Skagit Valley Herald

Skagit Valley Herald
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Adams Publishing Group
Publisher Heather Hernandez
Founded March 4, 1884 (1884-03-04)
Headquarters 1215 Anderson Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Country United States
Sister newspapers
  • The Argus
  • Courier-Times
Website goskagit.com

Skagit Valley Herald is a daily newspaper serving Skagit County, Washington. The paper was founded in 1884 as The Skagit News,[1] a weekly newspaper. In 1913, it was renamed Mount Vernon Herald and transitioned to daily delivery in 1922.[2] It has been known as Skagit Valley Herald since 1956.[3][2] The current publisher is Heather Hernandez.[4]

In 1964, the paper was sold to the newly-created Skagit Valley Publishing Co., affiliated with Scripps League Newspapers.[5] In 1986, the paper became owned by Skagit Publishing, part of Pioneer News Group.[3]Pioneer sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group in 2017.[6]

The Herald also publishes weekly newspapers Courier-Times, which primarily serves the community of Sedro-Woolley, and The Argus. Both papers share the same newsroom and staff as the Herald.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (October 1922). "Newspapers of Washington Territory (Continued)". The Washington Historical Quarterly. 13 (4): 254. JSTOR 40474796.
  2. 1 2 "Herald Changes Name". Port Angeles Evening News. Associated Press. January 5, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "About Skagit Publishing". Skagit Publishing. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Skagit Valley Herald (Mount Vernon, WA)". Pioneer News Group. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  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. ↑ "Newspapers". Skagit Publishing. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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