ðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd ɪz sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd θɹuːˈaʊt ðə kwˈɑːdsˈɪɾiz mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə ænd aʊtlˈaɪɪŋ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz.
The newspaper was founded in 1993 and is circulated throughout the Quad-Cities metropolitan area and outlying communities.