The Reflector (Washington newspaper)

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]

For other uses, see The Reflector.
The Reflector
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Lafromboise Communications
Founded1909 (1909)
Circulation28,040[1]

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.[4][5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8][1]


After 100 years of local ownership, it was purchased in 2010 by Lafromboise Communications Inc., a publisher based in Centralia, Washington, 80 miles to the north. At that time, it had a free home delivery circulation of 26,500.[7] Steve Walker, formerly of the Lewis County Daily Chronicle, took over as publisher.[9]

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.[10]

References
  1. 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
  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. "Discovering Ridgefield History" (PDF). ridgefieldwa.us. City of Ridgefield. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher". The Columbian. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. Caldbick, John. "Battle Ground — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink. HistoryInk. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. Sherwood, Courtney (June 21, 2010). "The Reflector purchased by Centralia publisher".
  8. "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle. June 22, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "Chronicle's Parent Company Purchases Battle Ground Newspaper". The Chronicle (Lewis County, Washington). June 21, 2010.
  10. Bernhard, Jim (2007). Porcupine, Picayune, and Post: How Newspapers Get Their Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780826266019.

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