Longtime Wisconsin journalist Matt Johnson has been named editor of the Richland Observer, he announced in a recent column.

A native of Janesville, Johnson attended UW-Whitewater and started his journalism career at the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson. He went on to work for the Vernon County Broadcaster and La Crosee Tribune. Johnson also served as editor of the Fennimore Times for a total of 12 years in two stints. Most recently, he was publisher of The Monroe Times for five years.

Saskia Hatvany, an Oakland, California, native who has worked as a freelance reporter and photographer for several years, has joined the River Valley Media Group as its new full-time visual journalist, the company has announced. Her first day was July 3.

Hatvany earned a double bachelor's in journalism and international relations in 2022 from San Francisco State University. In 2019, she covered the recovery efforts of communities following several wildfires in Northern California for the Sacramento Bee.

Broadcaster and reporter Mike Lucas, who has covered University of Wisconsin sports for more than 50 years, has rejoined The Cap Times as a regular freelancer, the newspaper has announced.

Lucas started his career in the Madison newsroom more than 52 years ago, he wrote in his first column since rejoining the publication. He covered sports at the paper for 39 years before leaving in 2010 to become the senior writer for UWBadgers.com, where his initial responsibility was creating a bulk of the content for Varsity, an online magazine.