The 10-centavo four-page edition Baguio Midland Courier published its first issue on April 28, 1947,[3] by its founder Sinai C. Hamada, [4][5] with his brother, Oseo managing the publication.

[3] The first headline involved the reopening of the Benguet Road (which would later be renamed Kennon Road) route to Baguio at the end of World War II, and some of the earliest stories were the arrival of the first batch of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets for the reopening of the Philippine Military Academy, and then their later move to the new PMA campus at Camp Henry T.

[1][10] Soon after the Courier was established, a private citizen named Ben Palispis bought most of the shares of Baguio Printers and Publishers Corporation.

[15] One of the notable changes that took place in the Courier during the earliest days of martial law was that the Hamada family bought back Governor Palispis' shares in Baguio Printers and Publishers Corporation, putting control of the Courier firmly back in the hands of the Hamada family one year after the establishment of martial law.

[1] In 1984, Sinai and his son Stever launched his second publication, the Cordillera Post, while Oseo solely managed Midland Courier.

The Courier was also able to maintain its continuous publication despite the devastation of Baguio during the 1990 Luzon earthquake,[13] and during the nationwide lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

[17] At its closure, its editorial board was composed of editor Harley Palangchao assisted by staff Jane Cadalig, Rimaliza Opiña, Hanna Lacsamana and Ofelia Empian, all under publisher Gloria Antoinette Hamada.

[19] Past issues of the Baguio Midland Courier are stored in their offices with copies provided to the Ateneo de Manila University and the Philippine Press Institute, while their website contains articles published since 2007.