The Monroe Monitor and Valley News was 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]
| "The voice of the Sky Valley" | |
 A previous location of the offices of the Monroe Monitor and Valley News in Monroe, Washington on its Main Street | |
| Owner(s) | Pacific Publishing Company |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | B. F. Smyth |
| Founded | January 14, 1899 |
| Ceased publication | November 2021 |
| Website | http://www.monroemonitor.com/ |
History edit
When B. F. Smyth founded the Monroe Monitor in January, 1899 it was the community's first newspaper.[1] Since its inception, the newspaper had 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.[3] The paper was part of the penny press era, and subscriptions cost $1.00 per year.[5] 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.[6]
The paper's final 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][7] The paper was acquired in January 2015 by Pacific Publishing Company,[8] which merged it with the Snohomish County Tribune in November 2021.[9]
Former names of the newspaper edit
- 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 5, 1923[10]
- The Monroe Monitor 1924 - 1985 and then merged with Valley News in 1985.
Further reading edit
- 1916 edition of Editor & Publisher
- 1979 edition of Editor & Publisher (lighthearted mention in discussion of papers with alliterative names)
- Index of newspapers on microfilm from 1984
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Monroe Monitor, Over a Century of Hometown News". Monroe Historical Society & Museum. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ a b "Monroe -- Thumbnail History". historylink.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Monroe Historical Society Newspaper Archive". mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Monroe Historical Society January 14, 1899: Page 2". Mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Local Supplement". Editor & Publisher. April 17, 1965.
- ^ "Monroe Monitor/Valley News". Library of Congress.
- ^ Cohen, Bryan (2015-01-06). "Foreclosure company exits the Capitol Hill newspaper business". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ "The Monroe Monitor and The Snohomish County Tribune Merge" (PDF). Monroe Business Guide. Pacific Publishing Company. 2022. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Monroe Historical Society January 1, 1932: Page 1". Mhs.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.