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Lisa Berrian has been named the new ad director for the Daily Iberian Lisa Berrian has been named advertising director of The Daily Iberian, said publisher Will Chapman. Berrian has worked previously in advertising sales and sales management for The Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus, Ga., and The Telegraph in Macon, Ga., both owned by the McClatchy newspaper company. She started in the newspaper business as an intern while in [...]

David Bell David Bell, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., has been selected as managing editor of the Eastern Arizona Courier in Safford, Ariz., and plans to join the staff on Jan. 7, 2013. "The Courier is in a really great place, with a talented, knowledgeable staff and a publisher who cares about the product and the community," Bell said in an interview Thursday, Dec. 20. "The next step [...]

Cheryl Metiva From the Frontiersman.com The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman has added a seasoned sales and marketing professional to its staff. Wasilla resident Cheryl Metiva joins the Frontiersman team on Monday as director of advertising and marketing. She most recently served as director of marketing for Morris Communications in Anchorage, where she was responsible for creating and implementing effective sales messaging that encompassed the entire line of Morris print [...]

Dan Gibson Dan Gibson, former web producer at Territorial Newspapers, will take over as editor of the Tucson Weekly on Jan. 1, publisher Tom Lee announced on Nov. 26. "Dan's background in alternative newsweeklies and how they relate to website development and social media makes him the logical choice for the position," Lee said. Gibson will join the staff immediately after resigning his most recent position as digital [...]

Click on the image to see full-size. The Half Moon Bay Review has been honored with third place in the nationwide Local Media Association Newspaper of the Year contest. The contest was for the 2012 calendar year and results were announced Nov. 19. The Review competed in the non-daily, under-10,000 circulation, category among newspapers that have twice the Review’s readership. The Taos News took home first place in [...]

John Buckley (left) and Robert DeBerryPhoto by Heather Resz It’s been almost a year since we met John Buckley during one of life’s clarifying moments. We were going about our everyday activities, Dec. 23, 2011, at the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman when our paths crossed with Buckley’s. He was at our offices delivering a load of newsprint with American Fast Freight when an accident happened that severed his arm [...]

Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald More than 300 people came through the newspaper building for The Daily Herald’s Spooka-Licious Halloween event from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 31 which helped raise money for the Halifax County Boys and Girls Clubs. Trick-or-treaters were able to go through three candy stations and then have their photos taken for a special section which is scheduled to publish Sunday, Nov. 4. Several [...]

Eligible employees may enroll in the health benefits offered by Wick Communications in November. During this period, November 1 to November 30, you may do the following: Enroll for the first time provided you will have worked at least 60 days by December 31, 2012 Change the coverage level of your benefits Add or remove dependents including domestic partners This is the only time during the year you [...]

Scott McIntosh ONTARIO — Beginning Monday the Argus Observer and Independent Enterprise in Payette will have a new editor to oversee operations of the editorial department. Scott McIntosh, 41, has been a newspaper journalist for 18 years. Most recently, he was the owner and editor of the Kuna Melba News, a weekly, in Kuna, for five years, from 2006 to 2011. During that time, he won 27 awards [...]

It would be an understatement to say that Wick newspapers did well in the Arizona Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. All in all, the publications took home a number of awards that reached into the triple digits. Some of the highlights: • Bill Hess, of the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review, was named the daily Journalist of the Year. Hess was honored for his body of work [...]

Click on the image to see full-size. The Half Moon Bay Review has been honored with the best Front Page in this year’s Inland Press Association editorial contest. The newspaper also took second for Editorial Excellence in separate judging that focused on opinion pieces. It is not the first time the Inland Press Association has honored the California weekly. In 2007, the association named the Half [...]

Bill McCarver Argus Observer Publisher John Dillon officially announced this week that Bill McCarver has been appointed the new circulation manager of the Argus Observer. McCarver replaces former Circulation Manager Joe Rodriguez, who retired late summer. McCarver started his new role Oct. 1. McCarver, an Ontario native, previously worked at the Argus in high school and while attending Treasure Valley Community College as a sports stringer. He left [...]

Steve Phillips, Chairman of the board of Wick Communications SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.—Steve Phillips has been elected chairman of the board of Wick Communications Co. and assumes that responsibility immediately. Phillips has been a member of the Wick Communications board since February 2011. “We are thrilled to have Steve assume the responsibility of chairman and know he will provide our company excellent leadership,” said brothers Walter and Robert Wick, [...]

Stacy Trevenon, second from left, in the photo from base camp. Half Moon Bay Review staff writer Stacy Trevenon may be sleeping in a bit this week and admits to being a little unsteady after the achievement of a lifetime – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. She is quick to point out that the climb was not merely an amusement. She joined Half Moon Bay, Calif., Rotary Club President John [...]

