List of newspapers in Iowa

This is a list of newspapers in Iowa.

City or metropolitan

 * This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Iowa. For weekly newspapers, see List of newspapers in Iowa.


 * Ames Tribune – Ames
 * Atlantic News-Telegraph – Atlantic
 * Boone News-Republican – Boone
 * Carroll Daily Times Herald – Carroll
 * Cedar Rapids Defender – Cedar Rapids (currently unavailable)
 * Charles City Press – Charles City
 * Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee
 * Clinton Herald – Clinton
 * Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil – Council Bluffs
 * Creston News Advertiser – Creston
 * Des Moines Register – Des Moines
 * Estherville Daily News – Estherville
 * Fort Madison Daily Democrat – Fort Madison
 * The Gazette – Cedar Rapids
 * Globe Gazette – Mason City
 * The Hawk Eye – Burlington
 * Iowa City Press-Citizen – Iowa City
 * Keokuk Daily Gate City – Keokuk
 * Le Mars Daily Sentinel – Le Mars
 * Marshalltown Times Republican – Marshalltown
 * The Messenger – Fort Dodge
 * Southeast Iowa Union – Mount Pleasant (was formerly the Fairfield Daily Ledger, Mount Pleasant News and the Washington Evening Journal)
 * Muscatine Journal – Muscatine
 * Newton Daily News – Newton
 * Oelwein Daily Register – Oelwein
 * The Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa
 * Ottumwa Courier – Ottumwa
 * Quad-City Times – Davenport
 * Sioux City Journal – Sioux City
 * Spencer Daily Reporter – Spencer
 * Telegraph Herald – Dubuque
 * Vinton Cedar Valley Daily Times – Vinton
 * The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier – Waterloo
 * Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal – Webster City

Newspapers published by universities

 * The Daily Iowan – Iowa City
 * The Grand Views – Des Moines
 * Iowa State Daily – Ames
 * The Northern Iowan – Cedar Falls
 * The Scarlet & Black – Grinnell

Agribusiness and business newspapers

 * Des Moines Business Record – Des Moines
 * Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman – Iowa Falls
 * Iowa Farmer Today – Cedar Rapids
 * Quad-City Business Journal – Davenport

Adair County

 * Adair County Free Press – Greenfield
 * Adair News – Adair
 * Fontanelle Observer – Greenfield

Adams County

 * Adams County Free Press – Corning

Allamakee County

 * Allamakee Journal – Lansing
 * Postville Herald – Postville
 * Waukon Standard – Waukon

Appanoose County

 * Moravia Union – Moravia
 * Moulton Tribune – Moulton

Audubon County

 * Audubon County Advocate Journal – Audubon

Benton County

 * Star Press-Union – Belle Plaine
 * Vinton Eagle / Cedar Valley Times – Vinton

Black Hawk County

 * Hudson Herald – Hudson
 * The Progress-Review – La Porte City

Boone County

 * Madrid Register-News – Madrid
 * Ogden Reporter – Ogden

Bremer County

 * Sumner Gazette – Sumner
 * Tripoli Leader – Tripoli
 * Waverly Democrat – Waverly

Buchanan County

 * Independence Bulletin-Journal – Independence
 * Jesup Citizen Herald – Jesup
 * Lamont Leader – Lamont
 * The Winthrop News – Winthrop

Buena Vista County

 * Buena Vista County Journal – Newell, Iowa


 * Storm Lake Times – Storm Lake

Butler County

 * Butler County Tribune-Journal – Allison
 * Clarksville Star – Clarksville

Calhoun County

 * Calhoun County Journal – Manson
 * Lake City Graphic-Advocate – Lake City

Carroll County

 * Breda News – Breda
 * Coon Rapids Enterprise – Coon Rapids
 * Glidden Graphic – Glidden
 * Manning Monitor – Manning

Cass County

 * Anita Tribune – Anita
 * Griswold American – Griswold

Cedar County

 * Lowden Sun-News and Advertiser – Lowden
 * Tipton Conservative – Tipton
 * West Branch Times – West Branch

