This is a list of newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon . The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated.
The earliest newspaper in Oregon was the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from 1846, by a press association headed by George Abernethy. [2] This was joined in November 1850 by the Milwaukie Western Star and two partisan papers – the Whig Oregonian, published in Portland beginning on December 4, 1850, and the Democratic Statesman, launched in Oregon City in March 1851. [2] The latter paper would subsequently move to Salem, and it continues today as the Statesman-Journal.
Name | City | Year Est. | Defunct | Notes |
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Abbot Engineer | Camp Abbot | 1943 | 1944 | [3] |
The Advocate | Portland | circa 1903 | 1933 | [4] |
Albany Inquirer | Albany | February 1861 | Spring 1862 | suppressed [4] |
Albany Journal | Albany | March 1863 | March 1868 | [4] |
Albany Register | Albany | September 1868 | [4] | |
Ashland Daily Tidings | Ashland | 1876 | August 1, 2021 | |
Astoria Marine Gazette | Astoria | August 1864 | ||
Bandon Western World | Bandon | 1912 | August, 2020 | |
The Beaverton Leader | Beaverton | March 2013 | 2016 | |
Beaverton Review | Beaverton | 1922 | 1941 | |
Bedrock Democrat | Baker City | 1869 | ||
Blue Mountain Times | La Grande | April 1868 | [4] | |
Brownsville Times | Brownsville | 1889 | 1960 | [5] |
Bulletin | Grants Pass | 1949 | 1960 | Also published 1964–1970 [6] |
The Bumble Bee | Coos Bay | 1869 | 1869 | [4] |
Catholic Sentinel | Portland | 1869 | 2022 | |
Capital City Chronicle | Salem | August 1867 | [4] | |
Christian Messenger | Monmouth | October 1870 | 1887 | [4] |
Commonwealth | Harrisburg | 191? | 1916 | [7] |
Coos Bay News | Coos Bay | October 1870 | Originally named Monthly Guide [4] | |
Daily Grants Pass Courier aka Rogue River Daily Courier | Grants Pass | 1886 | 1934 | [8] [9] [10] |
The Dalles Chronicle | The Dalles | 1890 | 2020 | |
Dalles Democratic State Journal | The Dalles | 1863 | [4] | |
Dalles Journal | The Dalles | March 1859 | April 1860 | [4] |
Dalles Mountaineer | The Dalles | February 1860 | 1866 | [4] |
Dalles Republican | The Dalles | 1870 | 1901 | [4] |
Dallas Times | Dallas | 1869 | [4] | |
Damascus/Boring Observer | Boring | 1970 | 2010 | [11] |
Dayton Tribune | Dayton | 1912 | 2006 | [12] |
Dead Mountain Echo | Oakridge | 1973 | 2020 | [13] |
Democratic Crisis | Corvallis | February 1859 | [4] | |
Douglas County News | Sutherlin | 2002 | 2015 | |
Oregon Deutsche Zeitung | Portland | 1867 | 1884 | German newspaper [4] |
Eugene Democratic Herald | Eugene | March 1859 | September 1862 | suppressed [4] |
Eugene News | Eugene | March 1856 | November 1856 | [4] |
Eugene State Republican | Eugene | January 1862 | March 1864 | [4] |
Evening Telegram | Portland | 1877 | 1939 | Renamed to News-Telegram in 1931 |
Fern Ridge-Tribune News | Junction City | 1961 | 2022 | |
Forest Grove Leader | Forest Grove | 2012 | 2016 | [4] |
Forest Grove Monthly | Forest Grove | June 1864 | [4] | |
Grande Ronde Sentinel | La Grande | May 1868 | [4] | |
Grants Pass Bulletin | Grants Pass | 1927 | 1949 | Also published 1960–1964 [14] |
Greater Oregon | Halsey | 1929 | 1978 | [15] |
Halsey Enterprise | Halsey | 1927 | 1929 | [16] |
Halsey Journal | Halsey | 1932 | 1938 | [17] |
Halsey Review | Halsey | 1938 | 1963 | [18] |
Hood River News | Hood River | 1905 | 2020 | |
Irrigon Irrigator | Irrigon | 1904 | 1914 | Originally named Oregon Irrigator |
