Spokane County, Washington Newspapers
Below is a sortable list of historical Spokane County, Washington Newspapers, compiled November, 2013. It provides: 1) links to online copies before 1950's; and libraries where hard copies can be found
The newspapers are listed by the area they served, so some may have been published in other counties or even out of state.
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Newspapers have increasingly come online starting in the late 1980's. See OnlineNewspapers.com, RefDesk.com, or do a Google search for Online Newspapers. |
Sortable Table
- Key: Chronicling America (CA) · Washington Secretary of State (SOS) · University of Washington Digital Collections (UWA)
Note: Chronicling America lists newspapers by areas served rather than where published. As a result, some are not in this county or even out of state.
| Tip: Sorting by year, then by town puts earliest years first. Sort "Remarks" for language newspapers. |
| Town | Title of Newspaper | Years Published |
Libraries with copies | Online | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spangle | Spangle spirit | 191?-???? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Western mining news | 1968-current | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane community press | 1977-1979 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Northwest Indian times [microform] | 1969-current | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls review [electronic resource] | 1883-1890 | CA | ||
| North Yakima | Ranche and range [microform] | 1897-1902 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Washington farmer [microform] | 1914-1971 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls chronicle [microform] | 1881-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Central/county community press | 1979-1980 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Svenska nordvästern | 1907-1920 | CA | Languages: Swedish | |
| Spokane | The Spokane press. online resourc | 1902-1939 | CA | ||
| Cheney | The north-west tribune [microform] | 1880-1892 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane skandinav | 18??-1924 | CA | Languages: English, Norwegian | |
| Spokane | Spokane daily chronicle | 1890-1982 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls review | 1883-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls review | 1889-1891 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Morning review | 1885-1889 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokane review | 1891-1894 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane evening review | 1884-1885 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls evening review | 1884-1884 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane [natural] [microform] | 1967-1970 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Coeur d'Alene miner | 1884-???? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokesman-review | 1896-1929 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokesman-review | 1894-current | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokesman-review | 1???-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Provincial press | 1968-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane | North-west tribune rural | 1891-1895 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Senior times. volum | 1977-current | CA | ||
| Olympia | Agricultural grange news | 1912-1927 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Bulletin | 1918-1919 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Weekly bulletin | 1918-1919 | CA | ||
| Cheney | Cheney sentinel | 1882-188? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The evening chronicle | 19??-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane Sunday sun | 1891-189? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Freemen's labor journal | 1894-1904 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Columbus record | 19??-???? | CA | Languages: English, Italian | |
| Spokane | Northwest Indian times | 1969-???? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Inland Empire observer | 1982-1982 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Fairchild times | 19??-1986 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Winston's weekly | 1903-1904 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Washington farm news | 193?-194? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane daily times | 1929-1931 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Der Deutsch-Amerikanische Farmer | 189?-189? | CA | Languages: German | |
| Spokane | Spokane record | 1904-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Spokane news | 1887-18?? | CA | ||
| Fairfield | The Fairfield observer | 1895-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Daily Spokane globe | 1890-189? | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Spokane globe | 1888-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The eye opener | 1920-1920 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Sunday morning call | 1899-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokane woman | 1921-1935 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Woman's news | 1936-193? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The daily times | 1894-189? | CA | ||
| Opportunity | The Valley herald | 199?-199? | CA | ||
| Cheney | Cheney free press | 1896-current | CA | ||
| Spokane | Northwest mining truth | 1916-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The spotlight | 19??-19?? | CA | ||
| Sandpoint | The Panhandle citizen | 1932-1942 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Idaho farm news | 1918-1937 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Provincial press | 1970-1972 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane [natural] | 1967-1970 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Spokan times | 1879-1882 | CA | ||
| Cheney | The Cheney independent | 1926-192? | CA | ||
| Spangle | The Spangle banner | 1983-1984 | CA | ||
| Cheney | Cheney enterprise | 1890-1892 | CA | ||
| Fairfield | Fairfield messenger | 1934-???? | CA | ||
| Spangle | Spangle spirit | 191?-???? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Nez Perce County herald | 191?-???? | CA | ||
