WVPA released the complete list of individual editorial winners from Convention 2014′ Better Newspaper Competition
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Recognizing outstanding journalistic achievement, the West Virginia Press Association honored newspapers and journalists from around the state Saturday during its 2014 Convention.
The Inter-Mountain Newspaper of Elkins earned the “Newspaper of the Year” honor, recognizing top performance in both the WVPA’s editorial and advertising competitions.
The newspaper excelled in the editorial competition, earning first place in General Excellence in the WVPA’s Better Newspaper Competition. The Inter-Mountain earning second place in General Excellence in the Advertising Competition. Its combined high overall score in the two contests earned The The Inter-Mountain the 2014 Newspaper of the Year title.
Spencer Newspapers publisher David Hedges was honored with the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award by the West Virginia Press Association Saturday night during its annual convention at Canaan Valley Resort.
The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the state’s oldest press organization. It is given in recognition of Hedges’ service to newspapers in the state, the West Virginia Press Association and to his local community.
Tom Hindman, photographer for the The Daily Mail of Charleston, won the “Photo of the Year” honor.
Four newspapers earned first-place General Excellence awards, which honor outstanding editorial achievement by circulation division, in the 2014 Better Newspaper Contest.
The General Excellence Award winners are Charleston Daily Mail in Division I, The Inter-Mountain of Elkins in Division II, Hampshire Review of Romney in Division III, and The Record Delta of Buckhannon in Division IV.
“This competition displays the quality of journalism in West Virginia. From the largest daily newspaper to the smallest weekly newspaper, West Virginian residents benefit from the outstanding and dedicated work of journalists working in the Mountain State,” said Don Smith, executive director of the West Virginia Press Association. “Community journalism remains the centerpiece of the newspaper industry in West Virginia. The West Virginia Press Association is proud to recognize and honor these outstanding journalists and newspapers.”
The results of the annual competition, which honors excellence in newspaper journalism, were announced Saturday during a banquet at Canaan Valley Resort in Davis.
Newspapers across the state compete in four circulation groups, two each for daily and weekly newspapers. The contest has 25 categories, ranging from Coverage of Government Affairs to Best Sports Feature Writing and Best Editorial Page. In 2014, 40 newspapers entered 2,263 entries. The overall awards for General Excellence are based on awards won in the 25 individual categories.
For General Excellence, the West Virginia Press Association recognized three places in each division. The newspapers recognized for General Excellence in editorial coverage in 2014 were as follows:
Division I (Dailies over 16,000 circulation): First place, Charleston Daily Mail; second place, The Charleston Gazette; and third place, The Register-Herald, Beckley.
Division II (Dailies 16,000 and under): First place, The Inter-Mountain, Elkins; second place, The Exponent Telegram, Clarksburg; and third place, Times West Virginian, Fairmont.
Division III (Weeklies over 4,000): First place, Hampshire Review, Romney; second place, The Times Record, Spencer; third place, Spirit of Jefferson, Charles Town.
Division IV (Weeklies 4,000 and under): First place, The Record Delta, Buckhannon; second-place, The Princeton Times; and third-place (ties); The Montgomery Herald; Tyler Star News, Sistersville; and Glenville Democrat/Pathfinder.
