Monroe Monitor and Valley News
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. It was also one of the first within the state. When B. F. Smyth founded the "Monroe Monitor" in January, 1899 it was the community's first newspaper. Since its inception, the newspaper has been continuous circulation. Following the successful development of the "Monroe Monitor & Valley News", other weekly newspapers were born, only to quietly disappear or merge with the "Monitor." Its first issue was published on Saturday January 14 , 1899, and has had ten publishers throughout its duration. The paper was part of the penny press era, and subscriptions cost $1.00 per year. 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. In the 1960s it was part of a consortium of five newspapers in Snohomish County that collaborated to produce a 12 page supplement. 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. The current editor of the "Monroe Monitor and Valley News" is Jessica Keller"." The slogan for "The Monroe Monitor & Valley News" is "the voice of the Sky Valley."