Cerro Gordo County

 * Mirror Reporter – Clear Lake
 * Pioneer Enterprise – Rockwell

Cherokee County

 * Aurelia Star – Aurelia
 * Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee

Chickasaw County

 * Fredericksburg News – Fredericksburg
 * Nashua Reporter – Nashua
 * New Hampton Economist-Tribune – New Hampton

Clarke County

 * Sentinel Tribune – Osceola

Clay County

 * Everly-Royal News – Everly
 * Peterson Patriot – Peterson
 * Sioux Rapids Bulletin-Press – Sioux Rapids

Clayton County

 * Clayton County Register – Elkader
 * Guttenberg Press – Guttenberg
 * Monona Outlook – Monona
 * North Iowa Times – McGregor
 * Strawberry Point Press-Journal – Strawberry Point

Clinton County

 * The Observer – De Witt

Crawford County

 * Charter Oak-Ute Newspaper – Charter Oak
 * Denison Bulletin-Review – Denison
 * Manilla Times – Manilla
 * Schleswig Leader – Schleswig
 * Westside Observer – Westside

Dallas County

 * Dallas County News – Adel
 * Northeast Dallas County Record – Woodward
 * Perry Chief – Perry

Davis County

 * Bloomfield Democrat – Bloomfield

Decatur County

 * Lamoni Chronicle – Lamoni
 * Leon Journal-Reporter – Leon

Delaware County

 * Delaware County Leader – Hopkinton
 * Edgewood Reminder – Edgewood
 * Manchester Press – Manchester

Des Moines County

 * Burlington Beacon - Burlington
 * Des Moines County News – West Burlington
 * Mediapolis News – Mediapolis
 * The Hawk Eye Newspaper - Burlington

Dickinson County

 * Dickinson County News – Spirit Lake

Dubuque County

 * Cascade Pioneer – Cascade
 * Dyersville Commercial – Dyersville

Emmet County

 * Armstrong Journal – Armstrong
 * Ringsted Dispatch – Armstrong

Fayette County

 * Elgin Echo – Elgin
 * Fayette County Union – West Union
 * Fayette Leader – Fayette
 * Hawkeye Booster – Hawkeye

Floyd County

 * Rockford Register – Nora Springs

Franklin County

 * Conservative Chronicle – Hampton
 * Hampton Chronicle – Hampton
 * Sheffield Press - Sheffield

Fremont County

 * Argus-Herald – Sidney
 * Beacon-Enterprise – Tabor
 * Hamburg Reporter – Hamburg

Greene County

 * Jefferson Herald – Jefferson
 * Scranton Journal – Scranton

Grundy County

 * The Grundy Register – Grundy Center
 * The Record – Conrad
 * Reinbeck Courier – Reinbeck

Guthrie County

 * Bayard News Gazette – Bayard
 * Guthrie Center Times – Guthrie Center
 * Guthrie County Vedette – Panora
 * Stuart Herald – Stuart

Hamilton County

 * South Hamilton Record-News – Jewell
 * Stratford Courier – Stratford

Hancock County

 * Britt News-Tribune – Forest City
 * The Leader – Garner

Hardin County

 * Ackley World Journal – Ackley
 * Eldora Herald-Ledger – Eldora
 * Hardin County Index – Eldora
 * Iowa Falls Times Citizen – Iowa Falls
 * South Hardin Signal-Review – Hubbard

Harrison County

 * Dunlap Reporter – Dunlap
 * Missouri Valley Times-News – Missouri Valley
 * Twiner-Herald – Woodbine and Logan

Henry County

 * New London Journal – New London
 * Winfield Beacon/Wayland News – Winfield

Howard County

 * Cresco Times-Plain Dealer – Cresco
 * Lime Springs Herald – Lime Springs
 * Riceville Recorder – Riceville

Humboldt County

 * Humboldt Independent – Humboldt

Ida County

 * Ida County Courier – Ida Grove

Iowa County

 * Hometown Current – Marengo (consolidation and rebranding of the former North English English Valleys Star and Victor Warrior Tribune newspapers in June 2019)
 * Marengo Pioneer-Republican – Marengo
 * Williamsburg Journal Tribune – Williamsburg