Individual Award winners are as follows:
Division 1- Best Business/Labor Coverage
First Place – The Dominion Post
“Where is gas boom?; Pitcock’s scenic gravel road now industrial zone; After use, companies inject frack water underground”
David Beard
Second Place – Herald-Dispatch
“Plant closure in 1993 shook economy, but spurred growth”
Ben Fields
Third Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Demonstrators flood the streets
Jared Hunt
Division 2- Best Business/Labor Coverage
First Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Leer Mining Complex: Biggest job creator/A journey 500 feet underground
Roger Adkins
Second Place – Times West Virginian
“Standing united; ‘Fairness and Justice’ theme at Fairmont UMW rally; Broken promises concern crowd of more than 5,000”
Jessica Borders
Third Place – Times West Virginian
‘True Love’ has cost
Jessica Borders
Division 3- Best Business/Labor Coverage
First Place – Hampshire Review
“Hot sales, hot topic”
Jim King
Second Place – The Times Record
Dealership closes
David Hedges
Third Place – Hampshire Review
Licking their chops
Nick Gaudio
Division 4- Best Business/Labor Coverage
First Place – The Record Delta
Hyre family keeps restaurant tradition alive with Legends
Duane Carpenter
Second Place – The Record Delta
75th Anniversary: Ralston Press celebrates major milestone this year
Duane Carpenter
Third Place – Coal Valley News
“Boone drops lawsuit against 6 pharmacies”
Fred Pace
Division 1- Best Cartoon Drawing/Graphic
First Place – Register-Herald
Natural essentials: Aromatic compounds extracted from plants might relieve what ails you
Brenda Pinnell
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Holiday tales of horror
Kevin Cade
Third Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Sherlock Holmes
Kevin Cade
Division 2- Best Cartoon Drawing/Graphic
First Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Remembering Dylan
Jonathan Hicks
Second Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Boston 41513
Jonathan Hicks
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Cartoon Map
Philip Hawken
Division 3- Best Cartoon Drawing/Graphic
First Place – Hampshire Review
Safe @ home
Amanda Weaver
Second Place – Moorefield Examiner
Playing Games With County Money
Mike Mallow
Third Place – Hampshire Review
Business park map
Amanda Weaver
Division 4- Best Cartoon Drawing/Graphic
First Place – The Record Delta
Mountain East member map
Andrew Reiner
Second Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
Freedom’s Run
Karen Fitzpatrick
Third Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
Farmers Market
Karen Fitzpatrick
Division 1- Best Columnist
First Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Brad McElhinny
Brad McElhinny
Division 1- Best Columnist
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Nanya Friend
Third Place – Charleston Gazette
Climate change obvious on the hilltop; What do I know about guns?; My Pakistani education
Rob Byers
Division 2-Best Columnist
First Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
“For every job well done …, Why it’s always important…, On behalf of a grateful nation …”
Bill Archer
Second Place – The Inter-Mountain
“The $175,000 Box”
Brad Johnson
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Paula Deen embroiled in buttery brouhaha; Reaction to club despicable; Kennedy mystique lives on
Matthew Burdette
Division 3- Best Columnist
First Place – Hampshire Review
Jim King’s Finishing Up column
Jim King
Second Place – The Times Record
Between the lines
David Hedges
Third Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Auntie got my gun
Robert Snyder
Division 4- Best Columnist
First Place – The Princeton Times
“Bowman’s Memory, Dance Through The Rain, Where Does Government Give Way To Personal Choice?”
Tammie Toler
Second Place – The Record Delta
Rob Raffety – The Bully Pulpit
Rob Raffety
Third Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
A Day at the Livestock Auction
Maggie Wolff Peterson
Division 1- Best Coverage of Legal Issues/Courts
First Place – Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
“Rape Trial Ends With Apologies, Message; The Aftermath Shown in Texts; Wallace: Student-Athletes Held to Higher Standard; Why Didn?t Bystanders Act at Party?; Officials Speak Out on Case?s Effects”
Tyler Reynard
Second Place – The Dominion Post
Guilty; Teen’s charge may change; Girls planned murder
Cassie Shaner,Brandy Brubaker”
Third Place – Herald-Dispatch
Driver in deadly crash had 4 DUI arrests
Curtis Johnson
First Place – The Inter-Mountain
Federal civil lawsuit alleges multiple victims; Claims resurface against Hawkins; Hawkins sued for Facebook posts
Katie Kuba
Second Place – Times West Virginian
Arrest made in Windmill murders (Cold case has new lead nearly 40 years later) (Triple homicide has haunted city since 1974)
Debra Minor Wilson
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
“Piecing Together the Puzzle: On anniversary of disappearance, police have new leads in Aliayah Lunsford case; Hope, prayers abound at vigil; Police pursue new lead in Lunsford case”
John Wickline
Division 3- Best Coverage of Legal Issues/Courts
First Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Shirley Sentenced
Bryan Clark
Second Place – The Nicholas Chronicle
Belknap pleads guilty in quadruple murder
Pat Hanna
Third Place – Moorefield Examiner
EPA Withdraws Request For Permit / Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Alts
Jean A. Flanagan
Division 4- Best Coverage of Legal Issues/Courts
First Place – The Princeton Times
Little: Weak-Minded or just plain evil?
