The Amos family began the Daily News in 1891 and published both papers until June 28, 1940, when the Democrat folded.

[3] In 2000, Brown Publishing Company took control of the Sidney Daily News,[4] integrating it with several other titles produced at its Tipp City, Ohio, presses as the "I-75 Group".

In February 2009, the Daily News and two other Brown papers stopped printing Tuesday editions because of the weak economy.

[5] Brown Publishing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 30, 2010;[6] its Ohio assets, including 14 daily newspapers and about 30 weeklies, were transferred to a new business, Ohio Community Media, which was purchased in May 2011 by Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management.

[9] On March 1, 2023, AIM Media Midwest reduced the publishing frequency of the Sidney Daily News and its other Ohio publications to twice per week.