Zacharias Strohecker, a southern California native and recent graduate of Cal Poly Pomona University with a bachelor’s of science in communication, has joined the Waunakee Tribune, Lodi Enterprise-Poynette Press and DeForest Times reporting team, Adams Publishing Group has announced.

In college, Strohecker reported for the Poly Post student newspaper, where he covered news, sports and the arts, and wrote opinion pieces.

Zack Goodrow, a 2022 graduate of Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids, Mich., has been hired as a sports reporter for The (Janesville) Gazette. In his new role, he will cover Janesville, Milton and surrounding areas.

In college, Goodrow served as the editor-in-chief of his student newspaper, the Grand Valley Lanthorn, won three Michigan Press Association awards for his sports stories and columns, created a university podcasting network and produced his own sports podcast.

The Wisconsin State Journal has added six journalists to its staff, reflecting the newspaper's commitment to covering local news, editor Kelly Lecker said in the announcement.

They include Melissa Perry, a Northwestern University graduate who most recently interned at WBEZ Chicago; Daniela Jaime, an Illinois State University graduate who previously worked as a reporter at Chicago Documenters and City Bureau; Kirsten Adshead, a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years of experience; Olivia Herken, who previously worked as a local government reporter at the La Crosse Tribune; Addison Lathers, former editor of The (UW-Madison) Daily Cardinal who recently interned with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's investigations team; and Kimberly Wethal, who previously worked as an education and government reporter at The (Janesville) Gazette.