Perhaps the largest land owner in Battle Ground is now the publisher of the heritage local newspaper.
This weekly publication has been in Battle Ground for 117 years and Camden Spiller tells me he was approached by the current owners and after some conversations he decided to move ahead with the deal and add it to his growing portfolio of some 30 other local properties.
“It’s really along the line that we think local institutions are best owned by local people,” Spiller said. “That’s how we came into this conversation.”…