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Current Newspapers

The Waushara Argus
PO Box 838
Wautoma, WI 54982
(920) 787-3334

(The following newspapers also print Waushara County news at times.)

The Post Crescent
P.O. Box 59
Appleton, WI. 54912
(920) 993-1000

Berlin Journal
301 June Street
Berlin, WI  54923
(920) 361-1515

 Marquette County Tribune
120 Underwood Avenue
Montello, WI  53949
(608) 297-2424

Portage County Gazette
P.O. Box 146
Stevens Point, WI  54481
(715) 343-8045

 Stevens Point Journal
1200 Third Court
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 344-6100

Waupaca County Post
717 10th Street
P.O. Box 152
Waupaca, WI  54981
(715) 258-5546


Past Newspapers
Tri-County News (1926-1938)
Berlin, WI
 Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1937:Feb 8, Mar 22 P28881

The Berlin Evening Journal (1881-1942)
Berlin, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:
 

1881:Oct 7-Dec P77-824   1912:Dec 19-1913:Jun 28 P76-4659
1882:Jan-Aug 8 P77-825   1913:Jun 30-Nov 19 P87-1467
1882:Apr 7 P28881   1913:Nov 20-1914-Apr 27 P80-4809
1882:Aug 9-Dec 22 P77-826   1914:Apr 28-Nov 19 P80-3211
1883:Jan 2-Jun 27 P77-828   1914:Nov 20-1915:Apr 29 P79-1705
1883:Jun 28-1884:Jan 29 P77-827   1915:May 3-1916:Jan 11 P76-2566
1884:Jan 30-Aug 8 P80-1287   1916:Jan 12-Dec 31 P76-2565
1884:Aug 9-1885:Feb 14 P80-1288   1917:Jan 1-1917:Jun 30 P76-71
1885:Feb 16-Aug 18 P80-1289   1917:Mar 9-May 19 P74-1423
1885:Aug 19-1886:Feb 19 P71-1122   1917:May 21-Nov 20 P75-2835
1886:Feb 20-Aug 20 P71-1123   1917:Nov 21-1918:Jun 21 P70-1533
1886:Aug 21-1887:Feb 25 P71-1124   1918:Jun 22-Dec 31 P78-1811
1887:Feb 26-Aug 31 P77-773   1919-Jan 2-Jun 30 P79-766
1887:Sep 1-1888:Mar 10 P72-1211   1919:Jul 1-Dec 31 P70-1316
1888:Mar 12-Sep 15 P72-1212   1920:Jan 2-Jun 30 P84-4227
1888:Sep 17-1889:Mar 23 P72-1213   1920:Jul 1-Dec 31 P90-2856
1889:Mar 25-Sep 18 P70-1532   1921:Jan 4-Jun 27 P73-437
1889:Sep 19-1890:Mar 25 P75-1775   1921:Jun 28-Dec 15 P73-211
1890:Mar 26-Sep 27 P75-1776   1921:Dec 16-1922:May 17 P76-2494
1890:Sep 29-1891:Apr 7 P75-1777   1922:May 18-Sep 18 P76-2495
1891:Apr 8-Oct 3 P75-1778   1922:Sep 19-1923:Mar 10 P76-2496
1891:Oct 5-Dec 31 P70-3006   1923:Mar 12-Sep 11 P76-2497
1892:Jan 4-Jun 28 P72-2070   1923:Sep 12-1924:Mar 15 P70-1317
1892:Jun 29-Dec 29 P72-2071   1924:Mar 17-Sep 5 P70-1318
1893:Jan 1-1893:Apr 10 P70-3006   1924:Sep 6-1925:Mar 10 P76-5349
1893:Apr 11-Oct 9 P79-5002   1925:Mar 11-Sep 26 P79-1938 duplicate P79-1706
1893:Oct 10-1894:Apr 11 P75-1779   1925:Sep 28-1926:Apr 5 P79-1707
1894:Apr 12-Oct 12 P80-4998   1926:Apr 6-Oct 20 P80-5167
1894:Oct 13-1895:Apr 18 P70-3007   1926:Oct 21-1927:Mar 29 P84-4727
1895:Apr 19-Oct 12 P74-1422   1927:Mar 30-Sep 9 P76-4660
1895:Oct 23-1896:Apr 30 P90-3499   1927:Sep 10-1928:Feb 25 P70-1534
1896:May 1-Nov 3 P91-3584   1928:Feb 27-Aug 20 P75-3057
1896:Nov 4-1897:May 19 P76-7676   1928:Aug 21-1929:Feb 21 P75-3320
1897:May 20-Nov 1 P70-1315   1929:Feb 22-Aug 28 P91-5428
1897:Nov 2-1898:May 7 P77-5379   1929:Aug 29-1930:Feb 19 P76-63
1898:May 9-Nov 8 P70-3033   1930:Feb 20-Aug 8 P75-3058
1898:Nov 9-1899:Feb 28 P74-1423   1930:Aug 9-1931:Feb 7 P75-3059
1899:Jan-Jun P74-1424   1931:Feb 9-Aug 8 P75-4771
1899:Jul-Dec P74-1425   1931:Aug 10-1932:Feb 6 P76-64
1900:Jan 1-Aug 16 P70-3008   1932:Feb 8-Aug 1 P76-65
1900:Aug 17-1901:Mar 23 P80-4951   1932:Aug 2-1933:Jan 24 P76-66
1901:Mar 25-Dec 31 P80-4466   1933:Jan 25-Jul 19 P76-67
1902:Jan 1-Sep 22 P76-2564   1933:Jul 20-1934:Jan 25 P76-68
1902:Sep 23-Apr 27 P68-3094   1934:Jan 26-Aug 13 P73-438
1903:Apr 28-Nov 25 P68-3095   1934:Aug 14-1935:Feb 6 P76-69
1903:Nov 27-1904:Jun 11 P68-3096   1935:Feb 7-Aug 1 P76-70
1904:Jun 13-Dec 31 P80-4952   1935:Aug 2-1936:Feb 6 P92-4860
1905:Jan 1-Jul 19 P86-484   1936:Feb 7-Aug 7 P85-1754
1905:Jul 20-1906:Feb 6 P75-749   1936:Aug 8-1937:Jan 7 P80-5025
1906:Feb 7-Aug 25 P88-1677   1937:Jan 8-Jun 5 P70-3010
1906:Aug 27-1907:Mar 7 P00-3060   1937:Jun 7-Nov 8 P80-4773
1907:Mar 8-Oct 3 P76-2580   1937:Nov 9-1938:Apr 27 P80-4953
1907:Oct 4-1908:May 12 P70-2855   1938:Apr 28-Oct 4 P73-439
1908:May 13-Dec 31 P70-2856   1938:Oct 5-1939:Mar 24 P74-753
1909:Jan 1-Jul 3 P70-2857   1939:Mar 27-Sep 27 P71-1102
1909:Jul 7-1910:Feb 16 P82-1419   1939:Sep 28-1940:Mar 27 P74-754
1910:Feb 17-Oct 11 P83-6272   1940:Mar 28-Sep 27 P84-4728
1910:Oct 12-1911:May 19 P74-750   1940:Sep 29-Dec 31 P80-5598
1911:May 20-1911:Dec 8 P74-751   1941:Jan-Jun P92-5158
1911:Dec 9-1912:Jun 18 P74-752   1941:Jul-Dec P85-3919
1912:Jun 19-Dec 18 P70-3009   1942:Jan-Mar 28 P76-71

