Dené K. Dryden is the Post Bulletin's health reporter. She joined the newsroom in 2022.
Dené is professionally associated with the Minnesota Newspaper Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
She is the second place recipient of the Minnesota Newspaper Association's 2023 Dave Pyle New Journalist Award.
Dené received a bachelor's degree in English creative writing from Kansas State University and is a proud alumna of K-State's student newspaper and radio station.
A farm kid at heart, Dené loves to get outdoors to hike and look for cool bugs.
Readers can reach Dené at 507-281-7488 and ddryden@postbulletin.com. She's also on Threads and Bluesky.
