The Reflector
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)CT Publishing LLC
Founder(s)Kelley Loe
Editor-in-chiefEric Schwartz
Founded1909 (1909)
Headquarters209 E Main St, Ste 139 Battle Ground, WA 98604
Circulation29,022 (as of 2022)[1]
OCLC number17011335
Websitethereflector.com

The Reflector is a weekly newspaper that provides coverage of Battle Ground, Washington in the United States and is the legal newspaper of the City of Battle Ground.[2][3]

The name Reflector comes from a tradition including similar newspaper titles like "Mirror." Norwalk, Ohio and Greenville, North Carolina also have newspapers called the Reflector.[4]

History

The first issue of The Reflector – then located in Ridgefield, Washington – was published on October 8, 1909 by Kelley Loe who shortly thereafter sold it to Ellis B. Hall.[5][6] In 1946, The Reflector was merged with an existing newspaper in Battle Ground, The Mid-County Record, to become The Mid-County Reflector, later shortened to The Reflector.[7][8] The headquarters moved to Battle Ground in 1959.

In 2010 The Reflector was purchased by Lafromboise Communications from its owner of the previous 30 years, Marvin Case.[9][10] At that time, it had a free home delivery circulation of 26,500.[8] Steve Walker, formerly of the Lewis County Daily Chronicle, took over as publisher.[11]

In 2020, Chad and Coralee Taylor, owners of The Silver Agency in Chehalis, purchased the newspaper from Lafromboise Communications owner Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. 2022-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Battle Ground City Code – Chapter 1.04 – General Provisions". codepublishing.com. City of BattleGround. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "About The Reflector". thereflector.com. The Reflector. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bernhard, Jim (2007). Porcupine, Picayune, and Post: How Newspapers Get Their Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780826266019.
  5. ↑ "Discovering Ridgefield History" (PDF). ridgefieldwa.us. City of Ridgefield. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher". The Columbian. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Caldbick, John. "Battle Ground — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink. HistoryInk. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher".
  9. ↑ "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle. June 22, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089. | website = www.thereflector.com
  11. ↑ "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle (Lewis County, Washington). June 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ Lafromboise Falcon, Jenifer (2020-12-31). "Reflector Sold to New Owners". The Reflector. Retrieved 2023-04-05.


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