The DeWitt Observer Newspaper is now available online. Newspapers dating back to 1865 (with some gaps) are searchable by keyword, name and date. The papers were microfilmed and digitized by Advantage Companies in Cedar Rapids.
Searchable newspapers include the DeWitt Clinton County Journal 3/29/1859-9/17/1859, the DeWitt Standard 12/1/1858-11/23/1859 & 7/22/1864-2/16/1870, the DeWitt Grand Mound Journal 5/22/1884-1/13/1855 and the DeWitt Observer 7/15/1864-12/20/1895, 1/6/1921-3/23/1922 & 1/1/1926-12/30/2019.