The Columbia County Spotlight is a weekly newspaper that brings local and regional news to Columbia City, Rainier, St Helens, Warren, Deer Island, Scappoose. It is part of the Pamplin Media Group. The Columbia County Spotlight has served South Columbia County since 1961. It is a member publication of Pamplin Media Group and is printed and distributed on Friday mornings; online stories are updated throughout the week. The Spotlight has a print distribution of 4,500 copies and reaches more than 11,925 readers in South Columbia County each week.