Ogden Newspapers

Ogden Newspapers Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryNewspapers, Magazines, Yellow Pages
Founded1890; 136 years ago (1890)
HeadquartersWheeling, West Virginia
Key peopleBob Nutting (CEO and president)
Duane D. Wittman (CFO)
Bill Nutting (VP)
Products54 daily newspapers
81 weekly newspapers, shoppers, and magazines
Number of employees
3,500
Websiteogdennews.com

Ogden Newspapers Inc. is a Wheeling, West Virginia based publisher of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, and shoppers guides. It has operations in California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, serving mostly small markets, such as Cape Coral, Florida, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Lawrence, Kansas.

History

The company was founded by H.C. Ogden in 1890, and is currently run by the family of his grandson, G. Ogden Nutting. Current CEO Bob Nutting, son of G. Ogden Nutting, is the fourth generation of the Ogden-Nutting family to run the company, and is also principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In October 1984, two Ogden newspapers (The Intelligencer and The Evening Journal) dropped the Doonesbury comic strip because they objected to Doonesbury's coverage of Ronald Reagan.

On January 30, 2018, it emerged that the company was the apparent high bid to purchase the bankrupt Charleston Gazette-Mail. It withdrew the bid on March 8, 2018. Also in March 2018, the company purchased all newspapers owned by the Byrd family. The sale included The Winchester Star, Daily News-Record, The Page News and Courier, The Warren Sentinel, The Shenandoah Valley-Herald and The Valley Banner.

On January 1, 2022, Ogden Newspapers took over Swift Communications, which has publications in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. In 2024, Ogden purchased The Dominion Post of Morgantown, West Virginia. In 2025, Ogden agreed to license the content management system LocalRoad from CherryRoad Media. In 2026, Ogden sold The Maui News to a local nonprofit.

Magazines

Kansas

Newspapers

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California

Colorado

Florida

Iowa

Kansas

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New York

North Dakota

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

References

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  12. ↑ "The Maui News to be sold to Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative". The Maui News. July 30, 2026. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
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