Lebanon Express

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)
ISSN2472-6648
OCLC number38041261
Websitelebanon-express.com

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

History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.