Eldora native named Grundy Register news editor

Michaela Kendall 

GRUNDY CENTER – Eldora native Michaela Kendall has been named news editor on an expanded Grundy Register news staff.

The recent Iowa State University and 2012 South Hardin High School graduate comes to The Register after completing a successful internship at Mid-America Publishing's bi-weekly Eldora newspapers, where she worked with both hard news and features as well as some sports. She also assisted with graphic design. She graduated from ISU one semester early with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication.

“I think I knew from a young age I wanted to be a writer, but I didn’t know until college that I wanted to go into journalism,” she said. “When I was young, I would write my own books for fun. I would take a few sheets of paper, bind them together with staples, and then write stories in them. Throughout high school I took a lot of advanced writing classes and enjoyed them, but when I got to college, I took a reporting class for fun and fell in love with it. It was at that point that I knew I wanted to go into journalism.

“I love that every day is different,” she said. “I have the best job because I get to meet the most interesting and unique people, and I get to really know them through interviewing them and sharing their story with others.”

Clint Poock, publisher at The Grundy Register as well as four other Mid-America properties said Kendall is a talented journalist. “Her writing and reporting style captures a wide audience. The Grundy Register already has a strong news component and I feel Micheala will enhance that department and make it even better,” he said. “I'm confident in her abilities and know that our area towns and readers will enjoy getting to know her.”

Kendall replaces John Jensen, who has assumed duties as managing editor at Mid-America's newest property, the Parkersburg Eclipse News Review.

“I am excited about what Michaela brings to our Grundy Center office,” Jensen said. “She has unmatched enthusiasm and is raring to meet people. Her energy level is contagious.”

Kendall will serve on a news staff that also includes Regional News Editor Rob Maharry, Dike Correspondent Diane Paige and Sports Correspondent Patti Rust. Her main beats will include Grundy Center school and city news as well as coverage of the eastern half of Grundy County, including Dike and Reinbeck.

“I’m so excited to be a part of the Grundy community,” Kendall said. “This is such a great place, with such great people – I can’t wait to get to know everyone better.”

Away from work, Kendall said she enjoys exploring new places and seeing new things. She writes a daily blog post for the Web site www.onlyinyourstate.com [1] and plans to visit both Ireland and Scotland this spring.