[1][2] It was Scottsbluff's first newspaper and was located in one of the earliest constructed buildings in the city.
[4] It was later changed to a semi-weekly paper, but eventually returned to weekly publication.
Silent film star Jacqueline Logan briefly worked as a journalist for the paper.
By late 1964, circulation of both the Minatare Free Press and Scottsbluff Republican was so low that the papers were no longer profitable and it was decided to end their publication.
[3] The final issue of the Scottsbluff Republican was dated November 19, 1964.