Thomas Ray Aaroen, a former sports reporter for the McFarland Community Life newspaper, died on Wednesday, May 25, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 71.
Aaroen graduated from McFarland High School and attended two years of college at UW-Platteville, UW-Whitewater, and UW-Eau Claire. After reporting for the Community Life, he went on to a career with the U.S. Postal Service in Madison.
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Ronald R. Johnson, former publisher of several Wisconsin newspapers, died on May 17, 2022, of COPD. He was 82.
Interested in newspapers and printing as a child, he had a paper route at a young age and worked for The Dixon Evening Telegraph while in high school. During his career, he worked for newspapers in Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. In the mid-70s, he was the owner and publisher of newspapers in Argyle, Albany and Monticello.
Andrea Kyser had been hired as a reporter for the (Black River Falls) Banner Journal.
A Jackson County native, Kyser is a graduate of Black River Falls High School and Chippewa Valley Technical College. She has a degree in emergency medical services and also is the owner of Endless Memories photography studio in Black River Falls.
The next two weeks are crucial for getting the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA)— a bipartisan bill that would allow news publishers to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google for fair compensation for the use of their content — over the finish line. The bill is going to markup in the House the last two weeks in July, and we are asking you to help us with a BIG push to get support from as many members of Congress as possible.
As Wisconsin continues its economic recovery from the pandemic, total employment in the state has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Matthew DeFour, a long-time reporter and editor for the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, will lead Wisconsin Watch's new three-member statehouse bureau as an editor and reporter, the nonprofit newsroom has announced.
DeFour, 40, previously covered the state Legislature, governor’s office and state agencies for the State Journal. For the past four years, he has directed the newspaper’s statehouse coverage. He'll join Wisconsin Watch on Sept. 6.
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