The ''Argus Observer'' is the daily
newspaper of
Ontario,
Oregon,
United States.
The newspaper was established on January 6, 1897, and went through several names and owners before becoming the ''Argus Observer'', which is a reference to
Argus Panoptes
Argus or Argos Panoptes ( grc, Ἄργος Πανόπτης, All-seeing Argos) is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.
Mythology
Argus Panoptes (), guardian of the heifer-nymph Io and son of Arestor and probably Mycene (in other version so ...
, a creature from
Greek mythology that had 100 eyes.
The ''Argus Observer'' is owned by
Wick Communications.
The ''Argus'' was founded January 6, 1897 as the ''District Silver Advocate'', originally in
Vale, Oregon. It later changed its name to the ''Advocate'', and became an organ of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
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*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
. Don Carlos Boyd purchased it in 1900, changing its allegiance to
Republican, assuming the name ''Argus'', and moving it to Ontario. In the paper's first decade it was generally a weekly newspaper, with at least two short-lived efforts to switch to daily publication.
The ''Eastern Oregon Observer'' was founded in Ontario by
Elmo Smith
Elmo Everett Smith (November 19, 1909July 15, 1968) was an American Republican politician who served as the 27th Governor of Oregon from 1956 to 1957.
Early life
Smith was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on November 19, 1909. At the age of ten ...
in 1937.
The two newspapers merged in 1947, and assumed a daily publication schedule in 1970.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Oregon
References
External links
*
1897 establishments in Oregon
Publications established in 1897
Ontario, Oregon
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
Wick Communications publications
Newspapers published in Oregon
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