The Hancock News (1894-1897)
Hancock, WI
 Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1894:Sep 27-1895:Sep 19 P70-155

The Hancock-Coloma News (1897-1943)
Hancock, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:
 

1897-1899:Jan 20 P70-156   1912:May 21; 1913:Jun 6 P43117
1899:Jan 27-1900:Jul 13 P70-2582   1914:Jan 9-1915:Aug 27 P70-2665
1900:Jul 20-1902:Jan 24 P78-778   1915:Sep 3-1917:Apr 27 P68-2047
1901:Mar 1 P43117   1917:May 4-1918:Dec 28 P70-2666
1902:Jan 31-1903:Jul 24 P70-2146   1918:Dec 27-1920:Sep 3 P70-375
1903:Dec 11 P43117   1920:Sep 10-1922:Jul 14 P70-365
1903:Jul 31-1905:Jan 20 P78-779   1922:Jul 21-1924:Jan 11 P78-2341
1904:Jan 22, Jun 10 P43117   1924:Jan 18-1925:Jul 31 P70-2202
1905:Jan 27-1906:May 25 P70-2583   1925:Aug 7-1927:Mar 25 P70-2203
1906:Jan 12, Mar 9, Apr 20 P43117   1927:Apr 1-1928:Oct 12 P85-3705
1906:Jun 1-1907:Sep 27 P73-4307   1928:Oct 19-1930:Jan 24 P85-3708
1906:Aug 24, Oct 26, Dec 28 P43117   1930:Jan 31-1931:Aug 13 P92-6131
1907:Oct 4-1909:Apr 2 P81-4629   1930:May 16 P43117
1907:Nov 1 P43117   1931:Aug 20-1933:Mar 30 N69-142
1908:Feb 14, Mar 27, Apr 10, May 8 P43117   1933:Apr 6-1935:Apr 4 P85-1064
1909:Apr 9-1910:Sep 23 P70-2584   1935:Apr 11-1937:Dec 16 P41998
1909:May 21 P43117   1937:Dec 23-1938:Dec 29 N69-145
1910:Sep 30-1912:Apr 5 P70-2585   1939-1941 P70-2667
1912:Apr 12-1914:Jan 2 P69-3180   1942-1943:Mar 11 P86-2381

