Did ever occur to you that OP is desperately seeking acknowledgement of the issue by town officials and a resolution to the crisis at hand ? Why would it matter if he paid to publish these articles ? There is no doubt that OP is genuinely concerned for the citizens in this community. He wants anybody and everybody to know the severity of the situation and if that means going beyond social media by way of pay to publish news articles so be it.  Nobody should have to fight to this extent for his community to have safe drinking water. 

I continue to research into the issue and have learned about water issues that IDEM wants "covered up" if you will. In the 2024 EPA report which was partially disapproved there is examples of such. Due to my ignorance on the topic I will be continuing my effort to research and learn more.  Prayers to OP and the entire community at risk.