Nebraska Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest
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Nebraska Press Association Nebraska Press Advertising Service MEMO FROM THE DESK OF: Carolyn Bowman 845 “S” Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone 402-476-2851, NE: 800-369-2850, Fax: 402-476-2942 RELEASE: After 9:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018 LINCOLN — Sweepstakes winners in the Nebraska Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest are the weekly Orchard Antelope County News and the daily Norfolk Daily News. By placing first among all the Nebraska weeklies entered, the Orchard Antelope County News will display the Loral Johnson Community Weekly Sweepstakes Award for one year. This year marks the 15th annual presentation of the Loral Johnson Com- munity Newspaper Sweepstakes Award. Loral had a passion for community journalism throughout his life, and this award is given in memory of his enthusiasm. The Orchard Antelope County News finished with 18 first-place awards, 8 judged second best awards and 7 judged third best awards for a point total of 296. This is their first year to win this award, and they beat out the second place winner by 154 points. The Norfolk Daily News was the winner in the daily category, which excludes dailies in Omaha and Lincoln. It finished with 7 first-place awards, 14 for second and 10 for third for a point total of 250. This is the second time the Norfolk Daily News has won the daily sweepstakes. They beat out the second place winner by 12 points. The dailies are judged in 47 categories, and the weeklies in 47 categories. Both focused on writing, photography, advertising, digital, design and creativity. Other weeklies in the top three were, second, Gering Courier, and the Arlington Citizen, third. Finishing second in the daily category was the Scottsbluff Star-Herald with the Kearney Hub, third. More than 3,800 separate entries, representing 9 dailies and 62 weeklies, were judged by members of the Texas Press Association. First, second and third place winners were announced Saturday night at an Awards Banquet at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, where more than 160 journalists attended. 2018 Newspaper Winners 1st Place 01 - Use of Computer Graphics - Produced In House Humphrey Democrat Class A Title: Could This Be Humphrey? 1st Place By: Claire Wagner Clearwater-Ewing Record-News 2nd Place Title: Mind Your Mobile Manners Chadron Record By: LuAnn Schindler Title: Go, Do! Spring 2nd Place By: Jason Hofer Petersburg Press 3rd Place Title: Scavenger Hunt North Bend Eagle By: Julie Dickerson Title: Gallery of East Husker Conference Champions 3rd Place By: Nathan Arneal Arlington Citizen Title: Soaring Stunts 01 - Use of Computer Graphics - Produced In House By: Sandra Diaz Class C 1st Place 01 - Use of Computer Graphics - Produced In House Elkhorn Douglas Co. Post-Gazette Class B Title: Year in Review Sports Cover Page 1 By: Mike Overmann 2nd Place 02 - Building Circulation Ord Quiz Class B Title: State Golf Page 1st Place By: Megan Dietz Gretna Breeze 3rd Place Title: You Give, We Give Sutton Clay Co. News By: Melissa Vanek Title: Fine Arts Special Section Front Page 2nd Place By: Ashley D. Swanson Grant Tribune-Sentinel Title: Donut Promotion 01 - Use of Computer Graphics - Produced In House By: Samantha Goff & Staff Class D 3rd Place 1st Place Wilber Republican Blair Washington Co. Pilot-Tribune Title: Get Back in Touch Title: It’s Right at Our Doorstep By: Staff By: Sandra Diaz 2nd Place 02 - Building Circulation Hickman Voice News Class C Title: DIY Corner 1st Place By: Brittany Wolken Papillion Times 3rd Place Title: Vala’s Pumpkin Circulation Offer Wahoo Newspaper By: Melissa Vanek Title: Saunders County Fishing Permit Holders 2nd Place By: Lisa Brichacek Albion News Title: Customer Appreciation Day 01 - Use of Computer Graphics - Produced In House By: Julie Dickerson Daily 3rd Place 1st Place Neligh News & Leader North Platte Telegraph Title: Launching Our Redesigned Website Title: Eclipse Day By: Staff By: Joan von Kampen 2nd Place 02 - Building Circulation Grand Island Independent Class D Title: Events Happening on the Sandhills Journey Scenic 1st Place Byway Seward Co. Independent By: Sarah Mindrup Title: Happy Easter 3rd Place By: Nichole Javorsky & Brenda Clark Norfolk Daily News 2nd Place Title: Road Map to Success Fairbury Journal-News By: Dennis Meyer Title: Ray’s Apple/K&D/D’s Donuts By: Jennifer Lewis 3rd Place 02 - Building Circulation Bellevue Leader Class A Title: In the Game 1st Place By: Stan Carter Orchard Antelope Co. News Title: Connecting With Alumni 02 - Building Circulation By: Carrie Pitzer Daily Judge’s Comments: Great idea. 1st Place 2nd Place North Platte Telegraph Clearwater-Ewing Record-News Title: Eclipse Black Out Special Title: Explore the CREN By: Amy Estrada & Circulation Department By: Tara Purdie 2nd Place 3rd Place Kearney Hub Hemingford Ledger Title: Digital Subscription Campaign Title: Imagine Life Without It By: Cathy Headlee & Scott Casper By: Dalene Louden 3rd Place