The Palladium-Times can map its own history back to pre-civil war days, when The Palladium's first issue as a weekly came out in 1819. The other division of the newspaper, The Oswego Times traces its origins to 1845 when the Commercial Daily Advertiser became Oswego's first daily newspaper. After a long period of battling one another, the two newspapers that supported opposing political parties, merged to become one daily newspaper with an independent political voice. The merger became official on April 14, 1925 and the one-time rivals that actually neighbored one another on West First Street came together much to the surprise of some city and county residents.

In 2008, the Sample News Group acquired The Palladium-Times from Gatehouse Media moving it to a privately held status, which hadn't been seen since the ownership days of The Morrison and Leighton families prior to 1966. After 1966, The Palladium-Times saw a host of corporate chains buy and then sell the operation including Thomson Newspapers, American Publishing Co., Community Holdings, Inc., Liberty Group Publishing, and the aforementioned Gatehouse Media, Inc.

Sample News Group is a privately held operation that specializes in small, community dailies and weeklies. Because of this niche, they understand the value of relevant, hyper-local news content across multiple media platforms. Sample News Group’s investment in the Oswego County market is a testament to this newspaper’s success, longevity, and resiliency in a community that truly appreciates its “Pall-Times”. It is also a testament to the hard work and dedication of an exceptional and passionate team at The Palladium-Times.