The St. Helena Star is a weekly newspaper published in St. Helena, California

St. Helena, California

St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California, United States. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 5,814 at the 2010 census....

, by Napa Valley Publishing Co., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....

 which also publishes the Napa Valley Register

Napa Valley Register

The Napa Valley Register is a daily newspaper located in Napa, California. The paper began publication on August 10, 1853. The current editor is Michael Donnelly....

. The newspaper was started in 1874. The Star has a circulation of 4,500 and an online edition. In 2011, the California Newspaper Publishers Association

California Newspaper Publishers Association

The California Newspaper Publishers Association is a nonprofit trade association founded in 1888 that represents the daily and weekly newspapers of California. Its diverse membership consists of over 500 newspapers that elect 35 individuals to its governing board of directors...

awarded it the 2nd place prize for 2010 in the "General Excellence" category for newspapers its size.