Østfold-Posten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Askim

Askim

is a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Askim. Askim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....

 in Østfold

Østfold

is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

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It was established in 1917 under the name Folkets Røst, and was the local organ of the Norwegian Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

. The name Østfold-Posten was taken in 1959. Its circulation was 4,303 in 1983, and it was more widespread in Skiptvet

Skiptvet

Skiptvet is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Meieribyen. Skiptvet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:...

 than in Askim and Spydeberg

Spydeberg

Spydeberg is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Spydeberg. It is divided into the parishes Spydeberg, Heli, and Hovin. Spydeberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .The village of Spydeberg has approximately...

. In 1990 it was absorbed by the somewhat larger city rival Øvre Smaalenene

Øvre Smaalenene

Øvre Smaalenene was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Askim in Østfold county.It was established as Askims Avis on 7 May 1902, but changed its name to Øvre Smaalenene in 1903. The first year it was published by Ole Lingjærde and Fredrik Maseng with a Liberal Party affiliation. It was mainly...

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