[3] The newspaper passed to Indiana native Manley Albert Rany (1857–1914)[4] in 1881.
William H. McClure was forced to use the presses of the Greenfield Transcript and the Adair News.
[6] The architect of today's incarnation, in 1918,[2] was Ray Williamson of Creston.
[5] In 2017, Shaw Media purchased The Fontanelle Observer and Adair County Free Press.
[5] Content for The Fontanelle Observer appears on the website of the Creston News Advertiser, which is owned by Shaw Media.