Forum Communications welcomes the Sidney Herald to the team

In January, Forum Communications announced that it had acquired the Sidney Herald along with six other news publications.

Forum Communications has a long heritage of delivering quality local news to communities throughout the Upper Midwest. Forum Communications Company is a fifth-generation, family-owned media company based in the Midwest with a long history of investing in local news and the communities it serves.

By combining local focus and reporters with regional resources, the Sidney  Herald is positioned to deliver more depth, more context and more value to readers.

Here’s what you can look forward to.

An improved local news website and app

You’ll get a faster, easier reading experience from an updated website and mobile app launching on April 1, 2026.

Stronger local reporting

Our newsroom remains focused on the stories that matter most in Sidney and the surrounding communities.

Access to Forum Communications news network

Subscribers will soon have access to more than 30 news sites across the Midwest.

A commitment to journalistic integrity and ethics as well as unbiased news are the cornerstones of Forum Communications and its dedicated local reporters along with using the latest technology to deliver local news. As news and news delivery continue to evolve, Sidney area residents will continue to receive deeply reported news about their communities with upcoming upgrades to the local news website and functionality.

Family-owned Forum Communications Company is the largest news organization in the Upper Midwest with award-winning newspapers, news websites, television stations and commercial print facilities in more than 30 communities across Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin.