Unprecedented heavy rains are increasing throughout the Mississippi River basin, changing communities and posing new challenges for farmers.
Peter Weinschenk will retire as editor of The (Abbotsford) Record Review, effective Oct. 12, he announced in a column this week.
A southern California native, Weinschenk joined the Record Review in 1981. He has served as editor of the newspaper ever since. In 2018, Weinschenk became the first three-time Golden Quill winner in the 56-year history of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors’ competition.
Melissa R. Collum, a Prairie du Chien resident with a background in academia, has been named editor of the (Prairie du Chien) Courier Press.
Collum is a professor at Viterbo University, where she teaches courses in education, ethics, global studies and history. She will continue in this role while at the newspaper, according to the announcement. She also previously served as editor of the Postville (Iowa) Herald, where she worked to feature people and organizations who were strengthening their community and building bridges within the diverse Postville population.
In advance of World Homeless Day on October 10, Multi Media Channels is once again encouraging Wisconsin newspapers to join us in the fight to eradicate homelessness in our state.
As part of the campaign, ads detailing how readers can get involved and 11 story packages are being provided to members for republication. The 2022 campaign builds on efforts by Wisconsin newspapers in 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Audience data, category-specific data … data drives just about every advertising sales conversation these days.
Join us at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 for a free webinar. In this session, the Coda team will take you through the overall results of the Wisconsin statewide study commissioned by WNA to show how the data can be used by your newspaper to have successful sales conversations. You'll also learn how your newspaper
Ads for lawyers offer clients representation on a contingency basis. What is a “contingency fee,” and is it a good deal for the client?
Hybrid and electric vehicle registrations continued their recent rapid increases throughout Wisconsin in 2021.
Five weeks out from the election, Wisconsin Democrats sought to place a spotlight on abortion as Gov. Tony Evers told a Capitol rally he and Democrat Attorney General Josh Kaul have been a “brick wall” against GOP efforts to restrict access to the procedure.
This year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade has elevated abortion as a key election issue. ‘Personhood’ may be the next battle.
Paul and Kim Fanning, owners of the Cashton Record for nearly 24 years, have announced the sale of the newspaper to Evans Print & Media Group. The Sparta-based news group is owned and operated by Greg and Sue Evans, who also own the Monroe County Herald and the Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise.
The new owners will continue to serve local businesses from the existing office, with no change to current staffing, according to the announcement.
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