Weekly News effort falls short

A good number of people have asked about the status of our recently formed La Conner Community News non-profit organization’s efforts to “Save the Newspaper.”

We have been encouraged by the community interest and support demonstrated by financial pledges and donations, but have raised only a fraction of the funds needed to purchase the La Conner Weekly News and transition to a new managing editor.

Even though our 11th-hour efforts have not raised sufficient funds for a purchase, we plan to continue our efforts to ensure the presence of a source for local news in the event Ken is unable to transfer ownership of the newspaper to another publisher.

In conversations with subscribers and readers of the paper, many have expressed how much they appreciate Ken’s editorial voice and hope in some way he can be a part of whatever local news source is in La Conner’s future.

Thank you, Ken, for all your hard work, effort and dedication in publishing your award-winning newspaper for the past seven plus years. We wish you all the best on your well-deserved retirement.

Updates about our progress can be found on our Facebook page La Conner Community News and inquiries can be sent to [email protected].

Andrew Ashmore

Shelter Bay