 The editorial staff are listed; Jeff Neal, Editor; Steve Cornelius, Sports Editor; Chris Harris, Janie Slaven, Carla Slavey, Caleb Lowndes, and Bill Mardis.Founded separately as the "Somerset Journal" (1895) and "The Commonwealth" (1912), Somerset's two weekly newspapers began sharing office space and presses in the 1930s, eventually merging to become the Monday-Friday daily "Commonwealth Journal" January 3, 1966.The local owners added a Sunday edition October 31, 1982, before selling the paper to Park Newspapers on May 1, 1988.