List of newspapers in Iowa

This is a list of newspapers in Iowa.

Daily newspapers

City or metropolitan

• Ames Tribune – Ames
• Atlantic News-Telegraph – Atlantic
• Boone News-Republican – Boone
• Carroll Daily Times Herald – Carroll
• Cedar Rapids Defender – Cedar Rapids (currently unavailable)
• Charles City Press – Charles City
• Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee
• Clinton Herald – Clinton
• Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil – Council Bluffs
• Creston News Advertiser – Creston
• Des Moines Register – Des Moines
• Estherville Daily News – Estherville
• Fort Madison Daily Democrat – Fort Madison
• The Gazette – Cedar Rapids
• Globe Gazette – Mason City
• The Hawk Eye – Burlington
• Iowa City Press-Citizen – Iowa City
• Keokuk Daily Gate City – Keokuk
• Le Mars Daily Sentinel – Le Mars
• Marshalltown Times Republican – Marshalltown
• The Messenger – Fort Dodge
• Southeast Iowa Union – Mount Pleasant (was formerly the Fairfield Daily Ledger, Mount Pleasant News and the Washington Evening Journal)
• Muscatine Journal – Muscatine
• Newton Daily News – Newton
• Oelwein Daily Register – Oelwein
• The Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa
• Ottumwa Courier – Ottumwa
• Quad-City Times – Davenport
• Sioux City Journal – Sioux City
• Spencer Daily Reporter – Spencer
• Telegraph Herald – Dubuque
• Vinton Cedar Valley Daily Times – Vinton
• The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier – Waterloo
• Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal – Webster City[1]

Newspapers published by universities

• The Daily Iowan – Iowa City
• The Grand Views – Des Moines
• Iowa State Daily – Ames
• The Northern Iowan – Cedar Falls
• The Scarlet & Black – Grinnell

Agribusiness and business newspapers

• Des Moines Business Record – Des Moines
• Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman – Iowa Falls
• Iowa Farmer Today – Cedar Rapids
• Quad-City Business Journal – Davenport

Weekly and bi-weekly community newspapers

Adair County

• Adair County Free Press – Greenfield
• Adair News – Adair
• Fontanelle Observer – Greenfield

Adams County

• Adams County Free Press – Corning

Allamakee County

• Allamakee Journal – Lansing
• Postville Herald – Postville
• Waukon Standard – Waukon

Appanoose County

• Moravia Union – Moravia
• Moulton Tribune – Moulton

Audubon County

• Audubon County Advocate Journal – Audubon

Benton County

• Star Press-Union – Belle Plaine
• Vinton Eagle / Cedar Valley Times – Vinton

Black Hawk County

• Hudson Herald – Hudson
• The Progress-Review – La Porte City

Boone County

• Madrid Register-News – Madrid
• Ogden Reporter – Ogden

Bremer County

• Sumner Gazette – Sumner
• Tripoli Leader – Tripoli
• Waverly Democrat – Waverly

Buchanan County

• Independence Bulletin-Journal – Independence
• Jesup Citizen Herald – Jesup
• Lamont Leader – Lamont
• The Winthrop News – Winthrop

Buena Vista County

• Buena Vista County Journal – Newell, Iowa

• Storm Lake Times – Storm Lake

Butler County

• Butler County Tribune-Journal – Allison
• Clarksville Star – Clarksville

Calhoun County

• Calhoun County Journal – Manson
• Lake City Graphic-Advocate – Lake City

Carroll County

• Breda News – Breda
• Coon Rapids Enterprise – Coon Rapids
• Glidden Graphic – Glidden
• Manning Monitor – Manning

Cass County

• Anita Tribune – Anita
• Griswold American – Griswold

Cedar County

• Lowden Sun-News and Advertiser – Lowden
• Tipton Conservative – Tipton
• West Branch Times – West Branch

Cerro Gordo County

• Mirror Reporter – Clear Lake
• Pioneer Enterprise – Rockwell

Cherokee County

• Aurelia Star – Aurelia
• Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee

Chickasaw County

• Fredericksburg News – Fredericksburg
• Nashua Reporter – Nashua
• New Hampton Economist-Tribune – New Hampton

