The Oskaloosa Herald is a weekly newspaper published in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and covering Mahaska County, Iowa and Marion County, Iowa. The newspaper publishes weekly on Saturdays, and also publishes the Oskaloosa Shopper. It is owned by CNHI.
History The paper was founded by John R. Needham and Hugh McNelley in 1850.Annals of Iowa, p. 544 (January 1923)Portrait and Biographical Album of Mahaska County, Iowa, pp. 517-19 (1887) Tri-Cities Newspapers acquired the paper in 1970.(2 April 1970). Iowa Paper Purchased, The Times Tri-Cities Daily Boone Newspapers took over ownership in 1975. Donrey Media Group sold the paper to Community Newspaper Holdings (later shortened to CNHI) in 1998.(20 July 1998). Donrey Unloads 28 Smaller Papers, Arkansas Business
In May 2020, the CNHI publications Journal-Express and Pella Chronicle were discontinued and merged with The Oskaloosa Herald; these were two of the 16 publications shut down by owner CNHI due to business losses associated with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
In June 2023, the Herald closed its building on A Avenue West and moved to 219 High Avenue East, near Oskaloosa's town square.(9 June 2023). , Oskaloosa Herald
In March 2025, the Herald announced it would cease its Tuesday publication and become a weekly newspaper publishing on Saturdays, citing the rising costs of producing and distributing a printed newspaper.
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