Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Weirton.

Our newspaper information for Weirton is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 4 papers that were published in the immediate area of Weirton. In addition, the list contains another 70 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Weirton. In total, we've identified 74 papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Weirton.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Weirton.  

Newspapers Published In Weirton ...

We know of 4 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Weirton (between 186? and the present) :

• The Weirton Daily Times (from 1928)
  • Years of publication:  1928 to current
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Weirton Daily Times
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059675
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 2269409
• Weirton Leader-News (from 1921)
  • Years of publication:  1921 to 1928
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for the Weirton Leader-News
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059674
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12818337

The following papers were published when Weirton was known as Hollidays Cove:

• The Little Joker (from 186?)
  • Years of publication:  186? to 18??
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Little Joker
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN96096595
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 36100724
• The Sunbeam (from 18??)
  • Years of publication:  18?? to ????
  • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  • Catalog Card for The Sunbeam
  • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88080934
  • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 16576209

Newspapers Neighboring Weirton ...

The following newspapers were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Weirton.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Weirton.

• Published In Steubenville [Jefferson County] ...
  • We know of 52 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Steubenville. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Steubenville
  • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Weirton. This extended list includes all the papers from Steubenville. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Weirton
• Published In Toronto [Jefferson County] ...
  • Toronto Tribune (from 1879)
    • Years of publication:  1879 to 1990
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Toronto Tribune
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN88078272
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 2268626
• Published In Follansbee [Brooke County] ...
  • Mill Town Review (from 1911)
    • Years of publication:  1911 to 1915
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Mill Town Review
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059572
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698671
• Published In Mingo Junction [Jefferson County] ...
  • Mingo News (from 19??)
    • Published during 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Mingo News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91069764
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24168173
• Published In Wintersville [Jefferson County] ...
  • The Citizen (from 1970)
    • Years of publication:  1970 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Citizen
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN89076150
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 19290354
• Published In New Cumberland  ...
  • Hancock County Courier (from 1943)
    • Years of publication:  1943 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hancock County Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059697
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12818418
  • Hancock County Independent (from 1877)
    • Years of publication:  1877 to 189?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hancock County Independent
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059677
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 2261733
  • Hancock Courier (from 1925)
    • Years of publication:  1925 to 1943
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Hancock Courier
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059679
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12818374
  • The Independent (from 189?)
    • Years of publication:  189? to 1965
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Independent
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059678
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12818361
• Published In Wellsburg [Brooke County] ...
  • Brooke County Record (from 1928)
    • Years of publication:  1928 to 19??
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Brooke County Record
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059577
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698608
  • Brooke News (from 1937)
    • Years of publication:  1937 to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Brooke News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059576
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698602
  • The Daily Herald (from 1897)
    • Years of publication:  1897 to 1964
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Daily Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059582
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698639
  • The Pan-handle News (from 1868)
    • Years of publication:  1868 to 1914
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Pan-handle News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN84026838
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 10694440
  • The Spokesman (from 1935)
    • Published during 1935
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Spokesman
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059579
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698618
  • The Wellsburg Brooke County Daily Herald (from 1964)
    • Years of publication:  1964 to 1971
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wellsburg Brooke County Daily Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059583
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698650
  • The Wellsburg Democrat (from 1866)
    • The first year of publication was in 1866, with an unknown end date
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wellsburg Democrat
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN93065805
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 29485936
  • The Wellsburg News (from 1914)
    • Years of publication:  1914 to 1918
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Wellsburg News
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059574
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698676
  • Wellsburg Brooke County Herald (from 1971)
    • Years of publication:  1971 to 1974
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Wellsburg Brooke County Herald
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059584
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698657
  • Wellsburg Times (from 1921)
    • Years of publication:  1921 to 192?
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for the Wellsburg Times
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85059578
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12698614

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Weirton: www.cityofweirton.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/