Jacksonville Civilian | Jacksonville | March 1862 | [4] | |
Jacksonville Democratic News | Jacksonville | May 1869 | 1872 | [4] |
Jefferson Review | Jefferson | 1890 | 2012 | [19] |
The Hillsboro Argus | Hillsboro | 1873 | 2017 | |
Herald of Reform | Eugene | January 1863 | [4] | |
Klamath Republican | Klamath Falls | 1896 | 1914 | |
Klamath Reveille | Klamath Falls | July 1868 | [4] | |
Lafayette Courier | Lafayette | 1865 | [4] | |
Lebanon Express | Lebanon | March 5, 1887 | January 18, 2023 | |
Lincoln County Leader | Toledo | 1893 | 1987 | [20] |
Lincoln City News Guard | Lincoln City | 1937 | 2024 | Merged with Newport News-Times |
Newport News-Times | Newport | 1882 | 2024 | Merged with Lincoln City News Guard |
Mail Tribune | Medford | April 2, 1907 | January 13, 2023 | |
McMinnville Reporter | McMinnville | 1870 | [4] | |
Metropolis Herald | Portland | circa 1855 | [4] | |
Mid-county Memo | Portland | May 1985 | January 2019 | [21] |
Milwaukie Western Star | Milwaukie | November 1850 | June 1851 | [4] |
Mill City Independent Press | Mill City | 1998 | 2014 | [22] |
The Monmouth Herald | Monmouth | 1908 | 1969 | [23] |
The New Northwest | Portland | 1871 | 1887 | |
North Pacific Rural Spirit | Portland | 1869 | 1878 | [4] |
Nyssa Gate City Journal | Nyssa | 1937 | 199? | [24] |
Occidental Messenger | Corvallis | June 1857 | [4] | |
Oregon Agriculturalist | Salem | 1865 | [4] | |
Oregon American and Evangelican Unionist | Tualatin Plains | June 1848 | May 1849 | [4] |
Oregon Arena | Salem | 1862 | [4] | |
Oregon Churchman | Portland | 1861 | [4] | |
Oregon City Argus | Oregon City | April 1855 | May 1863 | [4] |
Oregon City Courier | Oregon City | 1902 | 1919 | [25] |
Oregon City Enterprise | Oregon City | October 1866 | 1875 | [4] |
Oregon City Free Press | Oregon City | March 1948 | October 1948 | [4] |
Oregon Farmer | Portland | August 1858 | February 1863 | [4] |
Oregon Herald | Portland | March 1866 | 1871 | [4] |
Oregon Intelligencer | Jacksonville | November 1862 | 1864 | [4] |
The Oregon Journal | Portland | 1902 | 1982 | |
Oregon News Budget | Portland | circa 1869 | [4] | |
Oregon Observer | Grants Pass | 18??- | 1927 | [26] |
Oregon Reporter | Jacksonville | January 1865 | 1867 | [4] |
Oregon Sentinel | Jacksonville | 1855 | 1888 | Originally named the Table Rock Sentinel until 1858 [27] |
Oregon Spectator | Oregon City | 1846 | 1855 | |
Oregon State Journal | Eugene | March 1864 | [4] | |
Oregon Unionist | Salem | 1866 | [4] | |
Oregon Weekly Times | Portland | May 1851 | 1864 | suppressed [4] |
Oregon Weekly Union | Corvallis | 1863 | ||
Orenco Herald | Orenco | 1914 | circa 1930 | [28] |
Pacific Blade | McMinnville | October 1860 | [4] | |
Pacific Christian Advocate | Salem (1850-1859); Portland (1859-1932) | December 1850 | 1932 | [4] |
Pacific Journal | Eugene | July 1858 | [4] | |
PDXS | Portland | circa 1990 | circa 2000 | |
People's Press | Eugene | 1858 | [4] | |
Polk County Itemizer | Dallas | 1875 | [4] | |
Polk County Signal | Dallas | 1968 | Spring 1869 | |
Portland Bee | Portland | 1876 | 1882 | |
Portland Daily Advertiser | Portland | May 1859 | 1862 | suppressed [4] [29] |
Portland Daily Bulletin | Portland | 1870 | October 1875 | [4] |
Portland Daily Evening Tribune | Portland | January 1865 | February 1865 | [4] |
Portland Daily News | Portland | April 1859 | December 1860 | [29] |
Portland Daily Plaindealer | Portland | May 1863 | [4] | |
Portland Daily Times | Portland | December 1860 | January 1864 | [29] |
Portland Daily Union | Portland | January 1864 | May 1864 | [4] |
