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Lebanon Express
Front page on March 5, 1887
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerLee Enterprises
FounderJ.H. Stine
FoundedFebruary 26, 1887; 139 years ago (1887-02-26)
Ceased publication
January 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters
CountryUnited States
Circulation2,149 (as of 2014)[1]
ISSN2472-6648
OCLC number38041261
Websitelebanon-express.com

The Lebanon Express was a weekly newspaper published in Lebanon, Oregon, from 1887 to 2023.[1]

History

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On Sept. 10, 1886 J.H. Stine published the first edition of the Brownsville Informant in Brownsville, Oregon.[2] After a year, he discontinued the Informant, and relocated his printing plant to Lebanon, Oregon, to launch a new paper.[3]

On Feb. 26, 1887, J. H. Stine published the first edition of the Lebanon Express.[4] Stine sold the paper after a year to Hugh Yandel Kirkpatrick and T.B. Bugler,[5] who sold out after two months.[6]

In 1891, George L. Alexander and Mr. Adams launched The Weekly Advance in Eugene, Oregon.[7] It was affiliated with the Farmers' Alliance. After a month, the two relocated the Advance to Lebanon.[8] In 1892, Adams left the firm.[9]

On April 15, 1897, Kirkpatrick and Alexander merged the Express and the Advance to form the Lebanon Express-Advance.[10] In 1912, the name was changed back to the Lebanon Express.[11]

In 1913, Kirkpatrick sold out to Alexander after becoming the town's postmaster.[12] H.E Brown, formerly of the Independence Express, the bought a half-interest,[13] but exited the firm after a year.[14] In 1920, T.R. MacMillan became a co-owner.[15]

In 1936, Alexander and MacMillan sold the paper to Harry W. Fredericks and Robert M. Hayden.[16] In 1940, Hayden became the sole owner,[17] and operated the Express for 34 years until selling it in 1970 to the Democrat-Herald Publishing Co.[18]

Capital Cities purchased the company in 1980,[19] which itself was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 1995.[20] Disney sold its Oregon newspapers to Lee Enterprises in 1997.[21] The Express published its final edition on Jan. 18, 2023 and rolled coverage of the area into the Albany Democrat-Herald.[22][23][24]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Lebanon Express". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Current Events". Albany Democrat. September 3, 1886. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Newspaper Talk". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. February 24, 1887. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Lebanon Express: Oldest business in town, but no longer locally-owned". Albany Democrat-Herald. September 23, 2009. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Jottings About Town". Morning Daily Herald. Albany, Oregon. March 23, 1888. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Newspaper Change". Morning Daily Herald. Albany, Oregon. May 16, 1888. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Notice". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. July 15, 1891. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Gone To Lebanon". The Twice-A Week Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 15, 1891. p. 5.
  9. ↑ "Notice". The Eugene Guard. October 22, 1892. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Consolidation". The Lebanon Express. April 15, 1898. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Notice". The Eugene Guard. July 12, 1913. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Notice". The Polk County Itemizer and Observer. Dallas, Oregon. August 8, 1913. p. 2.
  14. ↑ "Alexander Takes Express". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. February 25, 1914. p. 16.
  15. ↑ Alexander, George L.; MacMillan, T.R. (March 17, 1920). "A Change In The Express". The Lebanon Express. p. 2.
  16. ↑ "Lebanon Express Sold; News Owners Take Possession". Albany Democrat-Herald. September 3, 1936. p. 1.
  17. ↑ "Hayden Sole Owner Lebanon Express". Albany Democrat-Herald. October 23, 1940. p. 8.
  18. ↑ "Albany Company Acquires Lebanon, Ashland Papers". The Capital Journal. March 4, 1970. p. 1.
  19. ↑ "Paper sale should be final today". Albany Democrat-Herald. July 14, 1980. p. 3.
  20. ↑ Geraldine Fabrikant (January 5, 1996). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS;Disney and ABC Shareholders Solidly Approve Merger Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Lee Enterprises closes purchase of Oregon newspapers from ABC". The Oregonian. September 9, 1997. p. 45.
  22. ↑ "Page A1". Lebanon Express. Retrieved January 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ Lehman, Chris M. (January 20, 2023). "Oregon loses yet another newspaper". KLCC. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  24. ↑ Moody, Jennifer (February 16, 2023). "Remembering the Express". Lebanon Local. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
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