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Bob Wick – father, husband, son, brother, artist, environmentalist, friend, newspaper publisher, teacher – died Jan. 13, 2022 after a fight with cancer and subsequent heart attack. Wick was co-owner with his older brother, Walter M. Wick, of Wick Communications, a three-generation multi-media company that has operations in 11 states. Wick and his spouse of 42 years, Estellean Wick, have lived in Sierra Vista, Ariz., since meeting in [...]

Belinda Mills, a publishing veteran who has worked at newspapers across the Southwest, has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and Copper Era. “With a wonderful track record of successful publishing and serving local communities, Belinda brings a beautiful cross section of passion for local journalism and the Southwest,” said Francis Wick, CEO and president of Wick Communications, which owns both papers. Wick is excited to [...]

Francis Wick, CEO, announced on Wednesday that Scott Green has returned to Wick Communications as Wick Production Manager, effective November 1, 2021. Green will also serve as Lead Pressman at the Sierra Vista Herald. Green returns to Wick Communications from Swift Media Group, Gypsum Colorado where he implemented many new processes at Colorado Mountain News Media.  Green has over 38 years of experience in the production environment beginning [...]

Herald/Review Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Alycia McCloud to Multimedia Sales Manager. McCloud replaces Kelsey Laggan who relocated to Clarksville, TN. Laggan has been crucial to the success of the Herald/Review multimedia specialist team for the past three years and worked closely with McCloud. McCloud began her career with Herald/Review Media in May of 2018 as the Digital Marketing Specialist and has become a digital [...]

Wick Communications Co is pleased to announce Don Judd, Senior Network Engineer, has been promoted to Director of Information Technology on the Executive Team, effective immediately. Don started with Wick in 2005 as IT Manager at the Sierra Vista Herald and was subsequently promoted to Senior Network Engineer at the home office in 2011. Don has worked diligently to improve network infrastructure and security over the last 9 [...]

WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY Brad Bailey is the new publisher of The Argus Observer in Ontario, and its sister publication, the Independent-Enterprise in Payette, which now prints inside the Argus. This month, he will celebrate 29 years in newspapering. Before taking the opportunity to come to Ontario, his most recent assignment was as general manager for three newspapers in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Prior to that, Bailey was publisher [...]

WENATCHEE — Sean Flaherty has been named publisher of The Wenatchee World. Flaherty, 56, has been serving as the paper’s general manager since June 2019. He joined the operation as advertising director in April 2018. The announcement of Flaherty’s new role was made Friday by Francis Wick, president and CEO of Arizona-based Wick Communications, which purchased the newspaper from the Woods family in 2018. The company owns 27 [...]

  Community journalism examples from Wick's Neighborhood Assisted Bureau Reporting (NABUR): Community-Driven Story Idea By Madeline Happold, Wenatchee World journalist product manager A Wenatchee (Wash.) NABUR community member's question about open playgrounds and local rules and regulations concerning them during the COVID-19 restrictions led to the creation of an interactive map on NABUR and a story that was reverse-published into the print edition. View on Wenatchee NABUR (free [...]