The community has been served by a number of newspapers over the years. •
West Winchester Directory (1881-1888) and
Winchester Press (1888–2020). The
West Winchester Directory was a weekly newspaper founded by Eli Lester White in 1881. In 1887, it was sold to Rolla Law Crain of Merrickville, who owned it only a year before selling to Byron Lane in 1888. With the recent incorporation of the village under the name of Winchester, Lane renamed the newspaper the
Winchester Press. The first edition of the
Press was published in April or May of 1888.
George H. Challies, who later served as MPP for the area, was a newspaper boy for the
Press in 1894. The
Press was sold in 1912 to George C. Lacey, who later sold it in 1915 to James H. Ross after buying the
Chesterville Record. The business was devastated in 1921 when a fire destroyed their office, which was located on the south side of Main Street West, directly beside the store owned by
Aaron Sweet (now Sweet Corner Park), but it soon re-established itself. For the next 30 years, it had several homes, including the Dixon pump factory (Church Street), a building that used to be at the current site of the Winchester Legion, and the Lannin Block (north side of Main Street West). After Ross' death in 1935, the paper was operated by his widow, Blanche Gardner Ross, and his stepson, William Agnew. In 1943, it was taken over by William Fernland "Fern" Workman, who had worked at the
Press since 1918 and served as editor since 1939. The
Press moved to a new office in October 1951 on the north-east corner of St. Lawrence and Clarence Streets, where it would remain until 2020. Following Fern's death on March 30, 1957, his sons Reginald and Ronald became co-owners. They sold the newspaper in August 1981 to John and Robin Morris, who co-owned 2woMor Publications Inc. Robin eventually left to create his own company, leaving John as the sole owner. John Morris died on June 5, 2004 and ownership of the
Press then transferred to Morris' wife, Beth, who owned it until the newspaper's closure in January 2020. The last edition was published on January 1, 2020. •
Chesterville Record (1894–present). The Chesterville Record is a weekly newspaper that was founded by Robert L. Harrop, the Chesterville station master. It was first published on December 12, 1894, and Thomas T. Shaw purchased the newspaper the following year. The Record office burned in the Great Fire of 1909 and was given a new home in 1910 when an office was built on King Street, where the business remained until 2018. T. T. Shaw sold the Record to George C. Lacey in 1915, who owned it until 1950. Lacey's daughter Helen, along with her husband Keith Graham, then became the co-publishers until they sold the newspaper to Blake Feeley and Wayne LaPrade in 1969. In 1976, the Record was sold to 2woMor Publications Inc., co-owned by brothers John and Robin Morris. Robin Morris eventually split from the St. Lawrence Printing Company and established Etcetera Publications, under which he continued to publish the Chesterville Record. Robin Morris acted as editor of the Record for many years until his death on December 9, 2014. In August 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Linda Vogel, AJ Al-Rajab, and Donald Good. In June of that year, the business moved to 29 King Street and in December, the long-time office at 7 King Street was demolished. •
Eastern Ontario Agri-News (1978–present). Eastern Ontario Agri-News is a monthly tabloid published by Etcetera Publications (owner of the Chesterville Record). It was first published in late February 1978 by John and Robin Morris, who at the time were co-owners of 2woMor Publications Inc. When Robin Morris broke off from the company and established Etcetera Publications, he continued to publish Agri-News. •
Nation Valley News (2016–present).
Nation Valley News is an all-digital news and advertising company founded and operated by Nelson Zandbergen. ==Notable people==