Rockford Exxon Station Receives Copies of New Regional Newspaper

 

Free copies of Volume 1 Issue 1 of "the Current" a monthly newspaper published at Liberty Lake, Wash., by Josh Johnson, were dropped off at Rockford Exxon this morning, for customers to take

The first issue, consisting of 28 pages, features "Citizen of the Year", "Cruisin for Coffee", and "Kids Zone!"

Also inside, readers find diverse topics such as, "Having a Heart for Homeless Students,"  and articles about Valley school districts levy, 3 UP – 3 DOWN, which lists at a glance upcoming events, a historical article featuring Dishman, a community calendar consisting of events and dates supplied to the editor by various communities, and much, much more.

The first issue includes an a Calendar, Southeast Spokane County Fair planning meeting at Rockford City Hall, 20 W. Emma St., 7 p.m., February 6, 2012, along with 7 other announcements, through March 9^th.

Another fine article - a 'must-read' for coffee lovers - details area businesses that feature coffee, and includes five companies and descriptions of some of their specialties.

All in all, this paper is a fine example of good news coverage of the surrounding area that's sure to be welcomed in many households. Subscription fees for those wishing delivery to their mailbox are a modest $12 for 12 issues ($24 outside of Spokane or Kootenia Counties.)

"The newspaper is distributed by or before the 1^st of the month to more than 150 drop-off locations that has historically been referred to as part of Spokane's Valley," according to the publisher. Rockford is included, as is Valleyford, where On Sacred Grounds Coffee is the drop-off.

Editor and Publisher Josh Johnson, a journalism graduate of John Brown University is a Valley Chamber board member, and member of the Splash  team since 2004, former opinion page editor, copy editor, reporter, freelancer.

You can read about the people who staff "the CURRENT" at The Splash, another Peridot Publishing LLC community newspaper, locally owned and operated.  There, you'll find Contact Us, an online form to send your message to the publisher.

Send a "Welcome and Best Wishes!" and support this new media venue with your advertisements, too.