As Shaw Media commemorates its 175th anniversary, the company's archives reveal a series of front pages from the 1940s, 1945, and 2000. The Morris Daily Herald was dominated by the collapse of the Axis powers and the transition of power following FDR's death, while the local community remained focused on the war effort. In 1996, the focus shifted to domestic economic pressures, with concerns about rising property taxes forcing seniors to leave long-term homes. The Times-Press covered the 2004 tornado that hit Utica, which resulted in widespread damage and at least 4 deaths. The Daily Chronicle covered one of the darkest days in American school history in 1999.