Jackson County

 * Bellevue Herald-Leader – Bellevue
 * Maquoketa Sentinel-Press Maquoketa
 * Preston Times – Preston

Jasper County

 * Colfax Jasper Co. Tribune – Colfax
 * Monroe Legacy – Monroe
 * Prairie City News – Prairie City
 * Sully Hometown Press – Sully

Jefferson County

 * Packwood Clarion-Plainsman – Richland

Johnson County

 * Lone Tree Reporter – Lone Tree
 * North Liberty Leader – North Liberty
 * Solon Economist – Solon

Jones County

 * Anamosa Journal-Eureka – Anamosa
 * Midland Times – Wyoming
 * Monticello Express – Monticello

Keokuk County

 * Keota Eagle – Keota
 * Sigourney News-Review – Sigourney
 * What Cheer Patriot Chronicle – What Cheer

Kossuth County

 * Bancroft Register – Bancroft
 * Swea City Herald-Press – Swea City
 * Titonka Topic – Titonka
 * Upper Des Moines – Algona
 * Whittemore Independent – Whittemore

Lee County

 * West Point Bee-Star – West Point

Linn County

 * Linn News-Letter – Central City
 * Marion Times – Marion
 * Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun – Mount Vernon

Louisa County

 * Columbus Junction Gazette – Columbus Junction
 * Morning Sun News-Herald – Morning Sun
 * Wapello Republican – Wapello

Lucas County

 * Chariton Herald-Patriot – Chariton
 * Chariton Leader – Chariton

Lyon County

 * Doon Press – Doon
 * The Free Lance – Little Rock
 * Lyon County News – George
 * Lyon County Reporter – Rock Rapids
 * West Lyon Herald – Inwood

Madison County

 * Earlham Advocate – Earlham
 * Winterset Madisonian – Winterset
 * Earlham Echo – Earlham

Mahaska County

 * Fremont Village Vine – Fremont
 * Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa

Marion County

 * Knoxville Journal-Express – Knoxville
 * Marion County News – Pleasantville

Marshall County

 * Mid Iowa Enterprise – – State Center

Mills County

 * Glenwood Opinion Tribune – Glenwood
 * Malvern Leader – Malvern

Mitchell County

 * Mitchell County Press-News – Osage
 * Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal – Saint Ansgar
 * Stacyville Monitor Review – Stacyville

Monona County

 * Mapleton Press – Mapleton
 * Onawa Democrat – Onawa
 * Onana Sentinel – Onawa

Monroe County

 * Albia Union-Republican – Albia
 * Monroe County News – Albia

Montgomery County

 * Red Oak Express – Red Oak
 * Villisca Review and Stanton Viking – Villisca

Muscatine County

 * Discover Muscatine – Muscatine
 * West Liberty Index – West Liberty
 * Wilton-Durant Advocate News – Wilton

O'Brien County

 * Hartley Sentinel-News – Hartley
 * The N'West Iowa Review / Sheldon Mail-Sun – Sheldon
 * The O'Brien County Bell – Primghar
 * The Paullina Times – Paullina
 * Sanborn Pioneer – Sanborn

Osceola County

 * Melvin News – Melvin
 * Ocheyedan Press – Ocheyedan
 * Sibley Gazette-Tribune – Sibley

Page County

 * Southwest Iowa Herald – Shenandoah (consolidation of former Clarinda Herald-Journal and Shenandoah Valley News)
 * Essex Independent – Essex

Palo Alto County

 * Emmetsburg Democrat / Emmetsburg Reporter – Emmetsburg
 * Graettinger Times – Graettinger
 * Ruthven Zipcode – Ruthven
 * West Bend Journal – West Bend

Plymouth County

 * Akron Hometowner – Akron
 * Hinton Times – Hinton
 * Kingsley News-Times – Kingsley
 * Remsen Bell-Enterprise – Remsen

