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A previous location of the offices of the Monroe Monitor and Valley News in Monroe, Washington on its Main Street.

The Monroe Monitor and Valley News is a weekly newspaper published in Monroe, Washington, United States. It had an estimated circulation of 4,000 in 2013.[1] It was also one of the first within the state.[2] When B. F. Smyth founded the Monroe Monitor in January, 1899 it was the community's first newspaper.[1] Since its inception, the newspaper has been continuous circulation.[3] Following the successful development of the Monroe Monitor & Valley News, other weekly newspapers were born, only to quietly disappear or merge with the Monitor.[4] Its first issue was published on Saturday January 14, 1899, and has had ten publishers throughout its duration.[5] The paper was part of the penny press era, and subscriptions cost $1.00 per year.[6] H. D. Matthews purchased the paper in 1908 and merged it with the Transcript, renaming the publication the Monroe Monitor-Transcript; "Transcript" was dropped from the title eight years later.[1]

In the 1960s it was part of a consortium of five newspapers in Snohomish County that collaborated to produce a 12 page supplement.[7]

The paper's current title was adopted in 1985 when then-owner Voland Publications acquired the Valley News from neighboring Sultan. (It was previously known as the Sultan Star.) Jerry Robinson of Seattle purchased the paper in 1993, and later sold it to RIM Publications.[1][8] The current editor of the Monroe Monitor and Valley News is Jessica Keller.[9] The slogan for The Monroe Monitor & Valley News is "the voice of the Sky Valley."[9]

Former names of the newspaper

  • Monroe Monitor 1899 - 1909
  • Monroe Monitor-Transcript 1909 - 1916
  • Monroe Independent 1916 - 1917
  • The Monroe Monitor 1917 - 1918
  • Monroe Independent 1918 - 1919
  • The Monroe Monitor 1919 - 1921
  • Monroe Independent 1921 - 1924
  • Consolidated with the Monroe Independent on January 5th 1923[10]
  • The Monroe Monitor 1924 - 1985 and then merged with Valley News in 1985.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
  2. ^ "The Monroe Monitor, Over a Century of Hometown News". Monroe Historical Society & Museum. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Monroe -- Thumbnail History". historylink.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. ^ "Monroe Historical Society Newspaper Archive". mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ "Monroe -- Thumbnail History". historylink.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. ^ "Monroe Historical Society January 14, 1899: Page 2". Mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  7. ^ "Local Supplement". Editor & Publisher. April 17, 1965.
  8. ^ "Monroe Monitor/Valley News". Library of Congress.
  9. ^ a b "Monroe Monitor & Valley News newspaper in Monroe Washington - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  10. ^ "Monroe Historical Society January 1, 1932: Page 1". Mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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