The Herald-Times was dropped in 1977 and the name changed to the Herald-Times in 1989 while the newspaper switched from an evening publication to a morning publication. Starting in 1966, the newspaper produced a joint Sunday-only publication with its sister newspaper, the Times-Mail, in neighboring Bedford called the Sunday Herald-Times that was distributed to the expanded readership of both communities. In 2001, the name of the Sunday newspaper was changed to the Hoosier Times and distributed to a much larger area. The Herald-Times The Herald-Times is a daily newspaper serving Bloomington, Indiana and surrounding areas. The newspaper won the Blue Ribbon Daily
The Herald Times Reporter press was brought on a schooner from Milwaukee. A weekly newspaper called the "Weekly Press" was printed; it was renamed the "Weekly Herald" in 1955. In 1898, the "Weekly Herald" became a daily newspaper; the Herald-Press Publishing Company was formed and it printed the "Daily Herald" and "Weekly Press". The "Weekly Press" was absorbed into the "Daily Herald" in 1953 and the newspaper became known as the "Herald Times". It purchased the "Two Rivers Reporter" based in nearby Two Rivers in 1970 and the newspaper took its current name "Herald Times Reporter". It was purchased by Gannett Company in 2000.