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Andy Fisher named GM of Press-Gazette, Journal Sentinel

Aug. 31, 2023

Oconomowoc native Andy Fisher has been named general manager of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, effective Oct. 1, the newspapers have announced. He is vice president of sales for Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and South Dakota and will continue in that position.

Fisher, who has worked for Gannett for five years, is a member of the Greater Milwaukee Committee and a the WNA Board of Directors.

President Biden’s EPA proposes tougher lead dust rules. Here’s what it means in Wisconsin

Aug. 30, 2023

If finalized, the rule would require more thorough abatement and cleaning at lead-tainted homes and child care facilities.

Redistricting battle renews after Protasiewicz makes liberal court a reality

Aug. 29, 2023

There was the high-spending, high-stakes battle in the spring election for a state Supreme Court seat to determine the philosophical balance of the high court.

Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards. But only if they can find them.

Aug. 29, 2023

The Milwaukee Health Department faces lead enforcement challenges as ranks of out-of-state landlords grow.

Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable

Aug. 28, 2023

‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals.

Nothing bitter about this island tour

Aug. 28, 2023

You can feel the history as you cross Death’s Door across the turbulent currents of Lake Michigan from the mainland tip of Door County to Washington Island.

News Tribune, Superior Telegram welcome Reagan Hoverman as sports reporter

Aug. 25, 2023

Wisconsin reporter Reagan Hoverman has joined the Duluth News Tribune as a sports reporter. He'll cover high school athletics for Forum Communications Co.'s Duluth Media Group, which also includes the Superior Telegram and Cloquet (Minn.) Pine Journal.

A native of St. Croix Falls, Hoverman earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW-River Falls in 2020. Following graduation, he worked at the (Balsam Lake) Polk County Ledger, the (Frederic) Inter-County Leader and the (Ellsworth) Pierce County Journal.

John Terrill, longtime editor of the Ladysmith News, dies at 75

Aug. 25, 2023

John M. Terrill, longtime editor of the Ladysmith News, died Friday, Aug. 11, following a six-year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 75.

A native of Green Bay, Terrill attended UW-Green Bay, where he was editor of the student newspaper, before transferring to UW-Madison, where he wrote for The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. He spent his entire professional newspaper career working for the Ladysmith News, joining the newspaper on Feb. 8, 1971, and retiring on Aug. 29, 2008.

Former Dunn County News photographer Daniel W. Loonstra dies at 69

Aug. 25, 2023

Former Wisconsin newspaper photographer Daniel Wayne Loonstra, of Menomonie, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug, 10, at his home. He was 69.

A native of Wood County, Wisconsin, he graduated in 1972 from Auburndale High School and in 1974 from North Central Technical College in Wausau, where he earned a degree in graphic arts. After college, he joined the Dunn County News, where he worked as a photographer from 1974 to 1978. During this time, he won several Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards. He went on to work in the printing industry and retired as a manufacturing technician from 3M Menomonie in December 2015, after 35 years of service.

WNA: Marsy’s Law has no impact on the public’s right to access government records

Aug. 25, 2023

James Friedman, legal counsel for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, outlines the association’s position on the impact of Marsy’s Law on public records.