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Laurel Advocate is now relying more on telecommuters

HARTINGTON — The Cedar County News began relying on telecommuters a few months ago to help produce the weekly newspaper.

With the coronavirus keeping many people at home these days, the News is relying even more on employees who are telecommuting to get their work done.

Alan Dale began writing for the Cedar County News at the start of the 2019-20 school year. He interviews coaches and writes feature stories for the News from his home in suburban Houston. 

Dale has been involved in the newspaper business for over 20 years, working at several newspapers across the region over the years.

Another long-time reporter, Deanna Anderson, has also begun to telecommute for the News.

Anderson worked full time for the Northeast Nebraska News Company from 2000-2017, but retired to move closer to her daughter and her family in Minnesota.

Even though she had planned on slowing down, Anderson can’t seem to get writing and reporting out of her system.

Shortly after moving to Minnesota, she began writing some articles for the Mountain Lake newspaper.

Former Randolph Times Managing Editor Angie Steffen is also doing some reporting work for the News and the other Northeast Nebraska News Company newspapers from her home in Wayne. She works full-time in Media Relations at Wayne State College, but enjoys writing about area residents in her spare time.

Two sports reporters from Wayne, Mike Carnes and Aaron Lueth, have also been assisting the Advocate. Carnes, the former Editor of the Wayne Herald, has been covering Bear sports for the past couple of seasons. 

Lueth has also covered sports for the Advocate and the other Northeast Nebraska News Company newspapers.

The Advocate has employed Pierce native Jeremy Buss to shoot a few sports photos each year. Buss, who now lives in Lincoln, has worked for the Northeast Nebraska News Company since 1995. His has won several Nebraska Press Association awards for his work.

 

Northeast Nebraska News Company

102 W. Main
Hartington NE 68739
402-254-3997