[4] The Grinnell Herald, in turn, was founded as the Poweshiek County Herald on March 18, 1868.
[5] In 1944, the newspaper was purchased by the Pinder family.
It remains a family owned paper as of 2022.
[6] The paper was published by Al and Dorothy Pinder until their deaths.
Their daughters, Martha Pinder and Peggy Elliot manage and edit the paper as of 2022.