Soon after, the Ordway Tribune, which had a power press, was moved to Aberdeen and combined with the News to produce a daily.

In June 2006, The American News merged with McClatchy and was subsequently purchased by Schurz Communications.

In October, 2010, executive editor Cindy Eikamp retired after 21 years at that position.

The market area, known as the Dakota Midland, is based primarily on agriculture.

Hundreds of family-owned farms and small communities dot the Northern Plains.