About Us

The Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald began in November 2003 as the Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald, and offshoot of its Enumclaw progenitor. Sumner coverage was added in 2008 following acquisition by Sound Publishing and a subsequent merger with the Sumner Reporter. Our print edition brings you government and community news every Wednesday. Our Community Photography, Business, Seniors, and Education sections run the first, second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month, respectively.

Your Community News Team

	Publisher Brennan Purtzer 360-825-2555 ext. 1050	A native of Corvallis, Oregon, Brennan Purtzer is a Rotarian and a former Lions Club Vice President. He serves on task forces for the Enumclaw Regional Health Care Foundation, and is a member of the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce Board. An avid writer and jazz aficionado, he has published the Courier-Herald since October of 2010, after serving as founding editor & publisher of The Molokai Island Times from 2005-2008, and advertising director of Salem Monthly Newspaper in Oregon from 2008-2009.
	Enumclaw Courier Herald Editor Kevin Hanson 360-825-2555 ext. 5050	Editor of the Courier-Herald since 2001, following career stops in Cheney, Wash., Spokane, Wash., and Hermiston, Ore. Graduate of Washington State University. Time away from the job finds me at a campsite, in the garden or on a motorcycle. Family includes wife Sharon, daughter Marina, dogs Zoe and Savannah and other assorted pets.
	Reporter Daniel Nash 360-825-2555 ext. 5060	Daniel Nash joined the Courier-Herald staff in September 2009. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, he lived in North Carolina and Southern California before moving to Washington state in 2005. While attending the University of Washngton Tacoma, he became the news editor of the Ledger, interned at the Business Examiner and jointly produced a magazine with Russian students from Moscow State University. He currently lives in Enumclaw.
	Reporter Brian Beckley 360-825-2555 ext. 5058	Brian Beckley is a reporter from Whitney Point, New York. During his salad days, he was the bassist for punk band The Disenchanted. He covers the city of Bonney Lake.
	Advertising Sales, Bonney Lake Dottie Bergstresser 360-802-8219	Dorothy "Dottie" Bergstresser has been with the Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald advertising sales team since its origin as the Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald. She works tirelessly with her clientele to put their best face forward on all advertisements. She primarily represents advertisers from Bonney Lake and Buckley.
	Advertising Sales, Sumner Jennifer Anderson 360-802-8212	Jennifer Anderson joined the Courier-Herald sales team in 2011. She represents advertisers in the city of Sumner.
	Reporter Brenda Sexton 360-825-2555 ext. 5052	Raised in Enumclaw and a graduate of Enumclaw High, Brenda Sexton has been a reporter on and off with The Courier-Herald since graduating from Central Washington University in 1987. A regular WNPA award-winner, she covers all news areas - sports, features, education and government. She is also an active member in the community as a fundraiser, youth leader, event organizer and church participant.
	Sports John Leggett 360-825-2555 ext. 5054	Howdy: My name is John Leggett, you've no doubt seen me around the Plateau's high school gyms. I am a self-confessed sports nut and to the best of my ability try to get the names, scores and stats correct. I am devoted to what I do, because I think I have the best job in the world. I am not averse to outside sources providing me with inside information regarding our talented area athletes and squads.