Pocahontas County

 * Laurens Sun – Laurens
 * Pocahontas Record Democrat – Pocahontas

Polk County

 * Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index – Altoona
 * Cityview – Johnston

Pottawattamie County

 * Avoca Journal-Herald – Avoca
 * Oakland Herald – Oakland

Poweshiek County

 * Grinnell Herald-Register – Grinnell
 * Poweshiek County Chronicle-Republican – Grinnell
 * Montezuma Record - Montezuma

Ringgold County

 * Diagonal Progress – Diagonal
 * Mount Ayr Record-News – Mount Ayr

Sac County

 * Odebolt Chronicle – Odebolt
 * The Resort – Lake View
 * The Sun – Sac City

Scott County

 * Bettendorf News – Bettendorf
 * The Catholic Messenger – Davenport
 * The North Scott Press – Eldridge

Shelby County

 * Harlan Tribune & News Advertiser – Harlan

Sioux County

 * Hawarden Independent – Hawarden
 * Ireton Examiner – Ireton
 * Rock Valley Bee – Rock Valley
 * Sioux Center News – Sioux Center
 * Sioux County Capital Democrat – Orange City
 * Sioux County Index Reporter – Hull
 * Siouxland Press – Hospers

Story County

 * Nevada Journal – Nevada
 * Story City Herald – Story City
 * Tri-County Times (Iowa) – Slater

Tama County

 * North Tama Telegraph – Traer
 * Northern-Sun Print – Gladbrook
 * Toledo Chronicle – Tama

Taylor County

 * Bedford Times-Press – Bedford
 * Lenox Time Table – Lenox

Union County

 * Star Enterprise – Afton

Van Buren County

 * Van Buren County Leader-Record Farmington
 * Van Buren County Register Keosauqua

Warren County

 * Carlisle Citizen – Carlisle
 * Indianola Independent Advocate – Indianola
 * Indianola Record-Herald & Tribune – Indianola
 * North Warren Town & County News – Norwalk

Washington County

 * Kalona News – Kalona
 * Riverside Current – Riverside
 * Washington Evening Journal – Washington
 * Wellman Advance – Wellman

Wayne County

 * Corydon Times-Republican – Corydon
 * Seymour Herald – Seymour

Webster County

 * Dayton Leader – Dayton
 * Gowrie News – Gowrie

Winnebago County

 * Buffalo Center Tribune – Buffalo Center
 * Thompson Courier and Rake Register – Thompson

Winneshiek County

 * Calmar Courier – Calmar
 * Decorah Journal-Public Opinion – Decorah
 * Ossian Bee – Ossian

Woodbury County

 * Danbury Review – Danbury
 * Moville Record – Moville
 * Sergeant Bluff Advocate – Sergeant Bluff
 * Sioux Valley News – Anthon

Worth County

 * Northwood Anchor Northwood

Wright County

 * Belmond Independent – Belmond
 * Eagle Grove Eagle – Eagle Grove
 * Wright County Monitor – Clarion

Defunct newspapers

 * Cerro Gordo County Republican (Mason City) (1893–1906)
 * Cresco Plain Dealer (Cresco) (1913–1945)
 * Daily Iowegian – Centerville
 * Decorah Posten
 * Delaware County News (Manchester) (1896–1912)
 * Der Demokrat (Davenport) (186?–1868)
 * Denison Herald
 * Des Moines Tribune (1906–1982)
 * Dysart Reporter – Dysart
 * Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown) (1890–1923)
 * Express-Republican (Mason City) (1886–1893)
 * Iowa Bystander (Des Moines) (1894–1916)
 * The Iowa Jewish News
 * Manchester Democrat (1875–1930)
 * Manchester Democrat-Radio (1930–1988)
 * Mason City Express (1870–1886)
 * Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier (1903–1916)
 * Political Beacon (Lawrenceburg) (1837–1845)
 * Sioux City Tribune
 * Tama News-Herald – Tama
 * Traer Star-Clipper – Traer
 * Der tägliche Demokrat (Davenport) (186?–1918)