Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin’s statewide nonprofit news organization, will come under new leadership March 2 when Andy Pennington succeeds retiring CEO George Stanley.
Richard Lee, Kim Talmadge and Gayle Olson from the ICCPA Foundation Inc. accepted a $2,500 donation from John Vandergon from the Webster Lions Club.
The Winnebago Media Group has added three new reporters to its staff at the Neenah News.
O’Rourke Media Group has named JJ Tompkins as publisher of its Wisconsin Media Group, which includes nine hyper-local community newspapers and affiliated websites across the state.
On May 2, Marinette/Menominee EagleHerald sports writer Tom Kaiser will take his place as a Forever Maroon when he is inducted into the Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
Adams MultiMedia, the parent company of The Gazette, announced Jan. 27 that Richard Green, a longtime media executive and editor, will be regional president and publisher of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 other community newspaper titles in Iowa.
A new reporter has joined the team of The Northwoods River News and The Lakeland Times: Ardith Carlton will be based out of the River
Janesville’s daily newspaper celebrated its 180th birthday, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. A story in the Jan. 23, 2026 issue of The Gazette marked the milestone.
David Hoffmann, the Florida-based billionaire and Washington, Missouri native, is leading a $50 million deal with the owner of the Wisconsin State Journal and newspapers in Baraboo, Portage and Beaver Dam to buy a controlling stake in the chain and become its chairman.
Following the sale of Berlin Journal Newspapers this past summer, and beginning with the Jan. 15 editions, printing of the Berlin Journal, Green Lake Reporter, Markesan Regional Reporter, Princeton Times-Republic and Omro Herald, has moved to Finger Printing & Publishing’s primary facility in Black Earth.