The Reflector (Washington newspaper)

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The Reflector
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)CT Publishing LLC
Founder(s) Kelley Loe
Editor-in-chiefEric Schwartz
Founded1909;116 years ago (1909)
Headquarters209 E Main St, Ste 139 Battle Ground, WA 98604
Circulation 29,022(as of 2022) [1]
OCLC number 17011335
Website thereflector.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]

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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

Kelley Loe published the first issue of The Reflector in Ridgefield, Washington on October 8, 1909. [5] At the time the town had a population around 300. [6] In March 1910, Loe denied reports he had sold the paper, [7] but the later that month it was confirmed the new owner was to be H. A. Moore. [8]

A. W. and C. C. McCormack owned the paper for three years until they sold the paper to Willard D. Nelson, of Haines. [9] [10] The paper was soon returned to the McCormacks who resold it in 1924 to J.R. "Red" Hicks, of Sumas. [11] A year later he installed a linotype machine. [12] Hicks published the paper for 22 years, only ever taking 11 vacation days during his career. [13] The Reflector was sold to a group of six Vancouver businessmen who incorporated the enterprise as the A. M. Publishing Company Dave H. Deihl. [14] The company also published the Mid-County Record of Battle Ground, and soon relocated the printing plant. [15]

Richard F. Crouch was hired as a foreman at the Ridgefield newspaper plant and Battle Ground commercial printing plant. [16] In 1948, Crouch and Robert L. Robb leased the plant from A.M., [17] and Crouch later bought Robb out to become the sole owner of The Reflector and The Mid-County Record. [18] By 1951, the papers came to be owned by John Holt Dodge, who merged the two papers together form The Mid-County Reflector. [19] The paper was relocated from Ridgefield to Battle Ground in 1959. [20]

In 2010, The Reflector was purchased by Lafromboise Communications from its owner of the previous 30 years, Marvin Case. [21] [22] [23] At that time, it had a free home delivery circulation of 26,500. [24] Steve Walker, formerly of the Lewis County Daily Chronicle, took over as publisher. [25] In 2020, Chad and Coralee Taylor, owners of The Silver Agency in Chehalis, purchased the newspaper from Lafromboise Communications owner Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon. [26]

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. ↑ "Riegefield Weekly To Appear Oct. 8". The Columbian. September 29, 1909. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Discovering Ridgefield History" (PDF). ridgefieldwa.us. City of Ridgefield. January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Local News". Vancouver Weekly Columbian. March 10, 1910. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Personal Mention". The Columbian. March 23, 1910. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "County Paper Changes Hands". The Columbian. July 30, 1921. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "Ridgefield Newspaper Published First Time By New Owner". The Columbian. September 2, 1921. p. 10.
  11. ↑ "McCormacks Announce Sale Of Reflector To J. R. Hicks Of Sumas". The Columbian. May 5, 1924. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "Ridgefield Reflector Installs Linotype". The Columbian. May 12, 1925. p. 2.
  13. ↑ "'Red' Hicks Retiring From Newspaper After 38 Years". The Columbian. January 31, 1946. p. 9.
  14. ↑ "2 Publishers Will Retire". The Columbian. January 25, 1946. p. 12.
  15. ↑ "Paper Has New Home". The Columbian. February 21, 1947. p. 4.
  16. ↑ "Ex-instructor Now Foreman". The Columbian. August 28, 1947. p. 4.
  17. ↑ "Two Lease Printing Plant". The Columbian. March 29, 1948. p. 12.
  18. ↑ "Crouch Now Sole Owner". The Columbian. September 20, 1948. p. 12.
  19. ↑ "Reflector Editor Visits Colorado". The Columbian. August 22, 1951. p. 7.
  20. ↑ Caldbick, John (February 25, 2010). "Battle Ground -- Thumbnail History". HistoryLink . Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  21. ↑ Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher". The Columbian . Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle . June 22, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  23. ↑ 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
  24. ↑ Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher".
  25. ↑ "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle (Lewis County, Washington). June 21, 2010.
  26. ↑ Lafromboise Falcon, Jenifer (2020-12-31). "Reflector Sold to New Owners". The Reflector. Retrieved 2023-04-05.


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