Clarke County

• Sentinel Tribune – Osceola

Clay County

• Everly-Royal News – Everly
• Peterson Patriot – Peterson
• Sioux Rapids Bulletin-Press – Sioux Rapids

Clayton County

• Clayton County Register – Elkader
• Guttenberg Press – Guttenberg
• Monona Outlook – Monona
• North Iowa Times – McGregor
• Strawberry Point Press-Journal – Strawberry Point

Clinton County

• The Observer – De Witt

Crawford County

• Charter Oak-Ute Newspaper – Charter Oak
• Denison Bulletin-Review – Denison
• Manilla Times – Manilla
• Schleswig Leader – Schleswig
• Westside Observer – Westside

Dallas County

• Dallas County News – Adel
• Northeast Dallas County Record – Woodward
• Perry Chief – Perry

Davis County

• Bloomfield Democrat – Bloomfield

Decatur County

• Lamoni Chronicle – Lamoni
• Leon Journal-Reporter – Leon

Delaware County

• Delaware County Leader – Hopkinton
• Edgewood Reminder – Edgewood
• Manchester Press – Manchester

Des Moines County

• Burlington Beacon - Burlington
• Des Moines County News – West Burlington
• Mediapolis News – Mediapolis
• The Hawk Eye Newspaper - Burlington

Dickinson County

• Dickinson County News – Spirit Lake

Dubuque County

• Cascade Pioneer – Cascade
• Dyersville Commercial – Dyersville

Emmet County

• Armstrong Journal – Armstrong
• Ringsted Dispatch – Armstrong

Fayette County

• Elgin Echo – Elgin
• Fayette County Union – West Union
• Fayette Leader – Fayette
• Hawkeye Booster – Hawkeye

Floyd County

• Rockford Register – Nora Springs

Franklin County

• Conservative Chronicle – Hampton
• Hampton Chronicle – Hampton
• Sheffield Press - Sheffield

Fremont County

• Argus-Herald – Sidney
• Beacon-Enterprise – Tabor
• Hamburg Reporter – Hamburg

Greene County

• Jefferson Herald – Jefferson
• Scranton Journal – Scranton

Grundy County

• The Grundy Register – Grundy Center
• The Record – Conrad
• Reinbeck Courier – Reinbeck

Guthrie County

• Bayard News Gazette – Bayard
• Guthrie Center Times – Guthrie Center
• Guthrie County Vedette – Panora
• Stuart Herald – Stuart

Hamilton County

• South Hamilton Record-News – Jewell
• Stratford Courier – Stratford

Hancock County

• Britt News-Tribune – Forest City
• The Leader – Garner

Hardin County

• Ackley World Journal – Ackley
• Eldora Herald-Ledger – Eldora
• Hardin County Index – Eldora
• Iowa Falls Times Citizen – Iowa Falls
• South Hardin Signal-Review – Hubbard

Harrison County

• Dunlap Reporter – Dunlap
• Missouri Valley Times-News – Missouri Valley
• Twiner-Herald – Woodbine and Logan

Henry County

• New London Journal – New London
• Winfield Beacon/Wayland News – Winfield

Howard County

• Cresco Times-Plain Dealer – Cresco
• Lime Springs Herald – Lime Springs
• Riceville Recorder – Riceville

Humboldt County

• Humboldt Independent – Humboldt

Ida County

• Ida County Courier – Ida Grove

Iowa County

• Hometown Current – Marengo (consolidation and rebranding of the former North English English Valleys Star and Victor Warrior Tribune newspapers in June 2019)
• Marengo Pioneer-Republican – Marengo
• Williamsburg Journal Tribune – Williamsburg

Jackson County

• Bellevue Herald-Leader – Bellevue
• Maquoketa Sentinel-Press Maquoketa
• Preston Times – Preston

Jasper County

• Colfax Jasper Co. Tribune – Colfax
• Monroe Legacy – Monroe
• Prairie City News – Prairie City
• Sully Hometown Press – Sully

Jefferson County

• Packwood Clarion-Plainsman – Richland

Johnson County

• Lone Tree Reporter – Lone Tree
• North Liberty Leader – North Liberty
• Solon Economist – Solon

