SAUK CITY – Chicago area native Jake Ekdahl will move from the Sauk Prairie Eagle to Agri-View in Madison on Nov. 4, the Sauk Prarie Eagle announced Wednesday.
Ekdahl began working at Capital Newspapers in October 2017 as a reporter for the (Mauston) Juneau County Star-Times before moving to Sauk City to report for the Sauk Prairie Eagle. He covered topics ranging from city government, crime, business, real estate, elections and human interest.
Originally from Aurora, Ill., Ekdahl studied Justice and Public Policy at Concordia University in Mequon before going on to earn a graduate degree in journalism from Depaul University in Chicago. During his time in college, Ekdahl served as a freelancer for several publications, including the Evanston Roundtable, Windy City Times, Wisconsin Gazette, Inside Publications, 14 East Magazine and the Chicago Gazette.