The public is invited to celebrate the Amery Free Press’ 125th anniversary from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18 during an open house at the newspaper’s office, 215 Keller Ave., Amery.

The newspaper is owned by Sentinel Publications and previously had a series of owners until 1942, when it was taken over by Palmer Sondreal of Amery. The Sondreal family owned and published the newspaper for 71 years. The paper was sold in 2012.