Jones County

• Anamosa Journal-Eureka – Anamosa
• Midland Times – Wyoming
• Monticello Express – Monticello

Keokuk County

• Keota Eagle – Keota
• Sigourney News-Review – Sigourney
• What Cheer Patriot Chronicle – What Cheer

Kossuth County

• Bancroft Register – Bancroft
• Swea City Herald-Press – Swea City
• Titonka Topic – Titonka
• Upper Des Moines – Algona
• Whittemore Independent – Whittemore

Lee County

• West Point Bee-Star – West Point

Linn County

• Linn News-Letter – Central City
• Marion Times – Marion
• Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun – Mount Vernon

Louisa County

• Columbus Junction Gazette – Columbus Junction
• Morning Sun News-Herald – Morning Sun
• Wapello Republican – Wapello

Lucas County

• Chariton Herald-Patriot – Chariton
• Chariton Leader – Chariton

Lyon County

• Doon Press – Doon
• The Free Lance – Little Rock
• Lyon County News – George
• Lyon County Reporter – Rock Rapids
• West Lyon Herald – Inwood

Madison County

• Earlham Advocate – Earlham
• Winterset Madisonian – Winterset
• Earlham Echo – Earlham

Mahaska County

• Fremont Village Vine – Fremont
• Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa

Marion County

• Knoxville Journal-Express – Knoxville
• Marion County News – Pleasantville

Marshall County

• Mid Iowa Enterprise – – State Center

Mills County

• Glenwood Opinion Tribune – Glenwood
• Malvern Leader – Malvern

Mitchell County

• Mitchell County Press-News – Osage
• Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal – Saint Ansgar
• Stacyville Monitor Review – Stacyville

Monona County

• Mapleton Press – Mapleton
• Onawa Democrat – Onawa
• Onana Sentinel – Onawa

Monroe County

• Albia Union-Republican – Albia
• Monroe County News – Albia

Montgomery County

• Red Oak Express – Red Oak
• Villisca Review and Stanton Viking – Villisca

Muscatine County

• Discover Muscatine – Muscatine
• West Liberty Index – West Liberty
• Wilton-Durant Advocate News – Wilton

O'Brien County

• Hartley Sentinel-News – Hartley
• The N'West Iowa Review / Sheldon Mail-Sun – Sheldon
• The O'Brien County Bell – Primghar
• The Paullina Times – Paullina
• Sanborn Pioneer – Sanborn

Osceola County

• Melvin News – Melvin
• Ocheyedan Press – Ocheyedan
• Sibley Gazette-Tribune – Sibley

Page County

• Southwest Iowa Herald – Shenandoah (consolidation of former Clarinda Herald-Journal and Shenandoah Valley News)
• Essex Independent – Essex

Palo Alto County

• Emmetsburg Democrat / Emmetsburg Reporter – Emmetsburg
• Graettinger Times – Graettinger
• Ruthven Zipcode – Ruthven
• West Bend Journal – West Bend

Plymouth County

• Akron Hometowner – Akron
• Hinton Times – Hinton
• Kingsley News-Times – Kingsley
• Remsen Bell-Enterprise – Remsen

Pocahontas County

• Laurens Sun – Laurens
• Pocahontas Record Democrat – Pocahontas

Polk County

• Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index – Altoona
• Cityview – Johnston

Pottawattamie County

• Avoca Journal-Herald – Avoca
• Oakland Herald – Oakland

Poweshiek County

• Grinnell Herald-Register – Grinnell
• Poweshiek County Chronicle-Republican – Grinnell
• Montezuma Record - Montezuma

Ringgold County

• Diagonal Progress – Diagonal
• Mount Ayr Record-News – Mount Ayr

Sac County

• Odebolt Chronicle – Odebolt
• The Resort – Lake View
• The Sun – Sac City

Scott County

• Bettendorf News – Bettendorf
• The Catholic Messenger – Davenport
• The North Scott Press – Eldridge

Shelby County

• Harlan Tribune & News Advertiser – Harlan

Sioux County

• Hawarden Independent – Hawarden
• Ireton Examiner – Ireton
• Rock Valley Bee – Rock Valley
• Sioux Center News – Sioux Center
• Sioux County Capital Democrat – Orange City
• Sioux County Index Reporter – Hull
• Siouxland Press – Hospers

