Published each Thursday in Valders, Wisconsin, with coverage of Manitowoc County.

Family-owned, locally produced, and read by over 2700 subscribers in 32 states.

Member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and National Newspaper Association.

Named Top Small Town Weekly Newspaper three times by the WNA.

204 N. Liberty St., P.O. Box 400 Valders, WI 54245 • Phone 920-775-4431

Established in 1940by Fred H. & Marion F. Brockman Proudly edited and published by Brian Thomsen from 1981–2024

Mary Thomsen……………………………………………………Editor/Publisher

Jacob Puestow……………………………………………………………..Reporter

Todd Bergmann…………………………………………………………….Reporter

Gregg Novachek……………………………..Graphic Designer/Production

Dawn Coonce……………………………………………………..Office Manager

Elizabeth Bowen…………………………………………..Circulation Manager

Cathy Rusch………………………………………………………….Photographer

Published every Thursday. Periodicals postage paid at Valders, WI.

Deadline for stories and advertising is Monday noon.

Postmaster: Send address changes to The Valders Journal, P. O. 

Box 400, Valders, WI 54245.

Subscriptions: $44 per year in Manitowoc and Calumet Counties;

$55 per year elsewhere, paid in advance. Please notify us immediately of any change in your address.

Advertising: Contact advertising@valdersjournal.com.

News: Contact editor@valdersjournal.com.