Tammie Toler
Second Place – Coal Valley News
“Family file suit in an effort to protect cemetery”
Debbie Rolen
Third Place – Coal Valley News
“Family shows mercy to murder suspect”
Fred Pace
Division 1- Best Editorial Page
First Place – Register-Herald
“Register-Herald editorial pages for April 11-13, 2013”
Carl J. “Butch” Antolini, Dawn A Dayton, Jim Workman
Second Place – Register-Herald
“Register-Herald editorial pages for March 29-31, 2013”
Carl J. “Butch” Antolini, Dawn A Dayton, Jim Workman
Third Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Opinion
Kelly Merritt
Division 2- Best Editorial Page
First Place – The Inter-Mountain
Outpouring is Touching; Expansion; Boos & Applause
Staff
Second Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
4-Aug
“Samantha Perry, Charles Owens”
Third Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
March 24-26 editorial pages
“John Miller, James Logue”
Division 3- Best Editorial Page
First Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Editorial Page 082114
Robert Snyder
Second Place – The Times Record
Editorial pages
Staff
Third Place – Hampshire Review
“Opinion pages of Oct. 9, 16 and 23”
Staff
Division 4- Best Editorial Page
First Place – The Montgomery Herald
“Montgomery Herald editorial page April 17, 2013”
Staff
Second Place – The Record Delta
“Record Delta – Pages from 2/6/13, 2/13/13, 2/20/13”
Staff
Third Place – The Princeton Times
Where does Government give way to personal choice?-
Tammie Toler
Division 1- Best Front Page
First Place – Charleston Daily Mail
“Friday, June 21, 2013 Birthday bash begins”
Staff
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
“Tuesday, April 15, 2013 – Fatal blasts rock Boston”
Staff
Third Place – Charleston Gazette
He never forgot West Virginia
Victoria Zigadlo
Division 2- Best Front Page
First Place – The Daily Athenaeum
Saying Goodbye
Carlee Lammers
Second Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
28-Dec
Jackie Puglisi
Third Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
July 7 Front page
“John Miller, James Logue, Michael Greathouse”
Division 3- Best Front Page
First Place – Hampshire Review
Issue of Dec. 4
Staff
Second Place – Moorefield Examiner
21-Aug-13
“Mike Mallow, Jean Flanagan”
Third Place – The Times Record
1A 5-30
Staff
Division 4- Best Front Page
First Place – The Princeton Times
Family reunion makes miracles real for Princeton woman
Tammie Toler
Second Place – The Record Delta
The Record Delta – May 17
“Brian Bergstrom, Amanda Hayes, Duane Carpenter”
Third Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
26-Jul-13
Staff
Division 1- Best Headline News
First Place – Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
Historical Society Set To Party Like It’s 1863; Beavers Create Dam Mess at The Highlands; WVU Student Engineers Racing Dream
“Joseph Hauger, Paul Campbell, Scott Hanson”
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Shelter gets new leash on life
Staff
Third Place – Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
Airport Manager Brings Career in for a Landing; Casino May Fold On Table Games; Secret Project Meets Resistance
“Joseph Hauger, Paul Campbell, Scott Hanson”
Division 2- Best Headline News
First Place – The Inter-Mountain Strawberry Festival parade a parfait of pageantry; When duty call … Heroes answer; BELIEV-A-BELL: Jingle of Polar Express keeps magic of Christmas alive
Heather Goodwin Henline
Second Place – Times West Virginian
Fantastic four; Sem-sational; Leave it to Beavers
Nick Cammuso
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Not stormy enough to tap ‘rainy day fund’; Bath salts going down the drain in Buckhannon; Something’s rotten at the landfill
Brad Johnson
Division 3- Best Headline News
First Place – Moorefield Examiner
Ambulance Fee Billing in Critical Condition / No Child Left Behind Has Been Left Behind / Ambulance Authority Has No Authority
“Mike Mallow, Jean Flanagan”
Second Place – The Times Record
Jim headline news
Jim Cooper
Third Place – Moorefield Examiner
Sports Headlines
Mike Mallow
Division 4- Best Headline News
First Place – The Record Delta
“Freddie for spring, Twenty-one and done, Parker back in drive”
Brian Bergstrom
Second Place – The Princeton Times
“Swope: Babble at your peril, Three Arrested For Trying to Pick Up Prostitutes, Little: Weak-minded or Just Evil”
Tammie Toler
Third Place – Mountain Statesman
