[7] In 1880, the Goldendale Gazette was founded by Captain W. A. Wash, a former Confederate States Army officer.

[7] In 1888, a fire swept through Goldendale destroying all but three buildings, leaving 25 families homeless.

While the paper's office was destroyed and the fire caused $3,500 worth of damage to the business, the Sentinel still managed to print by using the facilities of the The Dalles Mountaineer.

He bought stock over time and sold the paper in May 1907 to brothers Ed Ward and N. L.

[10] On June 1, 1936, Archie Radcliffe and Harold Fariello purchased the Sentinel from Irving S. Bath and consolidated it with the Klickitat County News.