14 take buyouts at Pioneer Press

Ten newsroom employees and four others companywide have accepted buyouts at the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the newspaper cuts jobs amid declining advertising revenue.

The newspaper also laid off two part-time workers in the library and eliminated an unspecified number of open jobs.

Those taking buyouts in the newsroom include: Mary Bauer, reporter; Diana Boger, designer; Craig Borck, photographer; Beth Gauper, reporter; Sheryl Jean, reporter; Matt Peiken, reporter; Joe Rossi, photographer; Kathy Rysgaard, researcher; Jeff Sjerven, copy editor; and Ellen Tomson, reporter.

Most will leave the company at the end of the week.

[Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press]