The ''Monroe Monitor and Valley News'' was a weekly newspaper published in

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, United States. It had an estimated circulation of 4,000 in 2013. It was also one of the first within the state.

History

When B. F. Smyth founded the ''Monroe Monitor'' in January, 1899 it was the community's first newspaper. Since its inception, the newspaper had 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

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that collaborated to produce a 12-page supplement. The paper's final title was adopted in 1985 when then-owner Voland Publications acquired the ''Valley News'' from neighboring

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purchased the paper in 1993, and later sold it to RIM Publications. The paper was acquired in January 2015 by

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, which merged it with the ''

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'' in November 2021.

Former names of the newspaper

* ''Monroe Monitor'' 1899 - 1909 * ''Monroe Monitor-Transcript'' 1909 - 1916 * ''Monroe Independent'' 1916 - 1917 * ''The Monroe Monitor'' 1917 - 1918 * ''Monroe Independent'' 1918 - 1919 * ''The Monroe Monitor'' 1919 - 1921 * ''Monroe Independent'' 1921 - 1924 * Consolidated with the ''Monroe Independent'' on January 5, 1923 * ''The Monroe Monitor'' 1924 - 1985 and then merged with Valley News in 1985.

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