Jerold Johnson

Jerold Johnson, former Marshfield News-Herald journalist, dies at 93

Jun. 18, 2021

Jerold Johnson, whose early journalism career included a stint at the Marshfield News-Herald, died Saturday, May 22, in Farmington, N.M. He was 93.

An Abbotsford native, Johnson spent several years working in the business office of the Chicago Tribune before joining the U.S. Air Force in November 1951.

Following his military discharge in September 1955, Johnson enrolled at UW-Madison, where he earned his journalism degree before joining the Marshfield News-Herald's newsroom. After four years at the newspaper, he went on to work for the Douglas (Ariz.) Daily Dispatch and the Farmington (N.M.) Daily Times.

Kris Leonhardt, Multi Media Channels

Kris Leonhardt steps down from Portage County Gazette editor role

Jun. 18, 2021

Kris Leonhardt, senior editor for Multi Media Channels, will no longer serve as editor of the Portage County Gazette.

Leonhardt is stepping aside from the role as she shifts to work on the creation of other MMC products, including Heritage, a central Wisconsin history magazine. She shared the news in a farewell column, thanking readers for their kindness during her time with the paper. 

Taking over the editor role is Taylor Hale, who has served as associate editor and a reporter for the newspaper.

C.L. Sill

C.L. Sill returns to editor position at The Sun

Jun. 18, 2021

C.L. Sill has returned to the role of editor of The (Osceola) Sun.

Sill, who joined the newspaper in March 2020, had been serving in a marketing position for the Baldwin Bulletin as part of a pandemic-related shift in duties among Sentinel Publications newspapers. 

While Sill shifted to marketing, Jason Schulte and April Ziemer — editors in Baldwin and Amery, respectively — took over news editing and reporting in Osceola. With Sill’s return to Osceola, Schulte and Ziemer will return to their usual roles as well.

pam humpal

Pam Humpal retires after 36 years at Amery Free Press

Jun. 18, 2021

Pam Humpal has retired after 36 years as advertising manager of the Amery Free Press. A lifelong Amery resident, she joined the newspaper in March 1985.

During her time with the Free Press, Humpal wrote a weekly column, "Pounding the Pavement with Pam" — a tradition established by previous advertising managers.

capitol report, wispolitics

Troubled state hemp program under scrutiny

Jun. 14, 2021

Hemp-growing registrations in Wisconsin fell by 48 percent for the 2021 growing season, spurring state lawmakers to look to the private sector to help the fledgling program undermined by the pandemic and an uncertain CBD market.

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