History of Weber County Newspapers

This is the most complete list of newspapers I was able to identify as being published in Ogden. Not all newspapers are extant and only some of these are available on microfilm at the Weber County Library.


NewspaperFrequencyBeginEndContinued byNotes
Salt Lake Daily TelegraphDMay 1869ca Jul 1869  
Ogden JunctionSWJan 1870Jan 1879Daily Ogden Junction 
Ogden JunctionDSep 1872Jan 1879Daily Ogden Junction 
Daily Ogden JunctionDJan 1879Feb 1881 Ceased publication
Ogden FreemanSW18741879  
Evening Dispatch?Jan 1879Feb 1880Rustler 
Rustler?Jan 1880Mar 1880 Ceased publication
Utah Daily Union 18881891? Ceased publication
Ogden Daily Herald (evening)DMay 1881Jul 1887Ogden Morning Herald 
Ogden Morning HeraldDJul 1887Dec 1887Standard 
Ogden Post and Theatre GramsWDec 19261934Ogden PostCeased publication
Ogden PostWNov 19271934?  
Junction CityWMar 18911891 Ceased publication
Ogden Daily PilotDMar 1881   
Ogden Daily CommercialDApr 1889Jul 1891Ogden Commercial 
Ogden CommercialDJul 1891Aug 1891  
Weber County TimesWApr 18991901 Merger of Brigham Bugler and Bimetallist; Ceased publication
StandardDJan 1888Oct 1902Ogden Standard 
Semi-Weekly StandardSWJan 1888Sep 1902Weekly Standard and Weekly Sun 
Weekly Standard(Fri)Sep 1902Apr 1909Semi-Weekly Standard 
Weekly Sun(Tues)Sep 1902Apr 1909Semi-Weekly Standard 
Semi-Weekly StandardSWApr 1909Sep 1911 Ceased publication
Ogden StandardDOct 1902Aug 1910Evening Standard 
Evening StandardDAug 1910Apr 1913Ogden Standard 
Ogden StandardDApr 1913Apr 1920Standard Examiner 
Morning ExaminerDJan 1904Aug 1910Morning StandardAbsorbed UT State Journal
Morning StandardDAug 1910Dec 1911  
Ogden ExaminerDApr 1912Apr 1920Standard ExaminerMerger of Standard and Examiner
Standard ExaminerDApr 1920Dec 1921Ogden Standard Examiner 
Ogden Standard ExaminerDJan 1922Jan 1988Standard Examiner 
Standard ExaminerDJan 1988present  

Newspapers on Microfilm

These newspapers are available on microfilm at the Weber County Library, Main Branch

Ogden Daily Commercial – 4 Apr 1890-1 Oct 1890
The Ogden Junction – 1 Jan 1870-30 Aug 1873 (no 1872)
Ogden Junction Evening Daily – 22 Sep 1873-31 Jan 1879
Ogden Junction Daily – 1 Feb 1879 – 14 Feb 1881 (1 Feb 1879-16 Feb 1881)
Semi-weekly Ogden Junction – 1 Jan 1870 – 17 Jan 1880 (no 1872)
Ogden Herald – 2 May 1881 – 16 Jul 1887 (some missing) – continued by Ogden Morning Herald
Ogden Morning Herald – 19 Jul 1887 – 31 Dec 1887 (some missing) – continued by The Standard
Semi-weekly Standard – 4 Jan 1888 – 1 Sep 1911 (some missing)
The Standard – 1 Jan 1888 – 30 Apr 1903
Ogden Standard – 1 May 1903 – 1 Aug 1910
The Morning Examiner – 1 Jan 1904 – 31 Dec 1911
The Ogden Examiner – 1 Apr 1912 – 4 Apr 1920 (some missing)
The Evening Standard – 16 Aug 1910 – 15 Jul 1913
The Ogden Standard – 16 Jul 1913 – 31 Mar 1920 – continued by The Standard Examiner
The Standard Examiner – 1 Apr 1920 – 13 Dec 1921 – continued by Ogden Standard Examiner
Ogden Standard Examiner – 1 Jan 1922 – 31 Dec 1987 – continued by Standard Examiner
Standard Examiner – 1 Jan 1988 – Present

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