Lake Chelan Mirror

The Lake Chelan Mirror is a weekly newspaper published Wednesdays in Chelan, Washington, United States. It covers Lake Chelan, Manson, Chelan, Entiat and the surrounding area, with a circulation of 2,900.

In 2023, the publication was included in the deal made by NCW Media, Inc. to sell its local newspapers to a company owned by Terry Ward and Amy Yaley. Other publications were the Leavenworth Echo, the Cashmere Valley Record, the Quad City Herald, and the Wenatchee Business Journal.

In August 2023, the newspaper was acquired by Ward Media LLC.

History

 * 1891 De Witt C Britt
 * Chelan mining district
 * started as a liberal republican paper then joined forces with the free silver party which was common among papers in western mining districts
 * 1892 moved plant to Chelan and continued publication under the name the Chelan Leader
 * Early issues were difficult to get off the ground, published first issue a month late, missed a few issues.
 * 1908 open letter in Wenatchee Daily World accuses editor of misrepresentation
 * 1909 editor is sick
 * Editor dies April 20
 * C. E. Goodsell - editor and owner (around 1920)
 * Lake Chelan News subscriptions, advertising, news, continues in the Leader
 * 1937 W.B. Gavin buys Lake Chelan Mirror with the help of his boss from The Cashmere Valley Record
 * 1973 son Rick Gavin becomes publisher
 * 2000 Rick Gavin and wife Kristine Gavin sell newspaper to Prairie Media, now NCW Media (Washington Newspaper March 2012)
 * Obituary of longtime owner Babe Gavin, 1999
 * Sold by Gavin family in 2009.
 * 2016 Lake Chelan Mirror celebrates 125th anniversary in August
 * August 11, 2023, Ward Media, LLC., owned by Terry Ward and Amy Yaley, purchases the Lake Chelan Mirror from NCW Media Inc. Terry Ward becomes publisher.

Resources & links

 * Chelan Falls Leader (1891 - 1892) LOC entry
 * D.C. Britt
 * Chelan Leader (1892 - 1925) LOC entry
 * Chelan Valley Mirror (1925 - 1991) LOC entry
 * Library of Congress entry
 * The Washington Newspaper - March 2012 Edition
 * Washington State Library - List of State Newspapers