The ''Napa Valley Register'' is a daily newspaper located in

Napa, California Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County, California, Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California, United States. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the Bay Area, th ...

History

The paper began publication on August 10, 1863. By 1864, the newspaper had dropped “Valley” from its name, becoming simply the ''Napa Register'', until returning to the original name over a century later. The ''Register'' moved to daily publication in 1872. George M. Francis became sole owner of the ''Register'' in 1878, upon the death of his business partner. Francis was succeeded in ownership by his son George H. Francis in 1932. The paper remained with Francis and various partners until 1958, when it was sold to

Scripps League Newspapers Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. was a newspaper publishing company in the United States founded by Josephine Scripps in 1921 and managed beginning in 1931 by her son Ed Scripps (1909–1997). Based in Herndon, Virginia, the chain was separate ...

Scripps was acquired by Pulitzer in 1996, and Pulitzer was acquired by

Lee Enterprises Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 72 daily newspapers in 25 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...

in 2005. The paper's editor as of 2022 is Dan Evans. The ''Napa Valley Register'' is published by Napa Valley Publishing, which also publishes the '' St. Helena Star'', ''The Weekly Calistogan'', and ''American Canyon Eagle'', and operates the websit
Inside Napa Valley
Evans unveiled a newly reconstituted editorial board in October 2022. The board is made up of three members of the newspaper's staff and seven community members. It will assist in driving the official opinion of the paper. In April 2023, the paper laid off two employees. Starting July 18, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service. In September 2024, Napa Valley Publishing, which publishes the paper, was sold by

to Hoffmann Media Group.

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