Meet the New Editor of the Decorah Leader
DRC Sponsor: Lorraine Borowski
On July 1, 2024 Charles City-based Enterprise Media, Inc. assumed ownership of the local Decorah-area print media. As part of the transition, the former Driftless Journal has been renamed The Driftless, with the business and advertising aspects of the operation overseen by Enterprise Media CEO Christopher Hall along the local staff. The former Decorah Public Opinion has been renamed the Decorah Leader, under the new leadership and management of News Editor Seth Boyes. Mr. Boyes will join us at our noon meeting to share information on Decorah Leader operations and new areas of local emphasis.
Mr. Boyes began his news career as a staff writer at the weekly Spencer Reporter in 2016 and transitioned to the Dickinson County News in early 2017. In 2021, he was named News Editor and served as the paper's sole news writer for its 1,200 subscribers. He was also responsible for supplying news content for the Okobojian — a free weekly summer publication circulated throughout the Iowa Great Lakes region — as well as the annual Experiance Okoboji visitors guide.
During Mr. Boyes’ eight years writing local news, he has earned 10 first-place individual awards from the Iowa Better Newspaper Association for writing and photography, as well as 25+ second and third-place honors. His work also contributed to numerous staff awards for the Dickinson County News, which has placed among the top three newspapers in its competition category 14 times since 2011.
Mr. Boyes was born in Elkader, where his mother worked for the Clayton County Register. Though the family moved while he was still young, they often visited family and friends in communities like Guttenberg and Garnavillo. His spouse is a 2009 graduate of Luther College.
Learn more about the Decorah Leader by visiting their website at https://www.driftlessjournal.com.
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