In November 1922, Reverend Clay Trusty incorporated the (1918), the (1914), and (1919) into a chain of neighborhood papers produced by the Home-News Publishing Company. The , begun by Trusty and Cecil Stalnacker for Seventh Christian Church which Trusty pastored, focused on .
After its incorporation into the Home-News chain, the continued to print mainly religious news until its demise in 1922. The became the , covering an area including and . The was renamed and included the Shortridge and areas. The edition covered the area north of 38th Street, including east of Washington Boulevard.
printed news regarding “local civic affairs, society news, church news, personal items, club and business news and anything of interest to local people”. The contents of each edition varied slightly. There were many columns such as “A Page Devoted to Indianapolis Theaters Owned, Operated and Managed by Indianapolis Men,” as well as serialized fiction. The eight-page paper was heavily laced with advertisements, particularly after changing its policy to one of free distribution in 1924. It had a circulation over 40,000 by 1925. The did not survive the . Publication of the newspapers ceased in the early 1930s.
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