CHARLESTON — The Herald-Dispatch newsroom staff garnered 19 awards in the West Virginia Press Association’s 2021 newspaper contest, for work completed in 2020.
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The other first-place award was for Best Editorial Page in the Class B circulation category, along with a third place finish for Best Overall Paper. The Weyburn This Week also won for their editorial page, a third place finish for the Class C category. The “On the Farm” special agricultural section in Weyburn This Week earned second place for Best Special Section, and a photo essay in This Week on the Weyburn Comprehensive School’s Grad 2020 reverse parade won second place for Best Photo Essay. Editor Greg Nikkel earned second for Best Editorial Writing in the Weyburn Review, and second for Best Education Coverage K-12, for his story about teacher Karen Kennedy-Allin keeping in touch with her students during the COVID lockdown last spring.
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Webster-Kirkwood Times Creative Director Amanda Zarecki won multiple awards in the 2021 Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing Executives Best Ad Contest.Â
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Zarecki received a first place award in the Best Shared/Signature Page. She also took home a first place in the Best Special Section category for the Gift & Recipe Guide. A fourth place finish in the Best Cover Design for a Special Section category rounded out her wins at this yearâs event.Â