After 28 years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, sports columnist Gary D’Amato is leaving for a new position covering golf for Madison-based Killarney Golf Media.
Woodward Communications, Inc., parent company of four Wisconsin newspapers, has added the Anamosa Journal-Eureka to its portfolio of weekly newspapers.
Mark Nesbitt, formerly of the Monroe Times, has been named assistant sports editor for Unified Newspaper Group, which includes the Oregon Observer, Verona Press, Stoughton Courier Hub and Fitchburg Star.
Jordan Schelling, who has spent the last five years as a producer with USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, has joined the Wisconsin Newspaper Association as its Membership
The U.S. Department of Commerce today reduced tariffs imposed earlier this year on Canadian newsprint producers, offering a partial reprieve to publishers who have struggled to absorb increased newsprint costs.
An art exhibit and contest will celebrate the work of the Central St. Croix News, which published its final issue on Feb. 22, 2018. Any person who read, bought, appeared in, worked for or was part of the news community is invited to attend the art show opening and evening of reminiscing on Thursday, Aug. 9, at Foster Hall in Hammond. There will also be a newspaper art contest, which will award prizes to the best newspaper-related art.
John H. “Jack” Lussier, The Capital Times founder William T. Evjue’s nephew, who went on to become one of Madison’s most prolific philanthropists, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at the age of 90. In 1963, Lussier became business manager of Madison Newspapers Inc. When Evjue died in 1970, Lussier was named one of his principal heirs and was elected to take his uncle’s place on the board of The Capital Times Co. Although he retired as business manager in 1982, he remained active on The Capital Times’ board and in recent years became its chairman.
After a little over 18 months at the Price County Review, reporter Jason Marvin announced this week that his last day will be Aug. 7.
United Communications Corporation, the parent company of Kenosha News, has sold two Massachusetts publications to Triboro Massachusetts News Media Inc.
Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Tuesday the launch of an interactive data dashboard offering incident-level details regarding sexual offenses. The dashboard offers geographic visualizations regarding the number of sexual offenses, offense type and offense rate for Wisconsin counties. It also provides aggregate information on weapons used and locations (home, hotel, etc.) of sex offenses, as well as demographic data for victims and offenders.
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