| The Oskaloosa Herald | |
| Type: | Semi-weekly newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | 1850 |
| Owners: | CNHI |
| Publisher: | Deb Van Engelenhoven |
| Editor: | Kyle Ocker |
| Headquarters: | 219 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 United States |
| Circulation: | 1,679 |
| Circulation Date: | April 2023 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
| Sister Newspapers: | Iowa: |
The Oskaloosa Herald is a semi-weekly newspaper published in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and covering Mahaska County, Iowa and Marion County, Iowa. The newspaper publishes semi-weekly on Tuesday and Friday, and also publishes the Oskaloosa Shopper.[2] It is owned by CNHI.[3]
The paper was founded by John R. Needham and Hugh McNelley in 1850.[4] [5] Tri-Cities Newspapers acquired the paper in 1970.[6] Boone Newspapers took over ownership in 1975.[7] [8] Donrey Media Group sold the paper to Community Newspaper Holdings (later shortened to CNHI) in 1998.[9]
In May 2020, the CNHI publications Journal-Express and Pella Chronicle were discontinued and merged with The Oskaloosa Herald; these were two of the 16 publications shut down by owner CNHI due to business losses associated with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[10]
In June 2023, the Herald closed its building on A Avenue West and moved to 219 High Avenue East, near Oskaloosa's town square.[11]