Robinson Newspapers is a group of community weekly newspapers that serve several neighborhoods and towns in King County, Washington.

The newspapers cover the neighborhoods of Ballard

Ballard, Seattle, Washington

Ballard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington. To the north it is bounded by Crown Hill, ; to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont ; to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal; and to the west by Puget Sound’s Shilshole Bay. The neighborhood’s...

 and West Seattle within the City of Seattle. Outside of Seattle, they cover White Center, Burien, and the greater Highline area south of Seattle to the communities of Des Moines

Des Moines, Washington

Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,673 at the 2010 census. Property within the city has been the subject of land buyouts because of noise from aircraft landing or taking off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport two miles to the north of...

 and Federal Way.

History

It is owned by Jerry Robinson (b.1920-) and Elsbeth Robinson. Robinson purchased the White Center News in 1952, the Federal Way News in 1954, expanding it into Des Moines by 1963. He acquired the Highline Times and The West Seattle Herald in 1974. With partner, Al Sneed, he developed Rotary Offset Publishing in 1956, installing the first offset style rotary printing press west of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

. Robinson sold the papers in 1989 only to restart them in 1998 after the then publisher ceased operations. He had previously acquired the Ballard News Tribune and the 'Monroe Monitor'in 1993. Today the newspapers are operated by his sons Ken and Tim Robinson. Another son, Patrick, maintains all the Robinson Newspapers' websites.

Newspapers

• Ballard News-Tribune
  Ballard News-Tribune
  The Ballard News-Tribune is a weekly newspaper serving the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1891 and has a circulation of 9,500. It is one of the Robinson Newspapers, a group of newspapers in the Seattle-Tacoma area which includes the West Seattle Herald, White Center...
  
  
• Des Moines News
• Federal Way News
• Highline Times
  Highline Times
  The Highline Times is an American weekly newspaper serving the community of Burien, Washington, a city south of Seattle, Washington.The newspaper is a part of Robinson Newspapers, which includes the Federal Way News, the Des Moines News, the White Center News, West Seattle Herald and the Ballard...
  
  
• White Center News
• West Seattle Herald
  West Seattle Herald
  The West Seattle Herald is a weekly newspaper and website www.westseattleherald.com serving the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1923. It is part of Robinson Newspapers, which includes the Ballard News-Tribune, White Center News, Highline Times, Des Moines News,...