April Ziemer, who has served as editor of the Amery Free Press for the last five years, has left the newspaper. Ziemer, whose previous background included photography and customer service, joined the Free Press in July 2018.

In her farewell column, Ziemer said she plans to start her own company. She noted a heavy workload that pulled her away from family and other commitments and increasing vitriolic attacks on social media contributed to the decision.

Caden Perry has joined the La Crosse Tribune newsroom as a general assignment reporter.

Perry is from Portland, Oregon, where he recently completed a photojournalism internship with Oregon Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a double bachelor’s degree in journalism and public relations with a focus in multimedia. During college, he worked as a freelance videographer and photographer.

Manitowoc native Danny Spatchek has been hired as a reporter for the Antigo Daily Journal.

Spatchek graduated from Lakeland University in Sheboygan with a degree in English in 2012 and has spent the last 10 years teaching high school in South Korea. During college, he served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Lakeland Mirror.