| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Seattle Times Company |
| Staff writers | 12 |
| Founded | 1861 (asWashington Statesman) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Walla Walla, Washington |
| Circulation | 11,731 (as of 2022)[1] |
| ISSN | 2154-6207 |
| OCLC number | 17390524 |
| Website | union-bulletin.com |
TheWalla Walla Union-Bulletin (U-B) is a newspaper based inWalla Walla, Washington and owned by theSeattle Times Company. It publishes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The modernUnion-Bulletin can trace its origins to theWashington Statesman, the city's first newspaper, founded in September 1861.[2] It began publishing weekly editions on November 29, 1861, using an oldprinting press acquired from theOregon Statesman in Salem by brothers William Smith and R. B. Smith and a press fromThe Oregonian purchased by Major Raymond R. Rees and Nemiah Northrop.[3][4] The newspaper was released on Fridays, changed its name toWalla Walla Statesman in 1864. The paper's name was changed again to theStatesman in 1878, and it became the region's first daily newspaper.[4]
TheWalla Walla Union was founded in 1868 as aRepublican newspaper, to counter theStatesman'sDemocratic lean, and began publishing in April 1869 as a weekly and in 1881 as a daily. TheUnion was merged with theStatesman in 1907, coming under the common ownership of Washington Printing and Book Publishing Company.[5][6]
TheWalla Walla Bulletin began publication on February 12, 1906, becoming the third largest newspaper in the Walla Walla region. TheBulletin andUnion were merged into theUnion-Bulletin by owner John G. Kelly in 1934, who had acquired theBulletin in 1910.[5][6] TheUnion-Bulletin was operated as an independent newspaper until it was acquired byThe Seattle Times Company on October 1, 1971.[7]
Until February 2020, the newspaper was managed by a local publisher. A local executive team was formed in August to manage theUnion-Bulletin following the departure of editor Brian Hunt, under the leadership of senior editor Dian Ver Valen.[6][8]
In November 2020, theWalla Walla Union-Bulletin acquiredEO Media Group's printing press to replace its own and was contracted to print all of EO's papers moving forward.[9]
