La Conner publisher to take over The Northern Light

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 457

Last Updated: 4 days, 20 hours ago

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A new publisher is taking ownership of The Northern Light, the weekly newspaper covering Blaine, Birch Bay and Semiahmoo.

Kari Mar is the editor and publisher of La Conner Community News, a nonprofit publication she helped get off the ground last year after the town’s weekly paper shut down.

Married couple Patrick Grubb and Louise Mugar, owners of The Northern Light and All Point Bulletin, gifted their publications to the La Conner …

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