Member News

Daily Jefferson County Union moves to new office

The Daily Jefferson County Union recently completed a move into its new office at 411 Madison Ave. in Fort Atkinson. The new office is located at the corner of Robert Street and Highway 12/18, which is also known as Madison Avenue. 

Ad celebrates Reilly’s 80th birthday

An ad in the April 3, 2025 issue of The Dodgeville Chronicle celebrated WNA Foundation Board of Directors member Pat Reilly’s 80th birthday, which occurred on April 4. 

Down-sized Johnson still writing in Vilas County

After he was “flung into the deep end of the nation’s labor pool with the recent corporate cost-cutting elimination of my downstate reporting job after 37 months and a dozen professional awards,” Eric Johnson is still writing for the Vilas County News-Review and the Three Lakes News in Eagle River.

Krueger ends outdoors column after 40 years

Kurt Krueger published his final “In The Outdoors” column in the Vilas County News-Review and The Three Lakes News on March 26, 2025 — 40 years after he wrote his first one in March, 1985. 

The Star News celebrates 150 years

In its March 20, 2025 issue, The Star News of Medford celebrated its 150th anniversary with a multiple-page story containing a lengthy newspaper history as well as current staff and historical photos. 

John Halverson

Former LGRN general manager appointed to commission

On Feb. 24, the Lake Geneva City Council unanimously approved Mayor Todd Krause’s appointment of former Lake Geneva Regional News general manager John Halverson to the Historic Preservation Commission.