The Hancock-Coloma News (1943-1961)
Hancock, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:  1943:Mar 18-1945 P86-2381; 1946-1947 P76-1695; 1948-1950 P84-4228;
1951-1952 P46184: 1953-1955 P46185; 1956-1958 P81-3556 and 1959-1961:Feb 28 P46186

Pine River Argus (1859)
Pine River, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:  Mar 10-May 29 P75-3691

The Pine River Times (1906)
Pine River, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:  P43122 N6218; P43122; P43123 N6221

Redgranite and Lohrville Herald (1912-1916?)
Redgranite, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1913:Mar 27; 1914:Apr 23; 1915:Feb 18, Apr 1 P81-4542

Redgranite Herald (1905-1939)
Redgranite, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1908:Dec 3; 1911:Apr 20 P81-4542
1917:Aug 2; 1918:Sep 12, Dec 12; 1919:Jan 16, Jul 10;
1922:Feb 9; 1923:Apr 12, Sep 27; 1924:Mar 20, Sep 11; 1925:Apr 2, Jul 9 P81-4542
1927:Sep 15; 1928:Feb 23, Apr 5; 1929:Jun 27; 1930:July 31, Sep 11; 1931:Jan 15-22;
1932:Mar 10, Oct 13; 1933:Mar 2, Dec 7; 1935:Jun 13; 1936:Feb 20-27, Jul 16 P81-4542
1939:Apr 12, Jan 25 P81-4542

Plainfield Times ( 1877-1883)
Plainfield, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1880:Aug 17; 1881; Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 22, Mar-May, Jun 8, 21, 28, Jul-Aug, Sep 9-30, Oct 28,
Nov 11, 18, Dec; 1882:Jan-Apr 14, 28, May 5, 9, 26, Jun 2, 30, Jul 7, 14, Aug 11, 25, Sep-Oct 6, 27,
ov 10, 24, Dec 1, 22, 29; 1883; Jan, Feb 9, 15, 23, Mar 2   P87-516

The Sun (1883-1960)
Plainfield, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:
 

1883:Nov 23-1885:Jun 26 P70-1639   1918:Nov 15-1920:Apr 2 P78-1974
1885:Jul 2-1887:Jan 28 P78-1972   1920:Apr 9-1921:Aug 12 P70-1644
1887:Feb 4-1888:Aug 24 P70-2149   1921:Aug 19-1923:Jan 19 P80-3374
1888:Aug 31-1890:Mar 21 P70-1640   1923:Jan 26-1924:Jul 4 P41252
1890:Mar 28-1891:Oct 16 P78-1349   1924:Jul 11-1925:Dec 25 P41253
1891:Oct 23-1893:Apr 28 P70-1641   1926:Jan 1-1927:Jul 8 P79-4666
1893:May 5-1894:Nov 2 P75-2229   1927:Jul 15-1928:Dec 28 P79-4665
1894:Nov 9-1896:Apr 17 P78-1545   1929:Jan 4-1930:May 30 P76-5655
1896:Apr 24-1897:Sep 10 P70-1642   1930:Jun 6-1931:Nov 6 P81-1902
1897:Sep 17-1899:Mar 3 P73-4434   1931:Nov 13-1933:Apr 28 P45815
1899:Mar 10-1900:Aug 7 P77-4749   1933:May 5-1934:Oct 11 P73-6312
1900:Aug 24-1902:Feb 7 P76-7704   1934:Oct 18-1936:Feb 27 P73-6313
1902:Feb 14-1903:Jul 31 P75-3268   1936:Mar 5-1937:Aug 19 P70-1645
1903:Aug 7-1904:Dec 23 P79-202   1937:Aug 26-1938:Dec 29 P73-6314
1904:Dec 30-1906:May 11 P78-2151   1939:Jan 5-1940:May 23 P73-6315
1906:May 18-1907:Sep 27 P78-1546   1940:May 30-1940:Dec 26 P73-6316
1907:Oct 4-1909:Feb 5 P82-1937   1941-1942 P73-1255
1909:Feb 12-1910:Jun 17 P78-2152   1943-1946 P69-223
1910:Jun 24-1911:Dec 1 P82-306   1947-1949 P73-1256
1911:Dec 8-1913:Apr 18 P73-1010   1950-1952 P73-1257
1913:Apr 25-1914:Sep 25 P70-1643   1953-1956 P28572
1914:Oct 2-1916:Feb 11 P79-2516   1957-1959 P69-224
1916:Feb 18-1917:Jun 1 P82-307   1960:Jan 7-1961:Feb 23 P78-644
1917:Jun 8-1918:Nov 8 P78-1973    

