The following newspapers are available on microfilm in the library. The years given below indicate general coverage; many papers in the 19th century contain gaps of weeks, months, or years. Most papers are weekly and only the Monmouth Herald has some indexing.

Years Published		Name and City of Publication
1868-1869		Polk County Signal, Dallas, OR
1870-1874		Liberal Republican, Dallas, OR
1870-1881		Monmouth Pacific Christian Messenger, Monmouth, OR
1876-1926		Polk County Itemizer, Dallas, OR
1882-1887		Monmouth Christian Herald, Monmouth, OR
1884-1901		Independence West Side, Independence, OR
1888-1917		Polk County Observer, Dallas, OR
1890-1901		West Side Enterprise, Independence, OR
1894-1969		Independence Enterprise, Independence, OR
1903-1913		Polk County Itemizer, Dallas, OR
1908-1969		Monmouth Herald, Monmouth, OR
1912-1918		Independence Monitor, Independence, OR
1918-1918		Western Youth, Independence, OR
1918-1921		Polk County Post, Independence, OR
1922-1927		Polk County Observer, Dallas, OR
1924-1974		Willamina Times, Willamina, OR
1924-1989		LAMRON (WOU student newspaper) Monmouth, OR; continued by Western Star
1927-		Polk County Itemizer-Observer, Dallas, OR
1938-1939		West Side Mail, West Salem, OR
1969-1975		Independence Enterprise/Monmouth Herald, Independence and Monmouth, OR
1970-1978		Polk Sun, Monmouth, OR
1972-1975		Independence Enterprise Herald, Independence, OR
1979-1992		Sun Enterprise, Monmouth, OR
1989-		Western Star (WOU student newspaper) Monmouth, OR