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The Register-Guard is a daily newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was formed in a 1930 merger of two Eugene papers, the Eugene Daily Guard and the Morning Register. The two papers were the Eugene Guard, founded in 1867 as a weekly Democratic paper, and the Morning Register. Alton F. Baker purchased the Guard in 1927 and then the Morning Register in 1930 and merged the two papers. The newspaper is still owned by the Baker family, with Alton F. Baker III serving as publisher and editor. Other members of the family are in charge of nearly all departments within the paper. It is Oregon's second-largest daily newspaper, behind The Oregonian, and one of the few medium-sized family newspapers left in the United States. The paper serves the Eugene-Springfield area, as well as the Oregon Coast, Umpqua River Valley, and surrounding areas. It has a circulation of 68,727 Monday through Friday, 74,507 on Saturday, and 72,415 on Sunday. Company headquarters are in northeast Eugene near Interstate 5 where it interchanges with Interstate 105.