The Stanwood Camano News is a weekly newspaper serving Stanwood and Camano Island in Washington. It had a circulation of 2,261 in 2020.[1]

Stanwood Camano News
The offices of Stanwood-Camano News in 2015.
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Adams Publishing Group
PublisherSkagit Valley Publishing Co.
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Headquarters7208 267th Street NW
Stanwood, Washington, U.S.
Circulation2,261 (as of 2020)
Sister newspapersSkagit Valley Herald
ISSN1041-4304
Websitegoskagit.com/scnews

History

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The newspaper originated in 1903 as the Stanwood Tidings. The name changed to the Stanwood News sometime between 1917–1920, and again to Twin City News in 1930.[2]

Cliff Danielson took over the paper from owners Ray Horn and Harry Dence in 1959 and changed the name back to the Stanwood News a year later. In 1980, the name was changed to Stanwood Camano News; two years later, the owner of the paper purchased the nearby Camano Island Sun.[2]

Dave Pinkham became the owner and publisher in 1985. He had previously worked as a reporter and then editor at the Whidbey News-Times. In 2009, Pinkham retired and the paper entered into a partnership with the Skagit Valley Herald to manage the Stanwood paper. The Stanwood Camano News maintained its office in Stanwood, but the printing of the paper was moved off site in June 2009 to The Herald's facility in Mount Vernon.[3]

In 2015, Pinkham sold the Stanwood Camano News to Pioneer News Group, publishers of the Mount Vernon-based Skagit Valley Herald.[4] Two years later, all of Pioneer News Group's newspapers were sold to Adams Publishing Group.[5]

In 2021, the newspaper moved to a new office in Stanwood.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Regional Maps and Circulation" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. August 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Caldwell, Evan (June 22, 2021). "Editorial: It's official! Stanwood Camano News has moved". Skagit Valley Herald. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Jennings, Mary (March 14, 2023). "Exploring History: Newspapers a key element in Stanwood for decades". Stanwood Camano News. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Pioneer buys Stanwood Camano News". The Everett Herald. January 10, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Hammer, Barb (October 5, 2017). "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group" (Press release). Adams Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2023.