Eagle Newspapers is an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

History

The origins of the company date back to 1933 when

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 ...

and his wife, Dorothy, borrowed $25 to establish a mimeographed weekly newspaper in Ontario, Oregon. In 1948, Smith sold the paper and used the proceeds to purchase the Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, Oregon. That same year Smith and his friend, Bill Robinson, purchased The Madras Pioneer and the family business was incorporated. In 1961, the company purchased the

Hood River News The ''Hood River News'' was a semi-weekly newspaper published in Hood River, Oregon, United States, from 1905 to 2020. It was published on Wednesdays and Saturdays by Eagle Newspapers and had a circulation of 4,226. History C. P. Sonnichsen an ...

. The company changed its name to Eagle Newspapers, Inc. in 1979. In 2013, Eagle Newspapers sold six Oregon newspapers in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley to the Pamplin Media Group. In 2020, the company sold the

Polk County Itemizer-Observer The ''Polk County Itemizer-Observer'' is a weekly newspaper published in Dallas, Oregon, United States, and covering Dallas, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City and the surrounding area. It was established in 1875 and is owned by SJ Olson Publishi ...

to SJ Olson Publishing, Inc. That same year, the company ceased publication of

, ''

The Dalles Chronicle ''The Dalles Chronicle'' was a twice-weekly newspaper published in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It served The Dalles, and much of the eastern Columbia Gorge region, and the outlying areas of Wasco County, Oregon, Wasco and Sherman County, Ore ...

'' and the ''White Salmon Enterprise'' on March 31. They were replaced by the combined ''

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'' on April 8.

Current newspapers

;Oregon * ''

'' ;Idaho * ''

Idaho County Free Press Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

'' ( Grangeville)

Newspapers formerly published by Eagle

* '' The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle'' (

Omak Omak ( Merriam (1997), p. 869) is a city located in the foothills of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. With an estimated 4,845 residents as of 2010, distributed over a land area of , Omak is the largest municipa ...

) * '' Camas-Washougal Post Record'' * ''

Canby Herald The ''Canby Herald'' is a weekly paper published in Canby, Oregon, United States, since 1906, and covering the cities of Canby and Aurora. As of 2014, the paper is published on Wednesdays. The paper was previously (as of 2012) published bi-weekl ...

'' * '' Central Oregonian'' * ''

Daily Sun News The ''Sunnyside Sun'' is a daily newspaper published in Sunnyside, Washington, five days a week and has a circulation of 3,745. The paper covers community events, sports and local news. The ''Sun'' is the newspaper of record for Sunnyside. History ...

'' ( Sunnyside) * ''

'' * '' The Enterprise'' ( White Salmon) * ''

'' * '' The Madras Pioneer'' * '' Molalla Pioneer'' * ''

The Newberg Graphic ''The Newberg Graphic'' is the weekly newspaper of Newberg, Oregon, United States. In January 2013, the paper was sold to the Pamplin Media Group along with five other papers owned by Eagle Newspapers. See also * List of newspapers in Oregon T ...

'' * ''

'' ( Dallas) * '' Wilsonville Spokesman'' * ''

Woodburn Independent The ''Woodburn Independent'' is a weekly paper published in Woodburn, Oregon, United States, and also covering the cities of Hubbard, Aurora, Donald, Gervais, St. Paul and Mt. Angel, and the surrounding area of Marion County. The ''Independent ...

References

External links

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