Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa, United StatesEnglishThe Eagle Grove Eagle is a local newspaper serving Eagle Grove, Iowa, and the surrounding Wright County area. Established over 140 years ago, it provides comprehensive coverage of community news, local government, school events, and high school sports, serving as a vital record for the small rural community.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN IOWA
Serving a heavily rural population, this Midwestern newspaper market balances a vast network of community weeklies with heavy ownership consolidation among its metropolitan dailies. The Gannett-owned Des Moines Register operates as the dominant statewide paper, while Lee Enterprises controls major regional titles including the Quad-City Times. Independent dailies persist through publications like the employee-owned Cedar Rapids Gazette, complementing historic local records such as the Burlington Hawk Eye, founded in 1837 as the oldest newspaper in the territory. Alternative publications like Des Moines Cityview and regional agricultural weeklies provide specialized reporting outside the corporate daily format. Paperboy indexes 82 Iowa newspapers — browse the full directory below.
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