Page 2 Norfolk Daily News Class D. Title: Telemarketing Nights By: Circulation 03 - Reader Interaction/Contest Daily 1st Place 03 - Reader Interaction/Contest Kearney Hub Class A Title: Freedom Awards 1st Place By: Staff Orchard Antelope Co. News 2nd Place Title: Facebook Fun Norfolk Daily News By: Staff Title: Kids in Ag 2nd Place By: Stephanie Bates Stapleton Enterprise 3rd Place Title: Blast from the Past York News-Times By: Marcia Hora & Kendra Cutler Title: Pirate Jim’s Treasure Hunt 3rd Place By: Eric Eckert & Garrett Schwarz Mullen Hooker Co. Tribune Title: Valentine’s Day Contest By: Gerri Peterson 04 - Community Promotion Advertisement Class A 03 - Reader Interaction/Contest 1st Place Class B Friend Sentinel 1st Place Title: Classroom of the Week Chadron Record By: Staff Title: Destinations Photo Contest 2nd Place By: Kerri Rempp Lyons Mirror-Sun 2nd Place Title: Autism Grant Tribune-Sentinel By: Alyssa Cates Title: Student Letters 3rd Place By: Samantha Goff Ralston Recorder 3rd Place Title: Kids Take Over Ashland Gazette By: Paul Swanson Title: Holiday Drawing Contest By: Suzi Nelson 04 - Community Promotion Advertisement Class B 03 - Reader Interaction/Contest 1st Place Class C Chadron Record 1st Place Title: Shop Local Aurora News-Register By: Julie Pfister Title: Photo Contest 2nd Place By: Staff Grant Tribune-Sentinel 2nd Place Title: National Newspaper Week Neligh News & Leader By: Samantha Goff Title: Preppin’ Pumpkins 3rd Place By: Tara Purdie & Joan Wright Tekamah Burt Co. Plaindealer 3rd Place Title: Christmas in Tekamah Ord Quiz By: Joe Zink & Ashley Olson Title: Football Contest By: Heidi Dawe & Megan Dietz 04 - Community Promotion Advertisement Class C 03 - Reader Interaction/Contest 1st Place Class D Neligh News & Leader 1st Place Title: Join Us at the Library Seward Co. Independent By: Joan Wright Title: Mommy & Me Photo Contest 2nd Place By: Pat Checketts, Brenda Clark & Alison Koch Sidney Sun-Telegraph No 2nd or 3rd Place Awarded. Only 2 entries received in Title: Spring Promotion Page 3 By: Jennifer Valesco Title: Meat Garden 3rd Place By: Jill Bedell Imperial Republican 2nd Place Title: Citywide Garage Sales Elgin Review By: Jana Pribbeno & Karen Hayes Title: FFA – 50 Years By: Lynell Morgan 04 - Community Promotion Advertisement 3rd Place Class D Grant Tribune-Sentinel 1st Place Title: Tjaden Ranch Wahoo Newspaper By: Samantha Goff Title: Wahoo Hometown Holidays By: Sandy Hutson 05 - Agricultural Advertisement 2nd Place Class C Seward Co. Independent 1st Place Title: Relay for Life Event – April 2017 “Candy Land” West Point News By: Brenda Clark Title: CC Pork Producers 3rd Place By: Dorothy Litz & Karlie Cole Fairbury Journal-News 2nd Place Title: Lemonade Days West Point News By: Staff Title: West Point Chevy – Ag Week By: Dorothy Litz & Lynsi Ell 04 - Community Promotion Advertisement 3rd Place Daily Albion News 1st Place Title: Contact Dallas Choat Kearney Hub By: Julie Dickerson Title: Readers are Leaders By: Kimberly Rahe, Ana Salazar & Mike Konz 05 - Agricultural Advertisement 2nd Place Class D Norfolk Daily News 1st Place Title: Give Cancer the Boot Blair Washington Co. Pilot-Tribune By: Kelli Ganskow Title: Novozymes 3rd Place By: Lynette Hansen & Rachel Birdsall York News-Times 2nd Place Title: Extra Mile Educator Hickman Voice News By: Caleb Groves Title: Advertise in National Ag Week Section By: Brittany Wolken 3rd Place 05 - Agricultural Advertisement Blair Washington Co. Pilot-Tribune Class A Title: Gene Steffy Chrysler 1st Place By: Lynette Hansen & Alyssa Cates Hemingford Ledger Title: Ready for the 2017 Wheat Harvest 05 - Agricultural Advertisement By: Dalene Louden Daily 2nd Place 1st Place Hemingford Ledger Scottsbluff Star-Herald Title: Farmer’s Co-op Now Carrying Title: Aulick’s Leasing By: Dalene Louden By: Aaron Raines & Ashley Young 3rd Place 2nd Place Stapleton Enterprise Scottsbluff Star-Herald Title: A&B Hay Company Title: Panhandle Co-op By: Marcia Hora & Kendra Cutler By: Dalene Louden & Aaron Raines 3rd Place 05 - Agricultural Advertisement Grand Island Independent Class B Title: Stoltenberg Irrigation 1st Place By: Lora Ruzicka Plattsmouth Journal Page 4 06 - Small Ad - Under 1/4 page or less than 3 x 10 1/2” Wahoo Newspaper Class A Title: SMC Boo in Wahoo Costume Winners 1st Place By: Sandy Hutson Orchard Antelope Co. News Title: Stealth Broadband 06 - Small Ad - Under 1/4 page or less than 3 x 10 1/2” By: Samantha Cleveland Daily 2nd Place 1st Place Springview Herald Scottsbluff Star-Herald Title: Bassett Swimming Pool Title: Angela’s Bridal By: Amy Johnson By: KC Heath & Caitlyn Carter 3rd Place 2nd Place Stapleton Enterprise York News-Times Title: Salute to Veterans Title: La Carreta – Eclipse Poster Ad By: Marcia Hora By: Courtney Kinnison 3rd Place 06 - Small Ad - Under 1/4 page or less than 3 x 10 1/2” Scottsbluff Star-Herald Class B Title: Union Bar & Grill 1st Place By: Aaron Raines & KC Heath Chadron Record Title: Purple People Eater By: Julie Pfister 07 - Signature Page 2nd Place Class A Elgin Review 1st Place Title: Spaghetti Feed Orchard Antelope Co.