Eagle Newspapers (Oregon)

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

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
Websitehttp://www.eaglenewspapers.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 2020, the company sold the Polk County Itemizer-Observer to SJ Olson Publishing, Inc.[4] That same year, the company ceased publication of Hood River News, The Dalles Chronicle and the White Salmon Enterprise on March 31. They were replaced by the combined Columbia Gorge News on April 8.[5]

Current newspapers
Oregon
  • Columbia Gorge News
Idaho

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. Barreda, Virginia. "Salem-based Eagle Newspapers Inc. sells Polk County Itemizer-Observer". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. "Columbia Gorge News wins state recognition". Columbia Gorge News. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-19.


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