The Tribune was founded in December 1894,[4] with Republican George B. Lockwood among its co-founders.
In 1904, Barcus also bought the Terre Haute Gazette (which dated to around 1869) and merged it into the Tribune.
Prior to the sale, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology owned a controlling interest in the papers.
[13] In 1990, Ingersoll sold a number of papers including the Tribune-Star to Thomson Corporation.
[14] In 2000, Community purchased the Tribune-Star and 16 other papers from Thomson, as a part of Thompson's exit from the U.S. newspaper business.