The Post staff wishes our readers a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Just as we’ve done the previous three years, the Post will take a break from publishing new stories over the holiday week between Christmas and New Year’s.
Save for big breaking news, we will return to a regular publishing schedule on Monday, Jan. 5.
We want to give our staff a break
We think it’s important to build a sustainable and rewarding work culture at the Post.
Before the last few years, our staff typically took Christmas Day itself off and then returned to work after that.
But starting in 2022, we wanted to make a statement that we feel it’s important to give our reporters and editors an entire week off at the holidays.
We think that’s key to recognizing them for the hard work and commitment they show during the rest of the year.
The journalism profession is notorious for its unsustainable work environment, punctuated by late-night deadlines, working weekends and holidays spent clacking away on our keyboards.
Sometimes, as when a big story breaks, those demands are unavoidable. But the week after Christmas usually isn’t that time. (Fingers crossed.)
We’re betting again that a week off will give our staff the mental rest and recuperation needed to return to covering Johnson County in 2026 with renewed energy and vigor.
The Post will publish a few stories this week
Still, do expect to see some content from us this week, reviewing some of our top stories and the biggest developments in Johnson County this past year.
We have prepared a few retrospective stories that will appear on the site and in your email inboxes throughout this week.
And we are still prepared to cover big breaking news if it happens between now and the new year.
Until then, see you in 2026!
