​Newspapers​​

• DeKalb County's first newspaper, The Will's Valley Post, was established by G.E. Fearing in Collinsville in 1854. 
• 1884, The Collinsville Headlight 
• 1887, The Educational Advocate, published by Douglas Allen, school principal
• 1888, The Collinsville Sun Beam 
• 1880 to 1900, The Collinsville Clipper was published in Collinsville - editors,  John C. Norwood and later W.E. Mosteller. 
  1904, The Collinsville Courier started April 1904 with W.E. Mosteller, editor.  Other editors of the Courier were: J.J. Newberry, H.H. Smith, Louis G. Kreutz, J.W. Mills and Mrs. Mae Myers. 
• In 1926 a new name was suggested for the paper. The Collinsville New Era was adopted, J.W. Mills, editor. 
• 1933-1946, Mae Myers Lyle was editor and business manager of the New Era.
• 1973, The Collinsville News 
• 1996, The Collinsville Times, student written Pacers project.