Updated 11/20/2023

Newspapers of Lenawee County

These are some Newspapers that can be found on microfilm at the Adrian Library for the Lenawee County area. The Library of Michigan carries Lenawee County Newspapers also but this list does not indicate any time frame for that library on the Adrian Newspapers.

Note that some pages are missing from some issues, and some issues are missing entirely.


Michigan ExpositorDec 25, 1849 to Dec 11, 1858
Adrian Evening ExpositorJune 7, 1858 to Nov 14, 1859
Adrian Daily ExpositorMay 1, 1860 to April 24, 1862
Michigan Messenger County EditionJune 30, 1890 to Dec 31, 1890
Michigan Messenger Semi WeeklyJan 3, 1891 to Dec 30, 1891
Michigan Messenger State EditionJan 22, 1892 to Dec 30, 1892
Michigan Messenger Semi WeeklyJan 4, 1893 to Dec 25, 1897
The Daily PressMay 17, 1873 to Feb 3, 1877
Weekly PressAugust 7, 1874 to April 29, 1904
Adrian Daily WatchtowerJune 13, 1853 to May 30, 1854
Jan 3, 1858 to Sept 24, 1860
Jan 2, 1863 to June 13, 1863
1862 to 1865 scattered issues
Adrian Times and ExpositorJuly 6, 1867 to Dec 31, 1903
Evening issue Adrian Daily TelegramJan 3, 1893 to Dec 1897
Tri-Weekly TelegramJan 1, 1901 to Dec 30, 1902
Adrian Daily TimesJan 2, 1904 to April 11, 1914
Adrian Daily TelegramSept 16, 1898 to present
Stateline Observer, formerly known as the Morenci Observerunknown; 1890's or before to present
microfilm and/or hard copy available at Stair Public Library in Morenci from Jan 1923 to present date with some missing issues; 1946 is missing completely. 2020 Newspapers have been digitised and are on-line at: Community History Archive

The following newspapers were being published in 1903 and are listed in the Illustrated History &Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, by John I. Knapp & R. I. Bonner [published 1903 by The Times Printing Company, Adrian, Michigan].

  • Adrian: Times & Expositor
  • Adrian: The Telegram
  • Adrian: Adrian Press
  • Adrian: College World
  • Addison: Courier (SP??)
  • Blissfield: Advance
  • Clinton: Local
  • Deerfield: Times-Journal
  • Hudson: Gazette
  • Hudson: Post
  • Jasper: Journal
  • The State Line Observer
    (formerly The Morenci Observer)
  • Onsted: News
  • Tecumseh: Herald
  • Tecumseh: News
  • Weston: Kodak

Not all of these have survived to be microfilmed.