“Dirty socks on happy feet, You get a line and I’ll get a pole, He’s got the whole world in his hands”
Kim Shahan
Division 1- Best Lifestyle Columnist
First Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Country Living
Suzanne McMinn
Division 1-Best Lifestyle Columnist
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Ask The Vet
Allison Dascoli
Third Place – Herald-Dispatch
Columns from Cassandra Johnston Parsons
Cassandra Johnston Parsons
Division 2- Best Lifestyle Columnist
First Place – Times West Virginian
Misty Poe
Misty Poe
Second Place – Weirton Daily Times
On a new plateau this Mother’s Day; Tap dancing my way to a ‘bucket list’; Responding to an anticipated question
Janice Kiaski
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Memories identify who we are; You can’t go home again; Making sacrifices is essential in helping others
Bonnie K. Phares
Division 3- Best Lifestyle Columnist
First Place – Hampshire Review
Ted Kalvitis’ Far Muse column
Ted Kalvitis
Second Place – The Times Record
Sandy’s snippets
Sandy Vecchi
Third Place – The Wetzel Chronicle
Taking Aim
Amy Witschey
Division 4- Best Lifestyle Columnist
First Place – WVU Parkersburg
Student Looks Back As Spring Semester Ends
Sam Berg
Second Place – Glenville News
The Best of Joseph Mazzella 2013
Joseph Mazzella
Third Place – Glenville News
Around the Kitchen Table 2013
Geraldine Marks
Division 1- Best Lifestyle Pages
First Place – Register-Herald
18th National Scout Jamboree By The Numbers
Brenda Pinnell
Second Place – Charleston Gazette
“Gazz section, featuring Nutcracker Memories”
Staff
Third Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Heavy Metal
Monica Orosz
Division 2- Best Lifestyle Pages
First Place – The Inter-Mountain
One Small Step
Matthew Burdette
Second Place – The Inter-Mountain
Patchwork
Matthew Burdette
Third Place – Times West Virginian
“Nov. 3, 2013”
“Stefanie Robbins,Nicole Fields”
Division 3- Best Lifestyle Pages
First Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Where the Wilder Things Are
Christine Miller Ford
Second Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Seeds of Success – Bloomery Plantation
Bryan Clark
Third Place – The Times Record
11-Apr
Staff
Division 4- Best Lifestyle Pages
First Place – The Record Delta
Families in Business
“Brian Bergstrom, Amanda Hayes, Duane Carpenter”
Second Place – The Record Delta
Looking Back
Staff
Division 1- Best Lifestyles Feature Writing
First Place – Register-Herald
World War II veteran returns to Normandy
Cody Neff
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Vietnam set tone for career
Monica Orosz
Third Place – The Dominion Post
Flight plan
Amanda DeProspero
Division 2- Best Lifestyles Feature Writing
First Place – Times West Virginian
Common bond
Mary Wade Burnside
Second Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Hollywood horror in small-town W.Va.
Mary Wade Burnside
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
“Come One, Come All: Magic of circus comes alive for Elkins man”
Heather Goodwin Henline
Division 3- Best Lifestyles Feature Writing
First Place – Hampshire Review
The Search for Bigfoot – Nick Gaudio
Second Place – The Nicholas Chronicle
Out of Oblivion
Mike Ensminger
Third Place – The Times Record
Disaster
Jim Cooper
First Place – Tyler Star News
Honoring our Veterans
Judy Light
Second Place – St. Marys Oracle
Go West
John Armstrong
Third Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
Community says farewell
Toni Milbourne
Division 1- Best News Feature
First Place – The Dominion Post
Child abuse cases bury crime unit
David Beard
Second Place – Register-Herald
“Scouts’ good deed leaves Connecticut man’s car high, dry”
Cody Neff
Third Place – Register-Herald
NPLEx helps law officers search for meth makers
Pamela Pritt
Division 2- Best News Feature
First Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
“Former prostitute, drug abuser hopes to shed light on Mercer Street problems”
Jamie Parsell-Null
Second Place – Times West Virginian
Search for relief
Mary Wade Burnside
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Remembrance: Family continues to struggle with tragedy
Matthew Burdette
Division 3- Best News Feature
First Place – Moorefield Examiner
Drug Court Helps One Family Find Its Way to Normalcy
Jean A. Flanagan
Second Place – The Times Record
Caught in a trap
Jim Cooper
Third Place – Hampshire Review
Rigged votes railroaded Hampshire into W.Va.
