From the bound volumes

Chief historian for Fremont & Newaygo County

For more than a century the Times Indicator has survived fires, floods, wars, economic hardship, and the Covid pandemic alongside the people of the county — recording church socials, births, deaths, weddings, ballgames, and the hard news that shapes a place.

“A growing number of readers continue to trust Newaygo County's Newspaper for reliable, accurate and interesting news and features, delivered every week with the same dedication and commitment that readers learned to trust in the 1800's.”

1. 1876–1878

   Civil War veteran Walter S. Platt runs off the first Fremont Indicator on a hand press. The paper’s continuous local lineage takes root.

2. 1911

   The Fremont Times and News-Indicator merge as the Fremont Times-Indicator, published from 44 W. Main — still home today.

3. 1950–1986

   Ownership passes through Vidian L. Roe and the Hostetler family. The paper remains the county’s chief historian through fire, flood, and everyday life.

4. 1980

   By absorbing the Newaygo County Sun (itself a merger of the Newaygo Republican, White Cloud Eagle, and Grant Independent), the Times Indicator becomes the county’s sole locally published newspaper.

5. 1987–present

   Tony Komlanc purchases the paper; Richard C. Wheater, Sr., a former reporter, is appointed editor and publisher — still guiding Newaygo County’s weekly.

Historical files are preserved in bound volumes with the Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy and on microfilm at the Fremont Area District Library. Examples are often displayed in the office lobby at 44 W. Main.