▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Lake view ▁was ▁established ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁for ▁Lake ▁County . ▁The ▁Lake ▁County ▁Ex am iner ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Charles ▁A . ▁C og sw ell ▁and ▁Stephen ▁P . ▁M oss ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁published ▁in ▁Lake view . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁first ▁editor ▁was ▁Frank ▁C off in . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁ed itions , ▁the ▁Ex am iner ▁used ▁extremely ▁small ▁print ▁type . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁front ▁page ▁often ▁included ▁an ec d otes ▁and ▁fiction ▁along ▁with ▁feature ▁stories ▁and ▁news . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁newspaper ▁began , ▁a ▁one - year ▁subscription ▁cost ▁$ 3 . 0 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁income ▁was ▁legal ▁not ices ▁for ▁land ▁claims , ▁which ▁hom est ead ers ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁post ▁public ly . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁business , ▁the ▁Ex am iner ▁installed ▁an ▁E ight - Med ium ▁Gordon - Fran k lin ▁job ▁press ▁and ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁larger ▁print ▁style . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁The ▁Ex am iner ▁merged ▁with ▁another ▁Lake view ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁State ▁Line ▁Her ald . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁State ▁Line ▁Her ald ▁was ▁Lake view ' s ▁first ▁newspaper , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1