List of newspapers in Oregon


This is a list of newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon. Oregon news historian George Stanley Turnbull discussed the growth of Oregon newspapers from the 1850s to the 1930s in his 1936 History of Oregon Newspapers. Lists of Oregon newspapers have been maintained in the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Exchanges since at least the early 20th century; the latter noted the need for frequent updates due to changes in the news industry in 1923.
The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated.

Daily newspapers

The earliest newspaper in Oregon was the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from 1846, by a press association headed by George Abernethy. 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. The latter paper would subsequently move to Salem, and it continues today as the Statesman-Journal.
NameCityYear Est.DefunctNotes
Abbot EngineerCamp Abbot19431944
The AdvocatePortlandcirca 19031933
Albany InquirerAlbanyFebruary 1861Spring 1862suppressed
Albany JournalAlbanyMarch 1863March 1868
Albany RegisterAlbanySeptember 1868
Ashland Daily TidingsAshland1876August 1, 2021-
Astoria Marine GazetteAstoriaAugust 1864-
Bandon Western WorldBandon1912August, 2020
The Beaverton LeaderBeavertonMarch 20132016
Beaverton ReviewBeaverton19221941
Bedrock DemocratBaker City1869
Blue Mountain TimesLa GrandeApril 1868
Brownsville TimesBrownsville18891960
BulletinGrants Pass19491960Also published 1964–1970
The Bumble BeeCoos Bay18691869
Catholic SentinelPortland18692022
The Columbia PressWarrenton19222022
Capital City ChronicleSalemAugust 1867
Christian MessengerMonmouthOctober 18701887
CommonwealthHarrisburg191?1916
Coos Bay NewsCoos BayOctober 1870Originally named Monthly Guide
Daily Grants Pass Courier aka Rogue River Daily CourierGrants Pass18861934
The Dalles ChronicleThe Dalles18902020
Dalles Democratic State JournalThe Dalles1863
Dalles JournalThe DallesMarch 1859April 1860
Dalles MountaineerThe DallesFebruary 18601866
Dalles RepublicanThe Dalles18701901
Dallas TimesDallas1869
Damascus/Boring ObserverBoring19702010
The Drain EnterpriseDrain19222015
Dayton TribuneDayton19122006
Dead Mountain EchoOakridge19732020
Democratic CrisisCorvallisFebruary 1859
Douglas County NewsSutherlin20022015
Oregon Deutsche ZeitungPortland18671884German newspaper
Eugene Democratic HeraldEugeneMarch 1859September 1862suppressed
Eugene NewsEugeneMarch 1856November 1856
Eugene State RepublicanEugeneJanuary 1862March 1864
Evening TelegramPortland18771939Renamed to News-Telegram in 1931
Fern Ridge-Tribune NewsJunction City19612022
Forest Grove LeaderForest Grove20122016
Forest Grove MonthlyForest GroveJune 1864
Grande Ronde SentinelLa GrandeMay 1868
Grants Pass BulletinGrants Pass19271949Also published 1960–1964
Greater OregonHalsey19291978
Halsey EnterpriseHalsey19271929
Halsey JournalHalsey19321938
Halsey ReviewHalsey19381963
Hood River NewsHood River19052020
Irrigon IrrigatorIrrigon19041914Originally named Oregon Irrigator
Jacksonville CivilianJacksonvilleMarch 1862
Jacksonville Democratic NewsJacksonvilleMay 18691872
Jefferson ReviewJefferson18902012
The Hillsboro ArgusHillsboro18732017
Herald of ReformEugeneJanuary 1863
Klamath RepublicanKlamath Falls18961914
Klamath ReveilleKlamath FallsJuly 1868
Lafayette CourierLafayette1865
Lebanon ExpressLebanonMarch 5, 1887January 18, 2023
Lincoln County LeaderToledo18931987
Lincoln City News GuardLincoln City19372024Merged with Newport News-Times
Newport News-TimesNewport18822024Merged with Lincoln City News Guard
Mail TribuneMedfordApril 2, 1907January 13, 2023
McMinnville ReporterMcMinnville1870
Metropolis HeraldPortlandcirca 1855
Mid-county MemoPortlandMay 1985January 2019
Milwaukie Western StarMilwaukieNovember 1850June 1851
Mill City Independent PressMill City19982014