Jim King
Division 4- Best News Feature
First Place – Coal Valley News
“Students help Hospice, while honoring one boy’s father”
Fred Pace
Second Place – Glenville News
Lee the Horselogger
Dendra Miller
Third Place – The Princeton Times
Blind Alfred Reed mural a vision
Tammie Toler
Division 1- Best Newspaper Design
First Place – Charleston Gazette
Inside the action; He never forgot West Virginia; Opening up about affordable health care
Staff
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
“April 4, May 10 and June 20”
Philip Maramba
Third Place – Register-Herald
The Register Herald Best Design featuring 3 fronts
staff
Division 2- Best Newspaper Design
First Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
“November 22, October 12, August 10”
Staff
Second Place – Times West Virginian
“Aug. 28, 2013”
Staff
Third Place – Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
January 27/July 7/October 6 editions
Staff
Division 3- Best Newspaper Design
First Place – Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Cat# 127 – Spirit of Jefferson
Robert Snyder
Second Place – Hampshire Review
“Issues of May 29, July 3 and Oct. 16”
Staff
Third Place – Moorefield Examiner
“July 3, 2013, Aug. 21, 2013, Oct. 30, 2013”
Staff
Division 4- Best Newspaper Design
First Place – The Princeton Times
“September 6, 2013 / September 13, 2013 / November 15, 2013”
staff staff
Second Place – St. Marys Oracle
“December 18, 2013 Edition”
Staff
Third Place – The Record Delta
“The Record Delta – May 17, January 7, March 27”
Brian Bergstrom
Division 1 – Best Photography-Feature
First Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Scouts are here to stay
Tom Hindman
Second Place – Charleston Daily Mail
Birthday bash begins
Craig Cunningham
Third Place – Charleston Gazette
Foggy morning
Kenny Kemp
Division 2- Best Photography-Feature
First Place – The Daily Athenaeum
Brantley Gilbert packs Coliseum
Tyler Herrinton
Second Place – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Baskets of fun…
Jon Bolt
Third Place – The Inter-Mountain
Holding on tight at the Lewis County Fair
John Wickline
Division 3- Best Photography-Feature
First Place – Hampshire Review
As long as her legs will carry her
Ed DeWitt
Second Place – Hampshire Review
In the spotlight (top photo)
Ed DeWitt
Third Place – The Nicholas Chronicle
Rainbow Reminder
Lundy Bailey
Division 4- Best Photography-Feature
First Place – The Fayette Tribune
Firework the Leaping Frog
Steve Keenan
Second Place – The Shepherdstown Chronicle
Touch of color
Toni Milbourne
Third Place – The Montgomery Herald
Heading outside
Steve Keenan
Division 1- Best Photography-News
First Place
Register-Herald
Taking a flying leap
F. Brian Ferguson
Division 1- Best Photography-News
Second Place
Herald-Dispatch
Searls acquitted
Lori Wolfe
Division 1- Best Photography-News
Third Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Sheriff honored as a hero
Tom Hindman
Division 2- Best Photography-News
First Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Family loses their home in Cherry Camp Road fire
Matt Harvey
Division 2- Best Photography-News
Second Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Off the tracks…
Melvin Grubb
Division 2- Best Photography-News
Third Place
The Daily Athenaeum
The End of the Road
Mel Moraes
Division 3- Best Photography-News
First Place
Hampshire Review
The big chill
Ed DeWitt
Division 3- Best Photography-News
Second Place
The Pocahontas Times
Fire destroys Main Street Marlinton buildings
Geoff Hamill
Division 3- Best Photography-News
Third Place
Moorefield Examiner
“Thanks for the Memories, Moorefield High School”
Mike Mallow
Division 4- Best Photography-News
First Place
The Record Delta
Fire Training: Firemen battle simulated blaze
Amanda Hayes
Division 4- Best Photography-News
Second Place
The Princeton Times
Up in the air….
