The Tribune currently publishes Tuesdays and Thursdays with an emphasis on municipal government, community and sports news from the greater Duneland area.
Mikel lasted as the owner only for a few months until he sold the rights to the paper to the Chesterton Tribune Company.
[4] Since the post office would not renew the postal permit with the new name, Bowser had to change the name back to the Chesterton Tribune in November 1897.
[1] The Tribune was revived in 2021 as a twice-weekly, full color paper after being bought by Hometown Media Inc. on March 10, 2021.
During World War II Canright sent a free copy of the Tribune to all Chesterton and Porter soldiers.
Tribune staff members, including Margaret Mabin, Paulene Poparad, Margaret Willis, Jim Hale, Dana Gilbertson, Vicki Urbanik and Kevin Nevers were honored numerous times by the Hoosier State Press Association and local community groups.
The daily Chesterton Tribune was the oldest continuously published independent newspaper in Northwest Indiana.