The paper's brick building was constructed in the 1920s was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 21, 1980 as the Worth County Local Building.

The newspaper business was established in 1884 as the Sumner Free Trader.

The paper later changed its name to the Worth County Local.

It houses a linotype machine and other printing equipment.

In 2016 the entire archival collection of the newspaper was scanned and uploaded for public access by the Margaret Jones Library of the Worth County Library System.