The Umpqua Post is a weekly newspaper

Newspaper

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 serving Reedsport, Oregon

Reedsport, Oregon

Reedsport is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,154.- History :Reedsport was established on the estuary of the Umpqua River on January 7, 1852. It was named for a local settler, Alfred W. Reed, who founded the city in 1912...

, United States and the surrounding area in Douglas

Douglas County, Oregon

-National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -...

 and Coos

Coos County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siskiyou National Forest *Siuslaw National Forest - Incorporated cities:- Unincorporated communities and CDPs:-See also:...

 counties. It is owned by Southwestern Oregon Publishing Company,
a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises

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 and is published each Wednesday by The World

The World (Coos Bay)

The World is a daily newspaper in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. From its office in downtown Coos Bay on Commercial Avenue, The World serves Oregon's South Coast, including the cities of Coos Bay, North Bend, Reedsport, Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point.Circulation is 12,250 on weekday afternoons...

newspaper in Coos Bay

Coos Bay, Oregon

Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city borders the city of North Bend, and together they are often referred to as one entity called either Coos Bay-North Bend or the Bay Area...

. The paper is distributed in Reedsport and nearby Gardiner

Gardiner, Oregon

Gardiner is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, across the Umpqua River from Reedsport. It is located on U.S. Route 101....

, Scottsburg

Scottsburg, Oregon

Scottsburg is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Umpqua River and Oregon Route 38, and is about 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean. It was once a growing town but after a large flood in December 1861 the town declined.Scottsburg was named for...

, Elkton

Elkton, Oregon

Elkton is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the lower Umpqua River, at the junction of Oregon Route 38 and Oregon Route 138, about west of Interstate 5 and about west of Drain...

, Winchester Bay

Winchester Bay, Oregon

Winchester Bay is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Winchester Bay as a census-designated place...

 and Coos Bay. Total circulation each week is 1,528 copies.

The Post was first published on November 4, 1996, by founders Elizabeth Adamo and Nancie Hammond. The paper was purchased by Pulitzer, Inc.

Pulitzer, Inc.

Founded by Joseph Pulitzer , Pulitzer Inc., owned 14 daily newspapers across the United States, and one weekly chain. Its papers included the St...

in 2004. Ownership shifted to Lee in 2005 with that company's acquisition of Pulitzer.
Lori Newman took over as editor in June 2009.