Member News

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.

James Kuckkan recently joined the staff of the Watertown Daily Times as a reporter.

Ian Johanson, former associate publisher, along with his wife and attorney Christa Johanson, purchased Wisconsin Newspress Inc., from former publishers Barry and Christie Johanson, Ian’s parents, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Zack Goodrow, who has spent nearly two years covering municipal government and other local stories for the Watertown Daily Times, assumed the role of WDT editor on Jan. 1, 2026. 

Wisconsin Community Papers would like to help each of its member publications ring in the New Year by offering a paid, WCP-sponsored advertising campaign.

Students in a sports writing class at Luck High School learned about the unique challenges and rewards of rural journalism and sports coverage on Thursday, Dec. 11, when two Inter-County Leader staff members visited.

A Dec. 18, 2025 column in the Kiel Tri-County News announced the retirement of sales representative Joe Mathes and office assistant Paula Gilsdorf from Delta Publications.

Stockholders, board members and other interested parties gathered on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 in Frederic to hear the Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association annual report for 2024.