I visited our employees in LaPlace today and toured the market with J Kennon and Sandy Cunningham. The photo posted with this note is a typical scene that just goes on and on. Estimates are than 7,000 homes were flooded in the LaPlace market. Cleanup and rebuilding will take some time. Our employees are in good spirits and working hard. I appreciate all their hard work. - John [...]

Members of Team P&G, Roger Bostic (left) and Raynell Parker-McNeil help locals get some laundry done Tuesday morning. (Staff photo by Robin Shannon) L’Observateur in LaPlace, La., put out its post Hurricane Isaac edition Tuesday by generator, and staffers helped deliver it on Wednesday, handing out papers at disaster assistance locations in the area. Carriers home delivered papers to all areas they could, but some subscribers have left [...]

L’Observateur in LaPlace, La., put out its post Hurricane Isaac edition Tuesday by generator, and staffers helped deliver it on Wednesday, handing out papers at disaster assistance locations in the area. Carriers home delivered papers to all areas they could, but some subscribers have left their homes after flood waters overtook the properties. In all, more than 7,000 homes in St. John the Baptist Parish were swamped with [...]

LaPlace is the hardest hit of our locations following Hurricane Isaac. Severe flooding has impacted the community and the city is without power, water, phones and internet. Publisher Sandy Cunningham and several staffers are working from the home of employee Rhett Triche, who lives in Reserve, La., and has power, updating the web site and hope to resume publication next Wednesday. Several employees have water in homes and [...]

Slidell, Covington, New Iberia and Bogalusa newspapers are open for business. Thank you all. J. Kennon.

Our newspapers and employees in New Iberia, LaPlace, St. Tammany and Bogalusa are OK as Hurricane Isaac moves north. Buildings are OK, power back except in LaPlace. Several LaPlace employees have had flooding issues at their homes. Lou Major Sr. has water in the lower level of his home in Slidell. Otherwise OK.  Our folks have done a great job on websites keeping their communities informed.  John M. [...]

Update 11am Thursday for All St Tammany employees St Tammany is attempting to open today. Contact your supervisor and if possible, report to the building today.

All, We've got our internet services restored, access to the web, email as of 8:58 local time. We're back in business, planning to get the paper out on as near a regular schedule as possible. May have a little delay because of issues related to lack of web access, but news and sports working to make up ground. Am pleased with our hurricane prep plans. Putting the Tuesday [...]

New Iberia will be open and intends to publish tomorrow, Thursday August 30. All employees are to report as normally scheduled for a Thursday. If you do not normally report at 8am call the newspaper and see if you are need in early. If you cannot report for work you must call the Daily Iberian before the start of your shift. If for any reason you cannot reach [...]

Bogalusa, LaPlace, and ST Tammany/Covington newspapers will be closed Thursday, August 30th. Waiting on word from New Iberia. When calling in, wait for the entire message before making a selection.

This is a photo taken toward the front of the second story condo in which Bill and J Kennon live. They live on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Hurricane Isaac is slowly moving northwest. Laplace and Bogalusa are without power, about half of St. Tammany is without power.  The storm has yet to reach New Iberia but will later today. The biggest concern now is the high [...]

Our Louisiana personnel are hunkered down for the arrival tomorrow of Hurricane Isaac. Offices in St. Tammany, Bogalusa and Laplace were closed today and will be closed tomorrow. Our office in New Iberia will be closed tomorrow. Our hope is to reopen all on Thursday. Track of Isaac is moving westerly on each update, could be more likely to go between Laplace and New Iberia. Fortunately wind speeds [...]

Photo by Wanda Olaf Emily Springer, Herald advertising rep, ran into Larry the Cable Guy right in the Herald parking lot Wednesday morning.The comedian was in Williston filming 'Only in America' for the History channel.

Dustin Renwick Dustin Renwick came to The Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., as an intern May 21. He performed traditional duties in the beginning — tagging along with reporters at county meetings and shooting pictures for story assignments. It did not take long to realize Dustin could handle run-of-the-mill work and more detailed, special projects. He was assigned a Sunday impact piece, which are specialized pieces earmarked [...]

New staff members of Williston Herald The Williston Herald is becoming almost as busy as the city it lives in, with three new reporters, a new sales representative and a new circulation director coming on board its staff. Each new staff member is new to the Williston area, arriving throughout the month of July and the beginning of August. Jenna Ebersole, Payton Willey and Mark McNeillie are the [...]

The Range logo Two Wick news outlets have been honored for their innovative work online. The awards were announced Aug. 8 by the Local Media Association, a newspaper industry organization with more than 2,000 members in the United States and Canada. The Tucson Weekly took first prize for Best Blog Initiatives for all weekly newspapers. The award was given for The Ranch, a “daily dispatch” of commentary from [...]