The ''Central Oregonian'' is a twice-weekly newspaper published in Prineville in the U.S. state of

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

. Tracing its roots to 1881, the paper covers Central Oregon where it is the

newspaper of record A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative and independent; they are thus "newspapers of record by reputation" and include some of the o ...

for Crook County. In 1921, a merger of the Prineville ''Call'' and the Crook County ''Journal'' formed the ''Central Oregonian''. The ''Journal'' had previously absorbed the Mitchell ''Monitor''. Doris Donnelly owned the Central Oregonian prior to Elmo Smith.

Elmo Smith Elmo Everett Smith (November 19, 1909July 15, 1968) was an American Republican politician who served as the 27th Governor of Oregon from 1956 to 1957. Early life Smith was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on November 19, 1909. At the age of ten ...

owned the paper until his death in 1968,when his son

Denny Smith Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith (born January 19, 1938) is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over t ...

took over ownership of the ''Central Oregonian'' and other newspapers that became Eagle Newspapers. Eagle sold the paper to the

Pamplin Media Group The Pamplin Media Group (PMG) is a media conglomerate owned by Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. and operating primarily in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of 2019, the company owns 25 newspapers and employs 200 people. His ...

in June 2013. As of 2014, the paper was published on Tuesdays and Fridays and had a paid circulation of 2,652. In October 2018, implemented a

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on its website, under which users are permitted free access to three stories per calendar month, after which payment of per-story fee is required for non-subscribers.

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* 1881 establishments in Oregon Newspapers published by Pamplin Media Group Newspapers published in Oregon Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Prineville, Oregon Publications established in 1881 {{Oregon-newspaper-stub