The Chronicle
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Country Media, Inc. (2009–)
PublisherDavid Thornberry
Founded1881
Headquarters1805 S. Columbia Blvd. St. Helens, OR 97051
Websitethechronicleonline.com

The Chronicle is a weekly newspaper published in St. Helens, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1881 and is owned by Country Media, Inc.[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]

The newspaper was sold to Country Media, Inc., then based in Nebraska, in early 2009.[8] In December 2023, the company announced the St. Helens Chronicle will merge with The Chief in Clatskanie to create a new weekly newspaper called the Columbia County Chronicle & Chief.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Columbia County's leading source for community news". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  7. ↑ "The Chronicle and the sentinel-mist. [volume]".
  8. ↑ "St. Helens Chronicle sells to Country Media Inc". South County Spotlight. February 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  9. ↑ Perea II, Frank (2023-12-27). "Announcement: The Chronicle and The Chief to become one weekly newspaper". St. Helens Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-29.


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