The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington.

Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1896, the company is in its fourth generation of control by the Blethen family as of 2022.

[2][3] Frank A. Blethen, Alden's great-grandson,[4] is the chief executive officer and chairman of the company.

[13] A monthly newspaper serving Newcastle, Washington, that debuted five years after the city was incorporated.

The free-distribution weekly newspaper reached 12,400 homes and businesses in North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington.

[17] Blethen Maine Newspapers' properties included the state's largest daily, the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram; the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel; along with their related weeklies.