| Hillyard | Hillyard news | 1???-1913 | CA | ||
| Deer Park | Tri-county tribune | 1953-19?? | CA | ||
| Deer Park | Deer Park union | 1906-1953 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Industrial worker | 1909-1913 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Kittitas County leader | 1929-1942 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The KFPY farmer | 1945-194? | CA | ||
| Medical Lake | Medical Lake enterprise | 1922-1943 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Stevens County farm news | 1921-1943 | CA | ||
| Valleyford | Valleyford reporter | 1927-1940 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Okanogan County rancher | 1922-1942 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Svenska pressen | 1923-1943 | CA | Languages: English, Swedish | |
| Spokane | Whitman County farmer | 1922-1947 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Washington post | 1892-1936 | CA | Languages: German | |
| Spokane | Spokane post | 1889-1892 | CA | Languages: German | |
| Spokane | Farm and market journal | 1923-1933 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Chelan County courier | 1929-1942 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Douglas County farmer | 1922-1942 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane inside | 1979-1979 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Journal of business | 1986-current | CA | ||
| Spokane | Latah county advocate | 1922-1938 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Inland herald | 1910-1911 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Lincoln County farmer | 1922-1947 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Kootenai county news | 192?-1938 | CA | ||
| Latah | Latah citizen | 1927-1938 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Western rancher | 1965-197? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokane County news | 1898-1953 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Northwest temperence advocate | 1888-1888 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Labor world | 1894-19?? | CA | ||
| Cheney | The North-west tribune | 1880-1892 | CA | ||
| Cheney | Sentinel | 1882-1902 | CA | ||
| Deer Park | The Argus/tribune | 1983-1983 | CA | ||
| Deer Park | The tribune | 1983-1987 | CA | ||
| Deer Park | Tri-County tribune | 1987-current | CA | ||
| Deer Park | Deer Park union combined with Spokane County news | 1953-1953 | CA | ||
| Elk | The Elk sentinel | 1926-1934 | CA | ||
| Fairfield | The Fairfield standard | 1896-19?? | CA | ||
| Rockford | Rockford register | 1901-1948 | CA | ||
| Fairfield | Pick, plow and ax | 1890-1??? | CA | ||
| Latah | Latah times | 1889-19?? | CA | ||
| Medical Lake | The Medical Lake ledger | 1888-1898 | CA | ||
| Medical Lake | Medical Lake press | 1882-1??? | CA | ||
| Opportunity | Spokane Valley herald | 19??-199? | CA | ||
| Rockford | The Realm | 1889-1891 | CA | ||
| Rockford | The Bunch grass realm | 1888-1889 | CA | ||
| Rockford | Rockford enterprise | 1885-1900 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The citizen | 1908-1913 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The daily tribune | 1893-1896 | CA | ||
| Hillyard (Spokane P.O.) | Inland empire news | 1900-1959 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Orator-outburst | 1906-1909 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The outburst | 1904-1906 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Saturday spectator | 1902-1903 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The outburst | 1892-1902 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Spokan times | 1879-1882 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane commercial advertiser | 1888-1888 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The falls | 1974-1980 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The Spokane independent | 1882-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane weekly chronicle | 1891-1967 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls chronicle | 1881-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The vanguard | 1932-1932 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Washington populist | 18??-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane community press | 1980-1981 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Spokane chronicle | 1982-current | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls daily chronicle | 18??-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane evening chronicle | 1886-18?? | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls evening chronicle | 1886-1886 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Twice-a-week spokesman-review | 1896-1896 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Weekly spokesman-review | 1894-1896 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokane weekly review | 1891-1894 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Weekly spokesman | 18??-1893 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane Falls weekly review | 1890-1891 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Spokane spokesman | 1890-1893 | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | Morning spokesman | 1890-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokesman Falls | The spokesman | 1890-1890 | CA | ||
| Spokane | Social vanguard | 1931-19?? | CA | ||
| Spokane | The Spokane press | 1902-1939 | CA | ||
| Olympia | Agricultural grange news [microform] | 1912-1927 | CA | ||
| Spokane | The New time | 1902-19?? | CA | ||
| Opportunity | Valley news herald | 199?-current | CA | ||
| Spokane | Industrial worker [microform] | 1909-1913 | CA | ||
| Deep Creek Falls | The gate city herald | 1890-1??? | CA | ||
| Spangle | The Spangle record | 188?-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane Falls | The news | 188?-1??? | CA | ||
| Spokane | Washington farmer | 1914-1971 | CA | ||
| North Yakima | Ranche and range | 1897-1902 | CA |
Sources Used
This list was first generated (October 2013) from:
- Chronicling America's "US Newspaper Directory, 1690–present", accessed October 2013.
- Washington Secretary of State, accessed October 2013.
- University of Washington