Town News

Recent issues of the Oberlin News Tribune are located in the current reading area on the main level.

• Microfilm copies of all Oberlin related newspapers are located on the main level
• Print copies are located in Special Collections on the fourth floor of the Main Library
• Online Access is available for :
  • The Oberlin News-Tribune issues during World War II (January 6, 1941 to December 28, 1945)
  • The Oberlin Evangelist (1838-1862)
  • Lorain County News (March 7, 1860 to December 4, 1873)
  • Oberlin News (December 11, 1873 to January 29, 1874)
  • Oberlin Weekly News   (February 5, 1874 to April 23, 1891)

Index to Oberlin Newspapers

The online index for the Lorain County News, Oberlin Weekly News, Oberlin News and Oberlin News Tribune covers the years 1860 - 1941.

History of Oberlin Newspapers

• Oberlin Evangelist (1838-1862)
• In 1873, the Lorain County News, which began publication on March 7, 1860, merged with the Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Ohio: 1872) to form the Oberlin News.
• In 1874, the Oberlin News (Oberlin, Ohio: 1873) merged with the Amherst Free Press and became The Oberlin Weekly News.
• In 1891, the The Oberlin Weekly News changed its title to the Oberlin News.
• In 1930, the Oberlin News (Oberlin, Ohio: 1891) merged with the Oberlin Tribune to become the Oberlin News-Tribune.