Sun-Press News (1962)
Plainfield, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:  1961:Mar 2-1962:Jan 25 P78-644

The Waushara Argus
Wautoma, WI
(Also includes Neshkoro News March 1, 1917-June 19, 1918 and
Wild Rose news, April 4, 1928-Sept. 25, 1930)
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:
(The Hancock Library, Hancock, WI also has the Waushara Argus
newspaper on microfilm)
 

1863:Mar 31-1866 Jun 7 P69-3241   1978:Jul-Dec P85-249
1866:Jun 14-1869:Apr 29 P70-1647   1979:Jan-Jun P93-3129
1869:May 6-1872:May 30 P75-1262   1979:Jul-Dec P86-419
1872:May 23-1876:Jan 26 P73-6291   1980:Jan-Jun P81-1305
1876:Feb 2-1879:Jan 24 P73-6292   1980:Jul-Dec P80-4054
1879:Jan 31-1882:Mar 17 P75-1263   1981:Jan-Jun P81-3078
1882:Mar 24-1884:Nov 21 P68-681   1981:Jul-Dec P85-996
1884:Nov 28-1888:Feb 17 P70-625   1982:Jan-Jun P91-3537
1885:Dec 11 P43123   1982:Jul-Dec P85-250
1888:Feb 24-1891:Mar 20 P30292   1983:Jan-Jun P00-181
1891:Mar 27-1894:Mar 31 P30293   1983:Jul-Dec P94-1369
1894:Jun 7-1897:Sep 16 P70-1648   1984:Jan-Jun P84-2474
1897:Sep 23-1901:Jan 17 P34943   1984:Jul-Dec P85-3074
1901:Jan 24-1902:Oct 30 P73-4921   1985:Jan-Jun P86-3353
1902:Nov 6-1904:Apr 27 P70-626   1985:Jul-Dec P86-3354
1904:May 4-1905:Nov 22 P73-4922   1986:Jan-Jun P87-1482
1905:Nov 29-1907:Jun 12 P73-4923   1986:Jul-Dec P87-1483
1907:Jun 19-1908:Dec 9 P73-4924   1987:Jan-Jun P87-1484
1908:Dec 16-1910:Jun 22 P69-3611   1987:Jul-Dec P93-189
1910:Jun 29-1912:Jan 3 P69-3612   1988:Jan-Apr P94-1368
1912:Jan 10-1913:Jun 25 P73-4925   1988:May-Aug N89-822
1913:Jul 2-1914:Dec 9 P73-4926   1988:Sep-Dec P90-2111
1914:Dec 16-1916:May 31 P71-1095   1989:Jan-Apr P99-184
1916:Jun 7-1917:Dec 5 P73-4927   1989:May-Aug P97-2437
1917:Dec 12-1919:Apr 23 P73-4928   1989:Sep-Dec P90-2112
1919:Apr 30-1920:Mar 24 P70-627   1990:Jan-Apr P92-6297
1920:Mar 31-1921:Feb 16 P73-4929   1990:May-Aug P90-6118
1921:Feb 23-1922:Mar 1 P74-6310   1990:Sep-Dec P91-1445
1922:Mar 8-1923:Mar 14 P75-1264   1991:Jan-Apr P92-6240
1923:Mar 21-1924:Jul 30 P74-5844   1991:May-Aug P91-3606
1924:Aug 6-1926:Jan 21 P78-15   1991:Sep-Dec P91-3610
1926:Jan 28-1927:Apr 21 P79-1725   1992:Jan-Apr P91-3604
1927:Apr 28-1928:Aug 8 P75-3096   1992:May-Aug P91-3575
1928:Aug 15-1929:Oct 17 P77-147   1992:Sep-Dec P93-2665
1929:Oct 24-1930:Dec 11 P75-1265   1993:Jan-Apr P93-2668
1930:Dec 18-1932:Apr 28 P75-1266   1993:May-Aug P93-2672
1932:May 5-1933:Dec 14 P75-876   1993:Sep-Dec P93-2685
1933:Dec 21-1935:Dec 26 P75-877   1994:Jan-Apr P93-3871
1936:Jan 2-1937:Oct 14 P77-2652   1994:May-Aug P94-342
