A previous post said that they were interviewing replacments.

A new reporter starts today. Katrina Styx is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in River Falls. She comes highly recommended by the editor of the River Falls Journal, where she last interned.

She'll be working in the Jordan office. Stop by and say hi if you wish.

More information about Katrina to come ...

Now, now, Ray. In sweet Molly's defense, Brandon is his own man. he can make his own decisions. He had been studying to get his master's degree for quite some time. I was a little surprised that he left as soon as he did, but the timing was right. He and I had many discussions about his career path, and he decided it was the right thing for he and his wife. No regrets here. We were lucky to have him work here for three years.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Yeah! Thanks for the defense of my lovely wife, Mathias. I was planning on staying at the JI for a while yet, but I had a chance for a great learning experience that would let me finish my graduate program while actually working in a school district. I had to take the chance, even if it meant saying goodbye to a great job and a great town.

And, just to clarify the timeline, I took the job before I even walked down the aisle and I started my grad degree long before I even knew Molly.

Of course, if she told me it was her or the JI, I'm sorry to say that Jordan would lose every time.

I'm sure Ray didn't mean anything negative about Molly. Brandon, there are a lot of people here who miss you. Glad you're doing well.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)