The Skagit Valley Herald is a daily newspaper serving Skagit County, Washington. It has a circulation of 8,774.[1]
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
Publisher | Skagit Valley Publishing Co. |
Founded | March 4, 1884 |
Headquarters | 1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274 |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 8,774 (as of 2020) |
Sister newspapers |
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OCLC number | 17347816 |
Website | goskagit |
Skagit Valley Publishing also publishes the weekly Anacortes American, Fidalgo This Week, The Argus, Stanwood Camano News, and Courier-Times.[2]
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]