[4] The paper serves Scappoose and St. Helens, and covers communities along Highway 30 from Linnton and Sauvie Island to Clatskanie.
The Spotlight is one of a number of community newspapers in the group, including the Forest Grove News-Times and the Hillsboro Tribune.
[11] Marvin Kamholz purchased the Eagle in 1937,[11] and sold it to Jerry Moore in 1970 along with the Scappoose Spotlight,[12] established in 1961.
[4] The two papers were merged in September 1974 to form the Columbia County Herald, but maintained separate front pages for the Scappoose and Vernonia editions.
[3] In 2024, Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold his newspaper company, including the Columbia County Spotlight, to Carpenter Media Group.