Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Sound Publishing |
Publisher | Daralyn Anderson |
Editor | Elizabeth Shepard |
Founded | 1957 |
Circulation | 2,531 (as of 2023) [1] |
Website |
vashonbeachcomber |
The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber is a newspaper based in Vashon in the U.S. state of Washington. It covers local news, sports, business, and community events. [2] The Island Beachcomber publishes once a week on Wednesdays. [2] This newspaper is known for its tabloid-like character, [3] and it is owned by the Black Press Group. [4]
The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber was founded in 1957 and still circulates. [5] In 1958, the Beachcomber purchased another paper, News-Record, merging the two papers. [6]
In May 2020 Kevin Opsahl, editor of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, was laid off after being furloughed in March 2020. The Beachcomber is now down to two editorial staff members, reporter Paul Rowley and arts editor Elizabeth Shepherd. [7]