The newspaper is a subscription publication, published once a week on Wednesday and distributed through the USPS and online.

Editor Paul Osborne's weekly article "City Beat" covers issues affecting his readers.

Weekly "Scrapbook" articles tell the stories of a historical nature taking place in or about the Decatur area.

In 2015 he received the Illinois High School Association distinguished media service award.

He is credited with being the drive behind the establishment of the Decatur School District's Sports Hall of Fame.