In this COVID-19 nightmare, several newspapers in our state have ceased publication – they rely on the advertising dollars from stores that are shuttered right now.

Readers of La Conner Weekly News are very fortunate they still have a community newspaper.

La Conner has been home to a weekly newspaper since the 1870s and publisher Ken Stern is working though one of the worst economic times in the newspaper industry to keep our small-town paper alive.

Community journalism is always more about community service than making a living. And you can bet that publishing through this economic downturn is 100 percent community service.

Thank you, Ken.

Sincerely,

Sandy Stokes

La Conner

Stokes co-owned the Weekly News from 2007-2017