Correne Martin, associate editor of the (Prairie du Chien) Courier Press is leaving the newspaper to teach special education English at Prairie du Chien High School. Her last day was Friday.

Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2004. After graduating, she was hired as editor of the Fennimore Times, where she spent eight years. She’s held her current role with the Courier Press for more than 10 years.

Evan Casey, a reporter with roots in the Milwaukee area, has joined Wisconsin Public Radio, the network has announced.

A Racine native, Casey graduated from UW-Milwaukee. During the past five years, he has served as a reporter for the Kenosha News, The Racine Journal Times, Shepherd Express, The Milwaukee Courier and CBS 58.

Robert Tabern, a former broadcast journalist, has been named editor of the (Frederic) Inter-County Leader. He will work alongside retiring editor Gary King during a transition period over the next few months.

Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Tabern discovered a passion for journalism in high school, writing for the student newspaper and hosting shows on the school’s radio stations, as well as local cable access television. In 1997, he moved to Jonesboro, Ark., to attend Arkansas State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. During college, he worked at several local radio stations and as an assistant producer for KAIT-TV. After college, he held producer and reporter roles at WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne, Ind., and WDJT-TV in Milwaukee. Most recently, he worked as director of passenger development for the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Trego.