The Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant was a regional newspaper in Drenthe, Netherlands, that published in Assen under various names and owners from 1823 to 2002.

It was a continuation of the Nieuws- en Advertentieblad voor de Provincie Drenthe (1823–1826) and Drentsche Courant (1826–1851).

In 2002 the Drentse Courant merged into the Dagblad van het Noorden, a shared newspaper for readers in the provinces Groningen and Drenthe.

In Groningen, the Winschoter Courant merged with its regional edition, De Noord-Ooster, into the Groninger Dagblad.

In 2001, Hazewinkel Pers announced that it would merge its daily newspapers into Dagblad van het Noorden.