The Tribune serves the residents of Tri-Cities area, which primarily includes Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg.

Its coverage area also includes Nunica, Fruitport, Crockery and Robinson Townships and West Olive.

Nichols changed the name of the paper to The Grand Haven Daily Tribune with the April 3, 1896 edition.

[4] On June 3, 2019 the newspaper was again sold to the Paxton Media Group and its operations consolidated.

[5] The Tribune was named Class D, Newspaper of the Year by the Michigan Press Association in 2013[6] and 2014,[7] and was named Best Newspaper in Michigan by the Associated Press in 2014.