City or metropolitan edit

• Ames Tribune – Ames
• Atlantic News-Telegraph – Atlantic
• Boone News-Republican – Boone
• Carroll Daily Times Herald – Carroll
• Cedar Rapids Defender – Cedar Rapids (currently unavailable)
• Charles City Press – Charles City
• Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee
• Clinton Herald – Clinton
• Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil – Council Bluffs
• Creston News Advertiser – Creston
• Des Moines Register – Des Moines
• Estherville Daily News – Estherville
• Fort Madison Daily Democrat – Fort Madison
• The Gazette – Cedar Rapids
• Globe Gazette – Mason City
• The Hawk Eye – Burlington
• Iowa City Press-Citizen – Iowa City
• Keokuk Daily Gate City – Keokuk
• Le Mars Daily Sentinel – Le Mars
• Marshalltown Times Republican – Marshalltown
• The Messenger – Fort Dodge
• Southeast Iowa Union – Mount Pleasant (was formerly the Fairfield Daily Ledger, Mount Pleasant News and the Washington Evening Journal)
• Muscatine Journal – Muscatine
• Newton Daily News – Newton
• Oelwein Daily Register – Oelwein
• The Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa
• Ottumwa Courier – Ottumwa
• Quad-City Times – Davenport
• Sioux City Journal – Sioux City
• Spencer Daily Reporter – Spencer
• Telegraph Herald – Dubuque
• Vinton Cedar Valley Daily Times – Vinton
• The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier – Waterloo
• Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal – Webster City^[1]

Newspapers published by universities edit

• The Daily Iowan – Iowa City
• The Grand Views – Des Moines
• Iowa State Daily – Ames
• The Northern Iowan – Cedar Falls
• The Scarlet & Black – Grinnell

• Des Moines Business Record – Des Moines
• Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman – Iowa Falls
• Iowa Farmer Today – Cedar Rapids
• Quad-City Business Journal – Davenport

Adair County edit

• Adair County Free Press – Greenfield
• Adair News – Adair
• Fontanelle Observer – Greenfield

Adams County edit

• Adams County Free Press – Corning

Allamakee County edit

• Allamakee Journal – Lansing
• Postville Herald – Postville
• Waukon Standard – Waukon

Appanoose County edit

• Moravia Union – Moravia
• Moulton Tribune – Moulton

Audubon County edit

• Audubon County Advocate Journal – Audubon

Benton County edit

• Star Press-Union – Belle Plaine
• Vinton Eagle / Cedar Valley Times – Vinton

Black Hawk County edit

• Hudson Herald – Hudson
• The Progress-Review – La Porte City

Boone County edit

• Madrid Register-News – Madrid
• Ogden Reporter – Ogden

Bremer County edit

• Sumner Gazette – Sumner
• Tripoli Leader – Tripoli
• Waverly Democrat – Waverly

Buchanan County edit

• Independence Bulletin-Journal – Independence
• Jesup Citizen Herald – Jesup
• Lamont Leader – Lamont
• The Winthrop News – Winthrop

Buena Vista County edit

• Buena Vista County Journal – Newell, Iowa
• Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune – Storm Lake
• Storm Lake Times – Storm Lake

Butler County edit

• Butler County Tribune-Journal – Allison
• Clarksville Star – Clarksville

Calhoun County edit

• Calhoun County Journal – Manson
• Lake City Graphic-Advocate – Lake City

Carroll County edit

• Breda News – Breda
• Coon Rapids Enterprise – Coon Rapids
• Glidden Graphic – Glidden
• Manning Monitor – Manning

Cass County edit

• Anita Tribune – Anita
• Griswold American – Griswold

Cedar County edit

• Lowden Sun-News and Advertiser – Lowden
• Tipton Conservative – Tipton
• West Branch Times – West Branch

Cerro Gordo County edit

• Mirror Reporter – Clear Lake
• Pioneer Enterprise – Rockwell

Cherokee County edit

• Aurelia Star – Aurelia
• Cherokee Chronicle Times – Cherokee

Chickasaw County edit

• Fredericksburg News – Fredericksburg
• Nashua Reporter – Nashua
• New Hampton Economist-Tribune – New Hampton

Clarke County edit

• Sentinel Tribune – Osceola

Clay County edit

• Everly-Royal News – Everly
• Peterson Patriot – Peterson
• Sioux Rapids Bulletin-Press – Sioux Rapids

Clayton County edit

• Clayton County Register – Elkader
• Guttenberg Press – Guttenberg
• Monona Outlook – Monona
• North Iowa Times – McGregor
• Strawberry Point Press-Journal – Strawberry Point

Clinton County edit

• The Observer – De Witt

Crawford County edit

• Charter Oak-Ute Newspaper – Charter Oak
• Denison Bulletin-Review – Denison
• Manilla Times – Manilla
• Schleswig Leader – Schleswig
• Westside Observer – Westside

Dallas County edit

• Dallas County News – Adel
• Northeast Dallas County Record – Woodward
• Perry Chief – Perry

