The first newspaper in La Salle-Peru-Oglesby area was the Standard, started in La Salle in 1851. In 1858 three weeklies were started in Peru. In 1891, W.T. Bedford started publication of the Tribune, a daily newspaper in La Salle. In 1901, the Tribune was sold and the new owners changed the name to the Daily Post. In 1925, D. W. Grandon bought the Daily Post and, in 1926, he purchased the Tribune and merged the two into the Post-Tribune.

In 1946, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Miller purchased the Peru News-Herald and shortly after also purchased the La Salle Post-Tribune. In 1946 these papers were merged into the Daily News-Tribune.

 

 

Peter Miller III, President, changed the name of the publication to the NewsTribune

 

 

Peter Miller III appointed Joyce McCullough Publisher of the NewsTribune in March 2002. She is responsible for all aspects of The Daily News-Tribune, Inc.'s newspaper operations. Click here to provide feedback to Joyce McCullough