Jen's Artisan Breads owner Jen Koertner, center, poses for a photo with her employees, Kierra Moore, left, and Sarah Meacham in the bakery on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.