A pair of aging printshop workers struggle to keep their failing small-town weekly running after the proprietor's death, filling columns with trivial local items while fretting over finances and the arrival of a presumed educated female heir who may claim ownership. The narrative follows their comic anxieties and resourceful efforts to operate antiquated presses, manage meager advertising, and preserve community habits, while satirizing parochial gossip, newspaper pretensions, and gender expectations. Episodes depict their pride in modest achievements, the pressroom's cluttered setting, and local characters whose petty news fuels both satire and affection.