The Chronicle (St. Helens)

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The Chronicle is a weekly newspaper published in St. Helens, Oregon, United States.

It was established in 1881 and is owned by .[1] The Chronicle is published on Wednesdays.[1] In 2011, its circulation was 4,372;[2] in 2019 it was 3,459.[1] It is the newspaper of record for Columbia County.[3]

History[]

When the newspaper started in 1881, it was named the Oregon Mist, later renamed to the St. Helens Mist.[4][5][6] In 1933, the Mist bought out the St. Helens Sentinel, which was established in 1926, and the paper was renamed the Sentinel-Mist.[6] In 1936, a paper named the St. Helens Chronicle was started.[6] The Chronicle bought the Sentinel-Mist in 1968 and the combined publication became known as The Sentinel-Mist Chronicle, Columbia County's only newspaper.[6] Later the name became The Chronicle and Sentinel-Mist, finally becoming The Chronicle in 2009.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "The Chronicle". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. ^ "The Chronicle [as of 2011]". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. ^ "Newspapers and Genealogical Resources". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. ^ Rinn, Daniel. "St. Helens Mist". Historic Oregon Newspapers.
  5. ^ Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Columbia County" . History of Oregon Newspapers . Binfords & Mort.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Columbia County's leading source for community news". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  7. ^ "The Chronicle and the sentinel-mist. [volume]".

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