Greg Barnette
Division 4- Best Photography-News
Third Place
The Record Delta
Schools pay tribute to veterans
Amanda Hayes
Division 1- Best Photography-Photo Essay
First Place
Charleston Gazette
Mt. Zion Drive-In — one of the last
Chris Dorst
Division 1 – Best Photography-Photo Essay
Second Place
The Dominion Post
Forged like a knife
Ron Rittenhouse
Division 1- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Third Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
GIANTS on the Ohio River
Scott McCloskey
Division 2- Best Photography-Photo Essay
First Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor Wayne”
“Alisha Moreno, Joe Signorelli, John Miller”
Division 2- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Second Place
The Inter-Mountain
77th Mountain State Forest Festival
“Beth Christian Broschart, Tim MacVean, Angie Pritt, Matthew Burdette”
Division 2- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Third Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Play Ball
“Joe Signorelli, Adam Tobias, Brittany Bonnett”
Division 3- Best Photography-Photo Essay
First Place
The Times Record
Glad grads
David Hedges
Division 3- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Second Place
The Times Record
Black Walnut Festival
“David Hedges, Jim Cooper”
Division 3- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Third Place
The Times Record
Molasses Festival
David Hedges
Division 4
Best Photography-Photo Essay
First Place
The Record Delta
Five Alarm Mud Run
Duane Carpenter
Division 4- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Second Place
The Montgomery Herald
Fourth of July Fun
“Steve Keenan,Mark Fordyce”
Division 4- Best Photography-Photo Essay
Third Place
Tyler Star News
Celebrating Flag Day
Judy Light
Division 1- Best Photography-Sports
First Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Snyder’s swan song
Tom Hindman
Division 1- Best Photography-Sports
Second Place
The Dominion Post
Climb higher
Bob Gay
Division 1- Best Photography-Sports
Third Place
The Journal
Hedgesville explodes in July 4th victory
Ron Agnir
Division 2- Best Photography-Sports
First Place
Times West Virginian
Playoff atmosphere
Mike DeFabo
Division 2- Best Photography-Sports
Second Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Mission accomplished!
Joe Signorelli
Division 2- Best Photography-Sports
Third Place
Weirton Daily Times
Oh What A Night
Mike Mathison
Division 3- Best Photography-Sports
First Place
Hampshire Review
Redskins win NFC East
Ed DeWitt
Division 3- Best Photography-Sports
Second Place
The Nicholas Chronicle
New name in Triathlon Winners? Circle
Lundy Bailey
Division 3- Best Photography-Sports
Third Place
The Times Record
Pole vault
Jim Cooper
Division 4 – Best Photography-Sports
First Place
The Fayette Tribune
Underwood goes over the top
Steve Keenan
Division 4- Best Photography-Sports
Second Place
The Record Delta
Cats hang on for 1-1 draw
Brian Bergstrom
Division 4- Best Photography-Sports
Third Place
The Record Delta
“Ashley, Williams lead Bobcats past Pioneers”
Brian Bergstrom
Division 1- Best Single Editorial
First Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
Right to Know Under Assault
J. Michael Myer
Division 1- Best Single Editorial
Second Place
The Dominion Post
What don’t they want you to know?
Randy Vealey
Division 1- Best Single Editorial
Third Place
Herald-Dispatch
Disability claims process needs overhaul
Ed Dawson
Division 2- Best Single Editorial
First Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
United effort needed against illegal drugs in Harrison Co.
