Lee publisher un-retires, moves to Muscatine Journal

In August, Columbus Telegraph publisher Bob Blackman announced he was retiring from the Columbus, Neb., paper.

Blackman has now been named publisher at the Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa. He starts Oct. 12.

Fremont publisher adds Columbus Telegram to roster

Fremont (Neb.) Tribune publisher Bill Vobejda has been named named a regional publisher, replacing Bob Blackman at the Columbus (Neb.) Telegraph. Blackman announced his resignation last week.

Vobejda has been publisher the Tribune's publisher for the past four years; before that, he was the marketing director at the Lincoln Journal Star.

Columbus Telegraph publisher resigns

Columbus (Neb.) Telegram publisher Bob Blackman announced his resignation Monday. Blackman, 61, has been at the paper for five years; he previously was the publisher of the Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun. Blackman said he will take some time to "decompress" before deciding what he will do next.

Blackman's replacement is expected to be announced tomorrow. Longview (Wash.) Daily News publisher Linda Lindus announced last week that she was leaving that paper; a replacement has not yet been announced.

Columbus Telegram outsources printing, lays off 11

The Columbus (Neb.) Telegram will outsource printing and packaging to the Fremont (Neb.) Tribune starting March 16. Eleven full- and part-time employees will be laid off at the Telegram. The Tribune will also start printing two weeklies, the Schuyler Sun and David City Banner Press.