''Øvre Smaalenene'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in

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county. It was established as ''Askims Avis'' on 7 May 1902, but changed its name to ''Øvre Smaalenene'' (modern: "Upper Østfold") in 1903. The first year it was published by Ole Lingjærde and Fredrik Maseng with a

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affiliation. It was mainly politically independent after that. and in addition to Askim it also covered the municipalities of Spydeberg, Hobøl and

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. Its circulation was about 3,000 in the interwar period, then 4,933 in 1950, 6,460 in 1970 and 7,061 in 1983. In 1990, it absorbed the somewhat smaller '' Østfold-Posten'', because both newspapers were bought by A-pressen, and the circulation rose to 9,505. In 1997, it merged with the

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-based newspaper ''Indre Smaalenenes Avis'', which continued, from 2003 under the name '' Smaalenenes Avis''. However, the newspaper was moved back to Askim.

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