notices before publication. Credit card payments are accepted by phone only, due to PCI regulations. The notice also states that EFT payment is accepted by check by phone with routing and account numbers provided. For help and to submit both content and payment, the contact number provided is 651-228-5263.
The listing names two same‑day cutoffs for receiving obituary content and payment: 1:30PM and 3:45PM. Both times are presented as the deadline by which content and payment must be received to run the notice that day; the duplication creates a practical decision point for anyone trying to meet the paper’s timing.
Memoriam submissions are treated separately: they are remembrances of a loved one who has passed, and the rates for a memoriam differ from the rates for obituaries. The text offers no sample prices or rate schedule — only the note that the two categories have different charges.
Notably absent from the page is any sports reporting or matchup detail about Fire vs Lynx. The headline implies a WNBA or club matchup, but the body is purely operational: instructions, verification methods, payment channels and deadlines. Readers seeking a game recap, roster note or injury update will find none of those items in this copy.
For submitters the steps are straightforward and strict: provide the funeral‑home name and phone number, be prepared to supply a death certificate if requested, place payment before publication, and call 651-228-5263 to complete the transaction. Whether you use a phone card payment or provide routing and account numbers for an EFT/check transaction, the paper requires those arrangements be completed on the same day as the intended run.
The most immediate friction for readers is the two different same‑day deadlines listed. Which time applies to a given notice — 1:30PM or 3:45PM — is not clarified in the copy; submitters must assume the earlier cutoff to avoid missing publication. The Pioneer Press provides business‑hour verification and a single phone contact; beyond that, the page leaves the submission window ambiguous.
If you need to submit an obituary or a memoriam today, gather the funeral‑home name and phone number, have a death certificate available if needed, and arrange prepayment by calling 651-228-5263. The single unanswered practical question is which of the two same‑day deadlines governs which notices — and callers should confirm the applicable cutoff when they call so their copy runs on the intended date.
