The Lima News recognized for general excellence
By Staff Reports - info@limanews.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Lima News was named as the best Ohio newspaper of its size, selected as the general excellence winner in the 2020 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition.
The newspaper won 25 awards, it learned during an online event Tuesday night. The Lima News recorded seven first-place wins, 11 second-place finishes and seven third-place mentions. The newspaper competes with other newspapers with paid print circulation between 19,000 and 59,999.
It’s the second year in a row the newspaper received more than 20 awards.
“It’s a tough job being a journalist today, but one that is as important as ever. I give a lot of credit to our staff for telling the stories that are important, as well as sharing the human-interest stories that make our community smile,” said Jim Krumel, editor of The Lima News.