The organization announced the award this week, along with other honors. Overall, the Repository won more than 20 individual and staff awards.
The following current and former staff members were honored:
Tim Botos: First place for best feature writer; and second for best digital project
Steve Doerschuk: Second place for best sports enterprise
Charita Goshay: Third place for best columnist
Scott Heckel: First place for best photographer; first for best news photo; first for best photo story; second for best photo story; second for best sports photo; and third for best feature photo
Shane Hoover: First place for best business writer; and first for best digital project