Former news editor Jennifer Blum dies at 57
Apr. 9, 2020
Jennifer Lee Blum, whose first job out of college was as news editor for two central Wisconsin newspapers, died Friday, April 3, in Marshfield. She was 57.
Jennifer Lee Blum, whose first job out of college was as news editor for two central Wisconsin newspapers, died Friday, April 3, in Marshfield. She was 57.
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