The Monmouth HeraldMonmouth19081969
The New NorthwestPortland18711887
North Pacific Rural SpiritPortland18691878
Nyssa Gate City JournalNyssa1937199?
Occidental MessengerCorvallisJune 1857
Oregon AgriculturalistSalem1865
Oregon American and Evangelican UnionistTualatin PlainsJune 1848May 1849
Oregon ArenaSalem1862
Oregon ChurchmanPortland1861
Oregon City ArgusOregon CityApril 1855May 1863
Oregon City CourierOregon City19021919
Oregon City EnterpriseOregon CityOctober 18661875
Oregon City Free PressOregon CityMarch 1948October 1948
Oregon FarmerPortlandAugust 1858February 1863
Oregon HeraldPortlandMarch 18661871
Oregon IntelligencerJacksonvilleNovember 18621864
The Oregon JournalPortland19021982
Oregon News BudgetPortlandcirca 1869
Oregon MirrorPortland1961
Oregon ObserverGrants Pass18??-1927
Oregon ReporterJacksonvilleJanuary 18651867
Oregon SentinelJacksonville18551888Originally named the Table Rock Sentinel until 1858
Oregon SpectatorOregon City18461855
Oregon State JournalEugeneMarch 1864
Oregon UnionistSalem1866
Oregon Weekly TimesPortlandMay 18511864suppressed
Oregon Weekly UnionCorvallis1863
Orenco HeraldOrenco1914circa 1930
Pacific BladeMcMinnvilleOctober 1860
Pacific Christian AdvocateSalem ; Portland December 18501932
Pacific JournalEugeneJuly 1858
PDXSPortlandcirca 1990circa 2000
Pendleton RecordPendleton19542022
People's PressEugene1858
Polk County ItemizerDallas1875
Polk County SignalDallas1968Spring 1869
Portland BeePortland18761882
Portland Daily AdvertiserPortlandMay 18591862suppressed
Portland Daily BulletinPortland1870October 1875
Portland Daily Evening TribunePortlandJanuary 1865February 1865
Portland Daily NewsPortlandApril 1859December 1860
Portland Daily PlaindealerPortlandMay 1863
Portland Daily TimesPortlandDecember 1860January 1864
Portland Daily UnionPortlandJanuary 1864May 1864
Portland Democratic StandardPortlandJuly 18541859
Portland Evening BulletinPortlandJanuary 1868
Portland Evening JournalPortland19021902
Portland Evening CallPortlandcirca 1870
Portland Evening CommercialPortlandAugust 1868
Portland Letter SheetPortlandAugust 1869
Portland News-TelegramPortland1906
The Portland ReporterPortlandFebruary 11, 1960October 1, 1964
Portland Sunday WelcomePortland1870
The Portland TimesPortlandbetween 1903 and 1919Weekly black-owned paper edited by Advocate founder Merriman.
The Record-CourierBaker City19012016
Religious ExpositorEola and CorvallisMay 1856October 1856
Rogue Valley MessengerMedford2013January 2023
Roseburg EnsignRoseburgMay 1867
Roseburg ExpressRoseburg18591860
Salem Daily Democratic PressSalem1870
Salem Daily Democratic TocsinSalemJanuary 1868February 1869
Salem Daily RecordSalemJune 1867
Salem Daily VisitorSalemSeptember 1870
Salem Democratic ReviewSalemSeptember 1865
Salem MercurySalem and Portland18691893Also known as the Sunday Mercury and Portland Mercury, not to be confused with current The Portland Mercury, in the list above
Salem PressSalemFebruary 1869
Salem RecorderSalemMarch 1861
Salem WeeklySalem20052018
Scio NewsScioafter 19852012
Silverton Appeal TribuneSilverton1880Sept. 14, 2022
Southern Oregon SpokesmanGrants Pass19241927
Springfield NewsSpringfield19032006
Springfield TimesSpringfield20082017
The State Rights DemocratAlbany18651900
Stayton MailStayton1894Sept. 14, 2022
The SunSheridan18902014
Table Rock SentinelJacksonvilleNovember 18551878
Torch of ReasonSilvertonNovember 5, 1896December 24, 1903
ToveritarAstoria1930
Tri-County NewsJunction City19772009
Umatilla AdvertiserUmatilla18651869
Umatilla PressUmatillacirca 1866
Umpqua GazetteScottsburgApril 1854September 1855
The Umpqua PostReedsport1996June 2020
Union Mountain SentinelUnion1868
Vox PopuliSalemDecember 1851January 1852
West-Lane NewsVeneta19612009
Willamette FarmerSalemMarch 1869
The Willamette NewsIndependence