The publication, originally a weekly paper, was eventually sold to Maj. Enos L. Christman in 1873.

On August 4, 1876, Christman changed the name of the paper to The Daily Reporter and began publishing it every afternoon.

Also in 1981, the company bought controlling interest in The Advertiser and The Almanac from Richard Barnes and formed Cornerstone Publishing Co.

Two years later, The Record-Outlook in McDonald was bought from Andrew Eiler and William Burns.

The Democrat Messenger in Waynesburg and the Monongahela Daily Herald were bought in 1986.

In addition to its daily and weekly newspapers and their related websites, the company also publishes monthly magazines and other special-interest publications.

[citation needed] Jack Stewart was one of the founding members of the organization, which held its first meeting and was housed in its infancy in the Observer Washington office.