Davis County edit

• Bloomfield Democrat – Bloomfield

Decatur County edit

• Lamoni Chronicle – Lamoni
• Leon Journal-Reporter – Leon

Delaware County edit

• Delaware County Leader – Hopkinton
• Edgewood Reminder – Edgewood
• Manchester Press – Manchester

Des Moines County edit

• Burlington Beacon - Burlington
• Des Moines County News – West Burlington
• Mediapolis News – Mediapolis
• The Hawk Eye Newspaper - Burlington

Dickinson County edit

• Dickinson County News – Spirit Lake

Dubuque County edit

• Cascade Pioneer – Cascade
• Dyersville Commercial – Dyersville

Emmet County edit

• Armstrong Journal – Armstrong
• Ringsted Dispatch – Armstrong

Fayette County edit

• Elgin Echo – Elgin
• Fayette County Union – West Union
• Fayette Leader – Fayette
• Hawkeye Booster – Hawkeye

Floyd County edit

• Rockford Register – Nora Springs

Franklin County edit

• Conservative Chronicle – Hampton
• Hampton Chronicle – Hampton
• Sheffield Press - Sheffield

Fremont County edit

• Argus-Herald – Sidney
• Beacon-Enterprise – Tabor
• Hamburg Reporter – Hamburg

Greene County edit

• Jefferson Herald – Jefferson
• Scranton Journal – Scranton

Grundy County edit

• The Grundy Register – Grundy Center
• The Record – Conrad
• Reinbeck Courier – Reinbeck

Guthrie County edit

• Bayard News Gazette – Bayard
• Guthrie Center Times – Guthrie Center
• Guthrie County Vedette – Panora
• Stuart Herald – Stuart

Hamilton County edit

• South Hamilton Record-News – Jewell
• Stratford Courier – Stratford

Hancock County edit

• Britt News-Tribune – Forest City
• The Leader – Garner

Hardin County edit

• Ackley World Journal – Ackley
• Eldora Herald-Ledger – Eldora
• Hardin County Index – Eldora
• Iowa Falls Times Citizen – Iowa Falls
• South Hardin Signal-Review – Hubbard

Harrison County edit

• Dunlap Reporter – Dunlap
• Missouri Valley Times-News – Missouri Valley
• Twiner-Herald – Woodbine and Logan

Henry County edit

• New London Journal – New London
• Winfield Beacon/Wayland News – Winfield

Howard County edit

• Cresco Times-Plain Dealer – Cresco
• Lime Springs Herald – Lime Springs
• Riceville Recorder – Riceville

Humboldt County edit

• Humboldt Independent – Humboldt

Ida County edit

• Ida County Courier – Ida Grove

Iowa County edit

• Hometown Current – Marengo (consolidation and rebranding of the former North English English Valleys Star and Victor Warrior Tribune newspapers in June 2019)
• Marengo Pioneer-Republican – Marengo
• Williamsburg Journal Tribune – Williamsburg

Jackson County edit

• Bellevue Herald-Leader – Bellevue
• Maquoketa Sentinel-Press Maquoketa
• Preston Times – Preston

Jasper County edit

• Colfax Jasper Co. Tribune – Colfax
• Monroe Legacy – Monroe
• Prairie City News – Prairie City
• Sully Hometown Press – Sully

Jefferson County edit

• Packwood Clarion-Plainsman – Richland

Johnson County edit

• Lone Tree Reporter – Lone Tree
• North Liberty Leader – North Liberty
• Solon Economist – Solon

Jones County edit

• Anamosa Journal-Eureka – Anamosa
• Midland Times – Wyoming
• Monticello Express – Monticello

Keokuk County edit

• Keota Eagle – Keota
• Sigourney News-Review – Sigourney
• What Cheer Patriot Chronicle – What Cheer

Kossuth County edit

• Bancroft Register – Bancroft
• Swea City Herald-Press – Swea City
• Titonka Topic – Titonka
• Upper Des Moines – Algona
• Whittemore Independent – Whittemore

Lee County edit

• West Point Bee-Star – West Point

Linn County edit

• Linn News-Letter – Central City
• Marion Times – Marion
• Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun – Mount Vernon

Louisa County edit

• Columbus Junction Gazette – Columbus Junction
• Morning Sun News-Herald – Morning Sun
• Wapello Republican – Wapello

Lucas County edit

• Chariton Herald-Patriot – Chariton
• Chariton Leader – Chariton

Lyon County edit

• Doon Press – Doon
• The Free Lance – Little Rock
• Lyon County News – George
• Lyon County Reporter – Rock Rapids
• West Lyon Herald – Inwood

Madison County edit

• Earlham Advocate – Earlham
• Winterset Madisonian – Winterset
• Earlham Echo – Earlham

Mahaska County edit

• Fremont Village Vine – Fremont
• Oskaloosa Herald – Oskaloosa

Marion County edit

• Knoxville Journal-Express – Knoxville
• Marion County News – Pleasantville

Marshall County edit

• Mid Iowa Enterprise – – State Center

Mills County edit

• Glenwood Opinion Tribune – Glenwood
• Malvern Leader – Malvern

Mitchell County edit

• Mitchell County Press-News – Osage
• Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal – Saint Ansgar
• Stacyville Monitor Review – Stacyville

