The Observer (La Grande)

The (La Grande) ObserverType| Weekly newspaper

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Owner(s)| EO Media Group
Founded| 1896
Headquarters| La Grande, Oregon
Circulation| 2,662 Print
453 Digital (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number| 30722076
Website| lagrandeobserver.com

The Observer, established in 1896,[2] is a newspaper that serves Union and Wallowa counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its headquarters are in La Grande, the seat of Union County. The Observer circulates Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.[2] EO Media Group based in Salem, Oregon, publishes the newspaper.[2]

## History

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The Observer was founded in 1896.[2]

In 2012, the newspaper reduced its frequency from five days a week to three days a week, publishing issues on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[3]

In June 2019, EO Media Group purchased The Observer and Baker City Herald after Western Communications Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.[4][5] Lawyers for Western Communications told the bankruptcy court the plan was to sell the property and buildings, according to court records.[4] Earlier in 2019, the motor failed on the 53-year-old press that had long printed The Observer and Baker City Herald and the two newspapers had to be printed on the East Oregonian’s press in Pendleton.[4]

In June 2024, EO Media Group announced The Observer will cease print publication and go online-only. All print subscribers will instead receive the East Oregonian, published weekly and including news from The Observer's website.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
2. ^ a b c d "About The Observer". The Observer. November 4, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
3. ^ Cockle, Richard (2012-06-06). "Observer newspaper in La Grande reduces publication to 3 days a week". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
4. ^ a b c "EO Media Group to purchase La Grande, Baker City papers". East Oregonian. June 4, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
5. ^ "Purchase of Observer, Herald becomes final". East Oregonian. June 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
6. ^ "EO Media Group announces changes to newspaper operations". East Oregonian. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
7. ^ Buckley, Kyra (June 3, 2024). "Company that runs Bulletin, other Northwest newspapers to slash workforce and scale back print distribution". OPB. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

General members|

* Albany Democrat-Herald
* Appeal Tribune
* Argus Observer
* Ashland Daily Tidings
* Baker City Herald
* Bandon Western World
* Beaverton Valley Times
* Blue Mountain Eagle
* The Bulletin
* Burns Times-Herald
* Canby Herald
* Central Oregonian
* The Chronicle
* The Clatskanie Chief
* Columbia County Spotlight
* Columbia Gorge News
* The Columbia Press
* The Coquille Valley Sentinel
* Corvallis Gazette-Times
* Cottage Grove Sentinel
* The Creswell Chronicle
* Curry Coastal Pilot
* Curry County Reporter
* The Daily Astorian
* Daily Journal of Commerce
* Dead Mountain Echo
* The Douglas County Mail
* Douglas County News
* The Drain Enterprise
* East Oregonian
* Estacada News
* Grants Pass Daily Courier
* Headlight-Herald
* Hells Canyon Journal
* Heppner Gazette-Times
* Herald and News
* The Hermiston Herald
* The Hillsboro Argus
* Hood River News
* Illinois Valley News
* Keizertimes
* Lake County Examiner
* Lake Oswego Review
* Lebanon Express
* The Madras Pioneer
* Mail Tribune
* Malheur Enterprise
* Molalla Pioneer
* Myrtle Point Herald
* The New Era
* The Newberg Graphic
* The News Guard
* The News-Review
* News-Register
* News-Times (Forest Grove)
* News-Times (Newport)
* The Observer
* The Oregonian
* The Outlook
* Pendleton Record
* Polk County Itemizer-Observer
* The Redmond Spokesman
* The Register-Guard
* Rogue River Press
* Sandy Post
* Siuslaw News
* Springfield Times
* Statesman Journal
* The Stayton Mail
* The Dalles Chronicle
* The Times
* The Times
* The Times-Journal
* The Umpqua Post
* The World
* Valley Herald
* Wallowa County Chieftain
* West Linn Tidings
* Wilsonville Spokesman
* Woodburn Independent

Associate members|

* Forest Grove Leader
* The Bee
* Cannon Beach Gazette
* Capital Press
* Cascade Business News
* Catholic Sentinel/El Centinela
* The Charbonneau Villager
* Clackamas Review
* Coast River Business Journal
* Eugene Weekly
* Hillsboro Tribune
* Lebanon Local
* The Mountain Times
* Newberry Eagle
* North Coast Citizen
* Northwest Boomer & Senior News
* Nugget Newspaper
* Port Orford News
* Portland Tribune
* The Regal Courier
* Salem Weekly
* Seaside Signal
* The Sherwood Gazette
* Smoke Signals
* The Source Weekly
* Southwest Community Connection
* Spilyay Tymoo
* Upper Rogue Independent
* Washington County Argus
* Wheeler County News
* Willamette Week

* Oregon Association of Broadcasters
* Oregon State Bar

Collegiate members|

* The Advocate (Mount Hood Community College)
* The Beacon (University of Portland)
* The Broadside (University of Portland)
* Byline (Rogue Community College)
* Chemeketa Courier (Chemeketa Community College)
* Clackamas Print (Clackamas Community College)
* Willamette Collegian (Willamette University)
* The Commuter (Chemeketa Community College)
* The Crescent (George Fox University)
* The Daily Barometer (Oregon State University)
* The Hilltop (Corban University)
* The Linfield Review (Linfield College)
* The Mainstream (Umpqua Community College)
* Daily Emerald (University of Oregon)
* The Pacific Index (Pacific University)
* The Pioneer Log (Lewis & Clark College)
* The Rearguard (Portland State University)
* The Siskiyou (Southern Oregon University)
* The Southwester (Southwestern Oregon Community College)
* The Ignite (New Hope Christian College)
* The Voice (Multnomah Bible College)
* The Torch (Lane Community College)
* Daily Vanguard (Portland State University)
* The Voice (Eastern Oregon University)
* Western Oregon Journal (Western Oregon University)

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