Portland Democratic Standard | Portland | July 1854 | 1859 | [4] |
Portland Evening Bulletin | Portland | January 1868 | [4] | |
Portland Evening Journal | Portland | [ citation needed ] | ||
Portland Evening Call | Portland | circa 1870 | [4] | |
Portland Evening Commercial | Portland | August 1868 | [4] | |
Portland Letter Sheet | Portland | August 1869 | [4] | |
Portland News-Telegram | Portland | 1906 | ||
The Portland Reporter | Portland | February 11, 1960 | October 1, 1964 | [30] |
Portland Sunday Welcome | Portland | 1870 | [4] | |
The Portland Times | Portland | between 1903 and 1919 | Weekly black-owned paper edited by Advocate founder Merriman. [31] | |
The Record-Courier | Baker City | 1901 | 2016 | |
Religious Expositor | Eola and Corvallis | May 1856 | October 1856 | [4] |
Rogue Valley Messenger | Medford | 2013 | January 2023 | [32] |
Roseburg Ensign | Roseburg | May 1867 | [4] | |
Roseburg Express | Roseburg | 1859 | 1860 | [4] |
Salem Daily Democratic Press | Salem | 1870 | [4] | |
Salem Daily Democratic Tocsin | Salem | January 1868 | February 1869 | [4] |
Salem Daily Record | Salem | June 1867 | [4] | |
Salem Daily Visitor | Salem | September 1870 | [4] | |
Salem Democratic Review | Salem | September 1865 | [4] | |
Salem Mercury | Salem and Portland | 1869 | 1893 | Also known as the Sunday Mercury and Portland Mercury, not to be confused with current The Portland Mercury , in the list above [4] |
Salem Press | Salem | February 1869 | [4] | |
Salem Recorder | Salem | March 1861 | [4] | |
Salem Weekly | Salem | 2005 | 2018 | |
Scio News | Scio | after 1985 | 2012 | [1] [19] |
Silverton Appeal Tribune | Silverton | 1880 | Sept. 14, 2022 | |
Southern Oregon Spokesman | Grants Pass | 1924 | 1927 | [33] |
Springfield News | Springfield | 1903 | 2006 | [34] |
Springfield Times | Springfield | 2008 | 2017 | [35] |
Stayton Mail | Stayton | 1894 | Sept. 14, 2022 | |
The Sun | Sheridan | 1890 | 2014 | |
Table Rock Sentinel | Jacksonville | November 1855 | 1878 | [4] |
Torch of Reason | Silverton | November 5, 1896 | December 24, 1903 | |
Toveritar | Astoria | 1930 | [36] | |
Tri-County News | Junction City | 1977 | 2009 | [37] |
Umatilla Advertiser | Umatilla | 1865 | 1869 | [4] |
Umatilla Press | Umatilla | circa 1866 | [4] | |
Umpqua Gazette | Scottsburg | April 1854 | September 1855 | [4] |
The Umpqua Post | Reedsport | 1996 | June 2020 | |
Union Mountain Sentinel | Union | 1868 | [4] | |
Vox Populi | Salem | December 1851 | January 1852 | [4] |
West-Lane News | Veneta | 1961 | 2009 | [37] |
Willamette Farmer | Salem | March 1869 | [4] | |
Willamette Valley Mercury | Corvallis | August 1868 | [4] | |
Pendleton Record | Pendleton | 1954 | 2022 |
Darlene Kay Olson Hooley is an American politician and former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon who represented the state's 5th congressional district.
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Eagle Newspapers was an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The company originated in 1948 when Elmo Smith purchased the Blue Mountain Eagle. He would later sell the paper but the company's name would be derived from that title. Smith served a term as Oregon Governor and upon his death the business was managed by his son Denny Smith, who rapidly grew it from three newspapers to nearly twenty in the span of two decades. By 1985, Eagle Newspapers publications accounted for nearly one-half of the weekly newspapers sold each week in Oregon. The company sold off its last paper in 2020.
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