Skagit Valley Herald

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Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit Valley Herald logo black.svg
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Adams Publishing Group
PublisherSkagit Valley Publishing Co.
FoundedMarch 4, 1884;140 years ago (1884-03-04)
Headquarters1215 Anderson Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
CountryUnited States
Circulation 8,774(as of 2020)
Sister newspapers
OCLC number 17347816
Website goskagit.com

The Skagit Valley Herald is a daily newspaper serving Skagit County, Washington. It has a circulation of 8,774. [1]

Contents

Skagit Valley Publishing also publishes the weekly Anacortes American, Fidalgo This Week, The Argus, Stanwood Camano News , and Courier-Times. [2]

History

The paper was founded in 1884 as The Skagit News, [3] a weekly newspaper. In 1913, it was renamed Mount Vernon Herald and transitioned to daily circulation in 1922. [4] It has been known as Skagit Valley Herald since 1956. [2] [4]

In 1964, the paper was sold to the newly-created Skagit Valley Publishing Co., which was affiliated with Scripps League Newspapers [5] and had controlling interest of Pioneer News Group. [2] In 2017, Pioneer sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group. [6]

Starting March 1, 2023, the paper transitioned from carrier to mail delivery. [7]

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References

  1. "Regional Maps and Circulation" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "About Skagit Publishing Company". Goskagit.com. Skagit Publishing. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (October 1922). "Newspapers of Washington Territory (Continued)". The Washington Historical Quarterly. 13 (4): 254. JSTOR   40474796.
  4. 1 2 "Herald Changes Name". Port Angeles Evening News. Associated Press. January 5, 1956 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Newspaper Is Sold To Scripps". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. July 29, 1964. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  6. Hammer, Barb. "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group" . Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  7. Distelhorst, Michael (2023-01-28). "Changes coming for the Skagit Valley Herald". goSkagit. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

Further reading

  • "History". APG West. Adams Publishing Group . Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  • Miller, Bruce G. (Summer 1998). "The Great Race of 1941: A Coast Salish Public Relations Coup". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 89 (3): 127–135. JSTOR   40492401.
  • Allan, David; O'Brien, Sinead (1999). "Capital News". American Journalism Review. 21 (9): 57. Retrieved September 27, 2016.