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57 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, October 9, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend September 29, 2004 Since you asked Tablerock Sentinel was the region’s first paper I’ve seen a few local newspapers come and go. It got me wondering. When was the first newspaper started around here? — Paul G., Wimer With much thanks to Carol Samuelson, library manager of the Southern Oregon Historical Society (and from some of our own records), we have the semi-short answer to your query, Paul. The first newspaper in the state of Oregon was called the Oregon Spectator. The premier issue of this weekly Oregon City newspaper was published on Feb. 5, 1846. Jackson County’s first newspaper was called the Tablerock Sentinel. Mr. W.G. T’Vault, a newspaper publisher from Oregon City, began the little weekly paper in 1855 in Jacksonville. Jackson County’s oldest newspaper still in print is the Ashland Daily Tidings. Its first issue was published on June 17, 1876. Advertisement Medford’s first paper was The Monitor. The weekly paper began its short life in 1885. The Mail Tribune can trace its origins to at least five different long-gone local papers: the Medford Mail, the Ashland Tribune, the Jacksonville Times, the Southern Oregonian and the Sun. The founding of the Mail Tribune dates to 1906, when the Ashland Tribune was moved to Medford, although the two papers did not merge into one until 1909. If you’re still pining for more print news, there’s a book titled "The History of Oregon Newspapers" by George S. Turnbull, available for your perusal at SOHS. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities