Eagle Newspapers (Oregon)

Eagle Newspapers was an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The company was established in 1948 and owned no publications as of 2020.

Not to be confused with Eagle Newspapers (New York).
Eagle Newspapers
TypePrivately held company
IndustryMedia
Founded1948
FounderElmo Smith
Headquarters4901 Indian School Rd NE, Salem OR 97309-0008
OwnerDenny Smith
Websiteeaglenewspapers.com

History

The origins of the company date back to 1933 when Elmo Smith and his wife, Dorothy, borrowed $25 to establish a mimeographed weekly newspaper in Ontario, Oregon.[1] In 1948, Smith sold the paper and used the proceeds to purchase the Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, Oregon.[1]

That same year Smith and his friend, Bill Robinson, purchased The Madras Pioneer and the family business was incorporated.[1] In 1961, the company purchased the Hood River News.[1]

The company changed its name to Eagle Newspapers, Inc. in 1979.[1]

In 2013, Eagle Newspapers sold six Oregon newspapers in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley to the Pamplin Media Group.[2][3]

In December 2019, the company sold the Idaho County Free Press in Grangeville to the paper's publisher Sarah Klement.[4]

Due to the COVID-19 recession in the United States, Eagle Newspapers announced plans to shutter the Hood River News, The Dalles Chronicle and the White Salmon Enterprise.[5] Instead the paper's publisher purchased them in March 2020 to Chelsea Marr.[6] The three combined to form the Columbia Gorge News on April 8.[7]

In April 2020, the company sold the Polk County Itemizer-Observer to SJ Olson Publishing, Inc.[8]

Newspapers formerly published by Eagle

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Eagle Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian. January 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. "Pamplin Media Group Acquires Additional News Outlets". Editor & Publisher. January 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. Rauzi, David Rauzi (2019-12-04). "Free Press returns to local ownership under publisher, Klement". Idaho County Free Press. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  5. Nichols, Rodger (January 2021). "Don't Stop the Presses". Northern Wasco County PUD. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. "Chronicle under new ownership". Columbia Gorge News. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. "Columbia Gorge News wins state recognition". Columbia Gorge News. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. Barreda, Virginia. "Salem-based Eagle Newspapers Inc. sells Polk County Itemizer-Observer". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-25.


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