Story County

• Nevada Journal – Nevada
• Story City Herald – Story City
• Tri-County Times (Iowa) – Slater

Tama County

• North Tama Telegraph – Traer
• Northern-Sun Print – Gladbrook
• Tama-Toledo News Chronicle – Tama

Taylor County

• Bedford Times-Press – Bedford
• Lenox Time Table – Lenox

Union County

• Creston News Advertiser – Creston
• Star Enterprise – Afton

Van Buren County

• Van Buren County Leader-Record Farmington
• Van Buren County Register Keosauqua

Wapello County

Warren County

• Carlisle Citizen – Carlisle
• Indianola Independent Advocate – Indianola
• Indianola Record-Herald & Tribune – Indianola
• North Warren Town & County News – Norwalk

Washington County

• Kalona News – Kalona
• Riverside Current – Riverside
• Washington Evening Journal – Washington
• Wellman Advance – Wellman

Wayne County

• Corydon Times-Republican – Corydon
• Seymour Herald – Seymour

Webster County

• Dayton Leader – Dayton
• Gowrie News – Gowrie

Winnebago County

• Buffalo Center Tribune – Buffalo Center
• Thompson Courier and Rake Register – Thompson

Winneshiek County

• Calmar Courier – Calmar
• Decorah Journal-Public Opinion – Decorah
• Ossian Bee – Ossian

Woodbury County

• Danbury Review – Danbury
• Moville Record – Moville
• Sergeant Bluff Advocate – Sergeant Bluff
• Sioux Valley News – Anthon

Worth County

• Northwood Anchor Northwood

Wright County

• Belmond Independent – Belmond
• Eagle Grove Eagle – Eagle Grove
• Wright County Monitor – Clarion

Defunct newspapers

• Cerro Gordo County Republican (Mason City) (1893–1906)[2]
• Cresco Plain Dealer (Cresco) (1913–1945)[3]
• Daily Iowegian – Centerville
• Decorah Posten
• Delaware County News (Manchester) (1896–1912)[4]
• Der Demokrat (Davenport) (186?–1868)[5]
• Denison Herald ^[citation needed]
• Des Moines Tribune (1906–1982)[6]
• Dysart Reporter – Dysart
• Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown) (1890–1923)[7]
• Express-Republican (Mason City) (1886–1893)[8]
• Iowa Bystander (Des Moines) (1894–1916)[9]
• The Iowa Jewish News
• Manchester Democrat (1875–1930)[10]
• Manchester Democrat-Radio (1930–1988)[11]
• Mason City Express (1870–1886)[12]
• Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier (1903–1916)[13]
• Political Beacon (Lawrenceburg) (1837–1845)[14]
• Sioux City Tribune
• Traer Star-Clipper – Traer
• Der tägliche Demokrat (Davenport) (186?–1918)[15]

See also

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References

1. Atkinson, Rick (2013). An Army at Dawn. The Liberation Trilogy (large print ed.). Thorndike Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4104-6321-0.
2. "About Cerro Gordo County Republican. (Mason City, Iowa) 1893–1906". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
3. "About Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913–1945". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
4. "About Delaware County news. (Manchester, Iowa) 1896–1912". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
5. "About Der Demokrat. (Davenport, Iowa) 186?–1868". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
6. "About Des Moines tribune. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1931–1982 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
7. "About Evening times-Republican. (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890–1923". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
8. "About The Express-Republican. (Mason City, Iowa) 1886–1893". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
9. "About Iowa state bystander. (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894–1916". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
10. "About Manchester Democrat. (Manchester, Iowa) 1875–1930". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
11. "About The Manchester Democrat-radio. (Manchester, Iowa) 1930–1988". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
12. "About Mason City express. (Mason City, Iowa) 1870–1886". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
13. "About Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903–1916". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
14. "About The political beacon. (Lawrenceburg, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1837–1845". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
15. "About Der tägliche Demokrat. volume (Davenport, Iowa) 186?–1918". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

• Iowa Newspaper Association
• Penny Abernathy, "The Expanding News Desert: Iowa", Usnewsdeserts.com, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)