The Newberg Graphic was founded in 1888 by Hiatt & Hobson as an independent four-page weekly newspaper published on Saturdays, and sold at $2.

[3] Woodward owned the Graphic for about 21 years until he sold it to W. J. Nottage and Chester A. Dimond in 1921.

[3] In 1959, Rob McCain joined Paul Dent as a business partner in the Graphic.

[7] In 1966, a thief pried off the rear window of the Graphic's office and stole 300 blank checks.

[10][11] Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold his newspaper company in June 2024 to Carpenter Media Group.