The Argus-Courier is an American weekly paid newspaper which serves the city of Petaluma and surrounding Sonoma County, California.
[2] The Courier traces its history to 1876, with its establishment by W. M. Shattuck,[3] and after a series of sales was purchased in 1900 by the Olmsted family.
[3] The two papers co-existed for some time, with their respective leadership playing prominent roles in the newly formed North of Bay Counties Press Association.
In 1993, the paper, which had been daily since 1928, cut down to a two day a week schedule, citing financial pressures.
[12] In 2017, the Petaluma Argus-Courier won 1st place in the General Excellence category in its division of California's Better Newspapers Contest, as well as awards in environmental reporting, breaking news, and online photo essays.