[1] The paper primarily serves Blackwell, but also provides news and sports coverage of neighboring communities in Kay and Grant counties in north central Oklahoma and a small portion of Sumner County in south central Kansas.

The small towns of Braman, Nardin, Lamont, Deer Creek, Newkirk, Medford, and South Haven (KS) are included in this coverage area.

[1] The Blackwell Tribune began publication in 1933, and the two papers merged six years later.

[1] For 67 years, the paper was published at the newspaper building, located at 113 East Blackwell Avenue, before being shifted to an off-site printing format in 2007.

[1] In 2015 the old building was condemned and the small staff were located to a new facility on Main Street.