The predecessor to the newspaper was the Snohomish Weekly Sun, which first came off the presses in the summer of 1888 with George W. Head as editor and manager.
[2] In 1955, the newspaper was bought by Bill Bates, Willis Tucker, and Don Berry after Dobbs died[3] unexpectedly at his desk.
[4] Tucker was co-owner of the paper for eight years before selling his shares and leaving to go work at The Everett Herald.
[5][6] By 1969, Bill Bates and Edward Wise, who became a co-owner sometime after 1972,[7] expanded the Tribune printing plant by adding an off-set press,[8] and founded the Snohomish Publishing Co.[3] Bates retired as publisher in 1981[4] and sold his interest in 1983.
[7] The company came under the complete ownership of Dana Best and his wife Kelli Best in 2007[9] who continued to operate the press until closing it on November 14, 2014.