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Ryan Gregory, an Indiana native with family ties to Wisconsin, has been named sports editor of the Sun Prairie Star, The (Waterloo/Marshall) Courier and the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent.

Gregory earned his degree in sports journalism from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. While in college, he served as sports editor for The Campus Citizen student newspaper and worked in the sports department at The Indianapolis Star. 

Melissa Thorud is the Pierce County Journal's newest reporter, the Ellsworth newspaper announced Thursday.

A 2021 UW-River Falls graduate, Thorud earned her bachelor's degree in journalism with a minor in political science. While in college, Thorud reported for the Student Voice and served as editor of the newspaper for two years.

Jeff Robischon, a media industry veteran of more than 20 years, has been named general manager of the Ashland Daily Press.

Robischon fills the role vacated by James Moran, who left in April to lead advertising sales at The Chetek Alert. In addition to the Daily Press, Robischon will oversee the Price County Review in Phillips and the Northwoods Shopper.

A graduate of St. Cloud State University, Robischon's newspaper career started in Minnesota and eventually led him to Oregon. After earning his bachelor's degree in 1996, Robischon began selling advertising for a shopper in St. Cloud before joining the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune in 1998. He worked nine years for the newspaper, including a stint as sales manager. Most recently, Robischon served as student media advisor for Western Oregon University.

C.L. Sill has returned to the role of editor of The (Osceola) Sun.

Sill, who joined the newspaper in March 2020, had been serving in a marketing position for the Baldwin Bulletin as part of a pandemic-related shift in duties among Sentinel Publications newspapers. 

While Sill shifted to marketing, Jason Schulte and April Ziemer — editors in Baldwin and Amery, respectively — took over news editing and reporting in Osceola. With Sill’s return to Osceola, Schulte and Ziemer will return to their usual roles as well.

Pam Humpal has retired after 36 years as advertising manager of the Amery Free Press. A lifelong Amery resident, she joined the newspaper in March 1985.

During her time with the Free Press, Humpal wrote a weekly column, "Pounding the Pavement with Pam" — a tradition established by previous advertising managers.

Steve Slack will no longer cover sports for the Edgerton Reporter, as he plans to pursue his law degree. Slack, who began writing for the newspaper in November 2018, will attend UW-Madison Law School in the fall. His last day was Tuesday.

Jeff Brown and Jack McLaughlin will cover sports for the Reporter following Slack’s departure. They have written for the newspaper since December 2018 and July 2015, respectively.