Jenine Kubista, another Owatonna native, has been in the newspaper business for 34 years, the last four at the Steele County Times.

A graphics and ad designer on the production side of things, Kubista loves to travel and read. If she gets close to a state capitol, she’s definitely going to take a photo – and maybe, the tour.

Despite her frequent travels, she has yet to visit the Grand Canyon or take a drive up the West Coast – but they’re on the itinerary.

Kubista is an avid sports fan, especially football – from high school to college to the NFL. She is frequently crossing off bucket-list items, but is still waiting to attend a home football game of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

She loves being in journalism “because it’s the same newspaper, but it’s different content every week.”

Kubista has a son and a daughter-in-law who also live in Owatonna, and is related to “just about” every Kubista in the area.