Monona County edit

• Mapleton Press – Mapleton
• Onawa Democrat – Onawa
• Onana Sentinel – Onawa

Monroe County edit

• Albia Union-Republican – Albia
• Monroe County News – Albia

Montgomery County edit

• Red Oak Express – Red Oak
• Villisca Review and Stanton Viking – Villisca

Muscatine County edit

• Discover Muscatine – Muscatine
• West Liberty Index – West Liberty
• Wilton-Durant Advocate News – Wilton

O'Brien County edit

• Hartley Sentinel-News – Hartley
• The N'West Iowa Review / Sheldon Mail-Sun – Sheldon
• The O'Brien County Bell – Primghar
• The Paullina Times – Paullina
• Sanborn Pioneer – Sanborn

Osceola County edit

• Melvin News – Melvin
• Ocheyedan Press – Ocheyedan
• Sibley Gazette-Tribune – Sibley

Page County edit

• Southwest Iowa Herald – Shenandoah (consolidation of former Clarinda Herald-Journal and Shenandoah Valley News)
• Essex Independent – Essex

Palo Alto County edit

• Emmetsburg Democrat / Emmetsburg Reporter – Emmetsburg
• Graettinger Times – Graettinger
• Ruthven Zipcode – Ruthven
• West Bend Journal – West Bend

Plymouth County edit

• Akron Hometowner – Akron
• Hinton Times – Hinton
• Kingsley News-Times – Kingsley
• Remsen Bell-Enterprise – Remsen

Pocahontas County edit

• Laurens Sun – Laurens
• Pocahontas Record Democrat – Pocahontas

Polk County edit

• Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index – Altoona
• Cityview – Johnston

Pottawattamie County edit

• Avoca Journal-Herald – Avoca
• Oakland Herald – Oakland

Poweshiek County edit

• Grinnell Herald-Register – Grinnell
• Poweshiek County Chronicle-Republican – Grinnell
• Montezuma Record - Montezuma

Ringgold County edit

• Diagonal Progress – Diagonal
• Mount Ayr Record-News – Mount Ayr

Sac County edit

• Odebolt Chronicle – Odebolt
• The Resort – Lake View
• The Sun – Sac City

Scott County edit

• Bettendorf News – Bettendorf
• The Catholic Messenger – Davenport
• The North Scott Press – Eldridge

Shelby County edit

• Harlan Tribune & News Advertiser – Harlan

Sioux County edit

• Hawarden Independent – Hawarden
• Ireton Examiner – Ireton
• Rock Valley Bee – Rock Valley
• Sioux Center News – Sioux Center
• Sioux County Capital Democrat – Orange City
• Sioux County Index Reporter – Hull
• Siouxland Press – Hospers

Story County edit

• Nevada Journal – Nevada
• Story City Herald – Story City
• Tri-County Times (Iowa) – Slater

Tama County edit

• North Tama Telegraph – Traer
• Northern-Sun Print – Gladbrook
• Toledo Chronicle – Tama

Taylor County edit

• Bedford Times-Press – Bedford
• Lenox Time Table – Lenox

Union County edit

• Star Enterprise – Afton

Van Buren County edit

• Van Buren County Leader-Record Farmington
• Van Buren County Register Keosauqua

Wapello County edit

Warren County edit

• Carlisle Citizen – Carlisle
• Indianola Independent Advocate – Indianola
• Indianola Record-Herald & Tribune – Indianola
• North Warren Town & County News – Norwalk

Washington County edit

• Kalona News – Kalona
• Riverside Current – Riverside
• Washington Evening Journal – Washington
• Wellman Advance – Wellman

Wayne County edit

• Corydon Times-Republican – Corydon
• Seymour Herald – Seymour

Webster County edit

• Dayton Leader – Dayton
• Gowrie News – Gowrie

Winnebago County edit

• Buffalo Center Tribune – Buffalo Center
• Thompson Courier and Rake Register – Thompson

Winneshiek County edit

• Calmar Courier – Calmar
• Decorah Journal-Public Opinion – Decorah
• Ossian Bee – Ossian

Woodbury County edit

• Danbury Review – Danbury
• Moville Record – Moville
• Sergeant Bluff Advocate – Sergeant Bluff
• Sioux Valley News – Anthon

Worth County edit

• Northwood Anchor Northwood

Wright County edit

• Belmond Independent – Belmond
• Eagle Grove Eagle – Eagle Grove
• Wright County Monitor – Clarion

• Daily Iowegian – Centerville
• Decorah Posten
• Des Moines Tribune
• Dysart Reporter – Dysart
• Iowa Bystander – Des Moines
• Tama News-Herald – Tama
• The Iowa Jewish News
• Traer Star-Clipper – Traer

• Iowa Newspaper Association
• Penny Abernathy, "The Expanding News Desert: Iowa", Usnewsdeserts.com, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)