Ron Fields, business editor of The Hawk Eye in Burlington, Iowa, has been named managing editor of The Hays Daily News in Kansas, according to an AP story.
Fields, 33, takes over for Patrick Lowry, who was promoted to editor and publisher in August. He will begin Nov. 6. The AP story stated, “Fields has been at the Hawk Eye for about 10 years, after serving as an editor at the Clinton (Ill.) Daily Journal and the Monmouth (Ill.) Review-Atlas.
“A graduate of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., Fields has won numerous awards from the Iowa Press Association and the Illinois Press Association for news writing, editorials and business coverage. He will move to Hays with his wife, Gretchen, and son, Jack.
“‘Any community with a strong daily newspaper is blessed,’ Fields said. ‘I look forward to helping the Daily News continue its development and maintain its role as a positive factor in Hays’ future.'”
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