The paper circulates in Claremont, Charlestown, Cornish, Newport, Plainfield and Unity, New Hampshire, and Ascutney, Springfield, Weathersfield and Windsor, Vermont.

The Argus Champion, which was based in New London, New Hampshire, was discontinued on July 30, 2008, a year prior to the other publications.

The publisher cited monthly losses, and the shift of readers and advertisers to the internet as reasons for the bankruptcy.

[2] In November 2009, the state of New Hampshire guaranteed 75 percent of a $250,000 loan to the Eagle Times, leading to questions about conflicts of interest and journalistic integrity.

The paper's publisher, Harry Hartman, denied any conflict of interest, saying that "No one gets deferential treatment in our newsroom."