Springfield is the third largest metropolitan area in Missouri, located 169 miles southeast of Kansas City and 215 miles southwest of St Louis. Springfield is the fastest growing metropolitan area in Missouri. Springfield is situated in Greene County, and boasts access to the beautiful Ozark scenery.The Springfield News Leader is in the Springfield, MO DMA. The Springfield News Leader offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily and Sunday circulation. This paper also offers total market coverage (TMC) through a non-subscriber distribution. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.Average number of inserts in Sunday paper 25-30..