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Scott Peterson, group editor of Adams Publishing Group-Southern Wisconsin, has announced that he plans to retire at the end of the month, following more than four decades in journalism.

Peterson was named managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times in April 2019. About a year later, he was tasked with overseeing 28 editorial staff across APG's southern Wisconsin division. Prior to joining APG, he spent 29 years with Journal Communications — most of which was spent overseeing suburban news coverage at the company’s Waukesha-based newsroom that, at its peak, produced 19 weekly news publications and several magazines.

Peterson also has served on the WNA Foundation Board of Directors since February 2015, and has been president since November 2018 — a role he plans to continue in following his retirement.

In a column published last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel formally welcomed two new reporters who have been covering environmental issues since June through the national Report for America program.

Madeline Heim, who previously covered health and science for the (Appleton) Post-Crescent, has a special focus on the Mississippi River basin. Caitlin Looby, a former freelance journalist who holds a doctorate in biology from the University of California, Irvine, is focused on the Great Lakes.

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The (Neillsville) Clark County Press has welcomed Edward DuBois as its newest reporter.

DuBois is the author of an e-book, several short stories, opinion blogs and scripts for indie YouTube investigative pieces, he told the Press during a Q&A introducing him to readers. He decided to pursue journalism, which he became interested in as a teenager, in order to “bring attention to the small things that can sometimes get neglected in the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life.”

The (Appleton) Post-Crescent and the Green Bay Press-Gazette recently welcomed journalists funded in part by Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues or communities.

Madison Lammert is the Post-Crescent's new early education reporter. Prior to joining the Appleton daily, she worked as a reporter for the (Monroe, Ill.) Republic-Times. Danielle DuClos, a recent graduate of the University of Missouri, will cover K-12 education for the Press-Gazette.

Longtime journalist Kent Tempus has retired from the Oconto County Reporter after 11 years with the newspaper, he announced in a farewell column published Wednesday.

Tempus' journalism career spanned 40 years and three states. Prior to joining the Reporter, where he served as editor from 2011 to 2018, he was editor of the Shawano Leader from 1995 to 2010. He attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and Iowa State University, located in Ames, majoring in journalism and mass communications. 

Nicole Eithun, a 2022 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in communication, is joining the (Fort Atkinson) Daily Jefferson County Union and the Watertown Daily Times as a reporter, the newspapers have announced.

Eithun, a native of Beloit who lives in Whitewater, grew up with a love of photography and the stories behind photographs.

Correne Martin, associate editor of the (Prairie du Chien) Courier Press is leaving the newspaper to teach special education English at Prairie du Chien High School. Her last day was Friday.

Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2004. After graduating, she was hired as editor of the Fennimore Times, where she spent eight years. She’s held her current role with the Courier Press for more than 10 years.

Evan Casey, a reporter with roots in the Milwaukee area, has joined Wisconsin Public Radio, the network has announced.

A Racine native, Casey graduated from UW-Milwaukee. During the past five years, he has served as a reporter for the Kenosha News, The Racine Journal Times, Shepherd Express, The Milwaukee Courier and CBS 58.

Robert Tabern, a former broadcast journalist, has been named editor of the (Frederic) Inter-County Leader. He will work alongside retiring editor Gary King during a transition period over the next few months.

Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Tabern discovered a passion for journalism in high school, writing for the student newspaper and hosting shows on the school’s radio stations, as well as local cable access television. In 1997, he moved to Jonesboro, Ark., to attend Arkansas State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. During college, he worked at several local radio stations and as an assistant producer for KAIT-TV. After college, he held producer and reporter roles at WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne, Ind., and WDJT-TV in Milwaukee. Most recently, he worked as director of passenger development for the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Trego.

Joe Poirier has joined BizTimes Milwaukee as a reporter whose beat responsibilities will include health care, insurance, nonprofits and education.

Poirier was previously a business reporter for the Ozaukee Press in Ozaukee County. Prior to that, he was a reporter, editor and photographer for the Milwaukee Catholic Herald.