1937:Oct 21-1939:Dec 28 P70-1588   1994:Sep-Dec P94-1485
1939-1941 P75-2632   1995:Jan-Apr P99-481
1942-1943 P75-2633   1995:May-Aug P99-392
1944-1945 P75-1267   1995:Sep-Dec P99-872
1946-1948 P75-878   1996:Jan-Apr P01-1247
1949-1951 P75-1822   1996:May-Aug P01-1246
1952-1954 P28832   1996:Sep-Dec P01-1281
1955-1956 P75-2634   1997:Jan-Apr P01-1280
1957-1958 P73-583   1997:May-Aug P01-1251
1959-1960 P75-2635   1997:Sep-Dec P01-1252
1961-1962 P42945   1998:Jan-Apr P01-1253
1963-1964:Jun P42927   1998:May-Aug P01-1279
1964:Jul-1965 P42928   1998:Sep-Dec P01-1275
1966:Jan 6-Nov 17 P45082   1999:Jan-Apr P01-1277
1966:Nov 24-1967:Aug 31 P68-845   1999:May-Aug P01-1276
1967:Sep 7-1968:May 23 P69-56   1999:Sep-Dec P01-1282
1968:May 30-1969:Jan 9 P69-326   2000:Jan-Apr P01-1302
1969:Jan 16-1969:Jul 31 P72-4249   2000:May-Aug P01-1283
1969:Aug 7-1970:Jan 29 P72-4250   2000:Sep-Dec P01-1286
1970:Feb 5-1970:Jul 30 P72-4251   2001:Jan-Apr P02-3378
1970:Aug 6-1971:Feb 18 P72-4252   2001:May-Aug P02-3379
1971:Feb 25-1971:Sep 9 P72-4305   2001:Sep-Dec P02-4112
1971:Sep 16-1972:Mar 30 P72-4253   2002:Jan-Mar P05-904
1972:Apr 6-1972:Oct 5 P72-4254   2002:Apr-Jun P05-886
1972:Oct 12-1972:Dec 28 P91-1297   2002:Jul-Sep P05-887
1973:Jan-Jun P78-2527   2002:Oct-Dec P05-888
1973:Jul-Dec P78-2528   2003:Jan-Mar P05-940
1974:Jan-Jun P78-963   2003:Apr-Jun P05-937
1974:Jul-Dec P78-964   2003:Jul-Sep P05-926
1975:Jan-Jun P78-2529   2003:Oct-Dec P05-921
1975:Jul-Dec P76-309   2004:Jan-Mar P05-914
1976:Jan-Jun P81-1304   2004:Apr-Jun P05-948
1976:Jul-Dec P85-540   2004:Jul-Aug P05-915
1977:Jan-Jun P85-541   2004:Sep-Oct P05-938
1977:Jul-Dec P84-738   2004:Nov-Dec P05-939
1978:Jan-Jun P86-707    

Independent (1882-1883)
Wautoma, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1882:Jun 7, Jul 28, Aug 25, Sep 1, Oct 6, 13, 27, Dec 8, 22; 1883:Jan 5, Feb 2, 16 P43123

Wautoma Journal (Aug., 1856 - May, 1860)
Wautoma, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1856:Sep 2-1860:May 1 P77-2331; 1858:May 4 P43123

The Wild Rose Times (1901-1919)
Wild Rose, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1903:Feb 27, Mar 27; 1906:Mar 15 P43123; 1919:Apr 3-Nov 20 P73-1312


The Wild Rose Times (1929-1932)
Wild Rose, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm:  P91-2124 N91-444; P73-1312 2n


The Wild Rose Herald (1932)
Wild Rose, WI
Historical Society Library Microforms Room
UW Madison, Madison, WI
Microfilm: 1932:Aug 5 P43123

 

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