Meet Geoff Burns

Geoff is a general-assignment reporter on the City Desk. He comes to The Blade from the Northwest Signal in Napoleon. Geoff is a May 2014 graduate from Bowling Green State University. He lives in Bowling Green with his girlfriend. Britt, and two German Shepherd dogs, Chloe and Rylie.

Mester, Kaplan, Morrison win September Eddy Awards

Alex Mester won the News Eddy, Phil Kaplan was awarded the Desk Eddy and the Visual Eddy went to photographer Andy Morrison. All winners were involved in impressive special Blade projects.

Meet Donn Walden

Donn comes to The Blade from the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, where he was a sports page designer/copy editor from August 2015 through September 2016. He's also worked in Daytona Beach, Fla., and the Media Network of Central Ohio, a subsidiary of Gannett.

Happy October Birthdays 2016

Three newsroom staffers and a former employee now in marketing celebrate birthdays in October. Happy, Happy BDay!

Big employee discount for Jeep book

The company is making The Blade Jeep Book available to employees at 50 percent off the retail price. The cost now is $13.37 ($12.47 plus tax). Three-book limit and employee orders are pick up only.