News people are used to rewriting handouts. They don't get angry if the news release is not a perfect composition, but they do get upset if the facts are not all there. Small papers have few reporters and like to use news releases without re-writing them.
Most people can write well enough for small papers.
So be humble. Put in all the facts. Write simple sentences. The first paragraph is a summary of what the release is about. This is a fairly routine lead.