List of newspapers in Iowa

A comprehensive list of newspapers across Iowa

This is a list of newspapers in Iowa.

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## Daily newspapers

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### City or metropolitan

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* 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

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* 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

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* Corridor Business Journal – North Liberty
* 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

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### Adair County

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

### Adams County

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* Adams County Free Press – Corning

### Allamakee County

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

### Appanoose County

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* Moravia Union – Moravia
* Moulton Tribune – Moulton

### Audubon County

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* Audubon County Advocate Journal – Audubon

### Benton County

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

### Black Hawk County

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

### Boone County

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* Madrid Register-News – Madrid
* Ogden Reporter – Ogden

### Bremer County

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* Sumner Gazette – Sumner
* Tripoli Leader – Tripoli
* Waverly Democrat – Waverly

### Buchanan County

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

### Buena Vista County

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* Buena Vista County Journal – Newell, Iowa

* Storm Lake Times – Storm Lake

### Butler County

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

### Calhoun County

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

### Carroll County

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

### Cass County

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* Anita Tribune – Anita
* Griswold American – Griswold

### Cedar County

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

### Cerro Gordo County

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* Mirror Reporter – Clear Lake
* Pioneer Enterprise – Rockwell

### Cherokee County

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* Aurelia Star – Aurelia
* Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee

### Chickasaw County

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

### Clarke County

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* Sentinel Tribune – Osceola

### Clay County

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

### Clayton County

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

### Clinton County

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* The Observer – De Witt

### Crawford County

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

### Dallas County

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

### Davis County

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* Bloomfield Democrat – Bloomfield

### Decatur County

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* Lamoni Chronicle – Lamoni
* Leon Journal-Reporter – Leon

### Delaware County

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

### Des Moines County

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

### Dickinson County

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* Dickinson County News – Spirit Lake

### Dubuque County

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* Cascade Pioneer – Cascade
* Dyersville Commercial – Dyersville

### Emmet County

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* Armstrong Journal – Armstrong
* Ringsted Dispatch – Armstrong

### Fayette County

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

### Floyd County

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* Rockford Register – Nora Springs

### Franklin County

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* Conservative Chronicle – Hampton
* Hampton Chronicle – Hampton
* Sheffield Press \- Sheffield

### Fremont County

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

### Greene County

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* Jefferson Herald – Jefferson
* Scranton Journal – Scranton

### Grundy County

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

### Guthrie County

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

### Hamilton County

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

### Hancock County

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

### Hardin County

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* 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

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

### Henry County

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

### Howard County

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

### Humboldt County

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* Humboldt Independent – Humboldt

### Ida County

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* Ida County Courier – Ida Grove

### Iowa County

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* 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

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

### Jasper County

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

### Jefferson County

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* Packwood Clarion-Plainsman – Richland

### Johnson County

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

### Jones County

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

### Keokuk County

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

### Kossuth County

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

### Lee County

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* West Point Bee-Star – West Point

### Linn County

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

### Louisa County

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

### Lucas County

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* Chariton Herald-Patriot – Chariton
* Chariton Leader – Chariton

### Lyon County

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

### Madison County

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* Earlham Advocate – Earlham
* Winterset Madisonian – Winterset
* Earlham Echo – Earlham

### Mahaska County

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* Fremont Village Vine – Fremont
* Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa

### Marion County

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

### Marshall County

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* Mid Iowa Enterprise – – State Center

### Mills County

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* Glenwood Opinion Tribune – Glenwood
* Malvern Leader – Malvern

### Mitchell County

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

### Monona County

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* Mapleton Press – Mapleton
* Onawa Democrat – Onawa
* Onana Sentinel – Onawa

### Monroe County

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

### Montgomery County

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

### Muscatine County

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

### O'Brien County

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* 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

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

### Page County

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

### Palo Alto County

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

### Plymouth County

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

### Pocahontas County

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* Laurens Sun – Laurens
* Pocahontas Record Democrat – Pocahontas

### Polk County

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

### Pottawattamie County

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* Avoca Journal-Herald – Avoca
* Oakland Herald – Oakland

### Poweshiek County

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* Grinnell Herald-Register – Grinnell
* Poweshiek County Chronicle-Republican – Grinnell
* Montezuma Record \- Montezuma

### Ringgold County

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

### Sac County

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

### Scott County

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

### Shelby County

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* Harlan Tribune & News Advertiser – Harlan

### Sioux County

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* 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

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

### Tama County

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

### Taylor County

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

### Union County

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* Creston News Advertiser – Creston
* Star Enterprise – Afton

### Van Buren County

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

### Wapello County

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### Warren County

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

### Washington County

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

### Wayne County

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* Corydon Times-Republican – Corydon
* Seymour Herald – Seymour

### Webster County

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* Dayton Leader – Dayton
* Gowrie News – Gowrie

### Winnebago County

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

### Winneshiek County

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

### Woodbury County

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

### Worth County

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* Northwood Anchor Northwood

### Wright County

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

## Defunct newspapers

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* 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

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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 May 13, 2017.
3. ^ "About Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913–1945". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
4. ^ "About Delaware County news. (Manchester, Iowa) 1896–1912". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
5. ^ "About Der Demokrat. (Davenport, Iowa) 186?–1868". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 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 May 13, 2017.
8. ^ "About The Express-Republican. (Mason City, Iowa) 1886–1893". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
9. ^ "About Iowa state bystander. (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894–1916". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
10. ^ "About Manchester Democrat. (Manchester, Iowa) 1875–1930". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
11. ^ "About The Manchester Democrat-radio. (Manchester, Iowa) 1930–1988". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
12. ^ "About Mason City express. (Mason City, Iowa) 1870–1886". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
13. ^ "About Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903–1916". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
14. ^ "About The political beacon. (Lawrenceburg, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1837–1845". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
15. ^ "About Der tägliche Demokrat. volume (Davenport, Iowa) 186?–1918". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

## External links

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* 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)

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