“John Miller, Andy Kniceley”
Division 2- Best Single Editorial
Second Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
United Way
Charles Owens
Division 2- Best Single Editorial
Third Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Wrong direction
Charles Owens
Division 3- Best Single Editorial
First Place
The Morgan Messenger
Please hold
Kate Shunney
Division 3- Best Single Editorial
Second Place
The Morgan Messenger
Always up for a circus
Kate Shunney
Division 3- Best Single Editorial
Third Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Voting Rights
Robert Snyder
Division 4- Best Single Editorial
First Place
Glenville News
WVUs Board makes mistake in appointing Interim President Gee
David Corcoran Sr
Division 4- Best Single Editorial
Second Place
The Shepherdstown Chronicle
Board of Ed lets down public
Toni Milbourne
Division 4- Best Single Editorial
Third Place
Glenville News
People need to know about High School’s bomb threats
David Corcoran Sr
Division 1- Best Single Issues
First Place
Charleston Daily Mail
“Thursday, June 20, 2013 – W.Va. at 150 Always free”
Staff
Division 1- Best Single Issues
Second Place
Charleston Gazette
Opening up about affordable health care; From meth to meds
Staff
Division 1- Best Single Issues
Third Place
Register-Herald
“Register-Herald July 17 and Oct, 20, 2013”
Staff
Division 2- Best Single Issues
First Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
“March 24, August 23”
Staff
Division 2- Best Single Issues
Second Place
The Inter-Mountain
Plane Crash
Inter-Mountain staff
Division 2- Best Single Issues
Third Place
The Daily Athenaeum
The Welcome Home Edition
“Celeste Lantz , Carlee Lammers”
Division 3- Best Single Issues
First Place
Hampshire Review
Issue of Jan. 9
Staff
Division 3- Best Single Issues
Second Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Spirit of Jefferson 092513
Robert Snyder
Division 3- Best Single Issues
Third Place
Moorefield Examiner
“Aug. 28, 2013”
Staff
Division 4- Best Single Issues
First Place
The Montgomery Herald
“Montgomery Herald Oct. 23, 2013”
“Cheryl Keenan, Steve Keenan”
Division 4- Best Single Issues
Second Place
The Fayette Tribune
“Fayette Tribune Oct. 24, 2013”
“Cheryl Keenan, Steve Keenan”
Division 4- Best Single Issues
Third Place
The Record Delta
The Record Delta – May 17 and March 27
Staff
Division 1- Best Special Section
First Place
Register-Herald
Yearbook 2013 – Footsteps
staff
Division 1- Best Special Section
Second Place
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia: Celebrating Statehood
Staff
Division 1- Best Special Section
Third Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
A New Direction
Staff
Division 2- Best Special Section
First Place
The Inter-Mountain
Mountain State Forest Festival — Old Traditions with New Beginnings
Inter-Mountain staff
Division 2- Best Special Section
Second Place
Times West Virginian
Miner’s Day 2013
Staff
Division 2- Best Special Section
Third Place
The Daily Athenaeum
Mountaineer survival guide
Staff
Division 3- Best Special Section
First Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Fair tab 2013
Robert Snyder
Division 3- Best Special Section
Second Place
The Pocahontas Times
Spring Mountain Times
Staff
Division 3- Best Special Section
Third Place
The Pocahontas Times
“Home, Farm and Garden”
Staff
Division 4- Best Special Section
First Place
The Princeton Times
Hills & Horizons
staff
Division 4- Best Special Section
Second Place
WVU Parkersburg
Alumni special edition
“Olivia Hefner, Sami Daggett”
Division 4- Best Special Section
Third Place
The Record Delta
Proud to Have Served
Staff
Division 1- Best Sports Columnist
First Place
Herald-Dispatch
Chuck Landon sports columnist entry
Chuck Landon
Division 1 – Best Sports Columnist
Second Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
“Stephens Taught Nailers Many Of Life’s Greatest Lessons; Falk: A Student of Game, Life; Family Foundation At Madonna”
Shawn Rine
Division 1- Best Sports Columnist
Third Place
Charleston Gazette
“WVU needs to show its nasty side; maybe WVU’s just not very good; Is it lack of smarts, talent or stamina plaguing WVU?
Dave Hickman
Division 2- Best Sports Columnist
First Place
Times West Virginian
Mike DeFabo
Division 2- Best Sports Columnist
Second Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Let’s all be Dylan Jeffries fans today
Chris Johnson
Division 2- Best Sports Columnist
Third Place
The Inter-Mountain
Getting into golf shape; The three ‘P’s’ of putting; So you want to play at the next level
Doug Comer
Division 3- Best Sports Columnist
First Place
Hampshire Review
Ed DeWitt’s Editorial column
Ed DeWitt
Division 3- Best Sports Columnist
Second Place
The Times Record
Sportsline
Jim Cooper
Division 3- Best Sports Columnist
Third Place
Hampshire Review
Joel Whetzel’s Countdown column
Joel Whetzel
Division 4- Best Sports Columnist
First Place
The Putnam Standard
Christian’s Sports Beat
Christian Deiss
Division 4- Best Sports Columnist
Second Place
Tyler Star News
On The Light Side
Judy Light
Division 4- Best Sports Columnist
Third Place
St. Marys Oracle
Extra Point
Richard Moore
Division 1- Best Sports Feature Writing
First Place
Charleston Gazette
Road Warriors
Rick Ryan
Division 1- Best Sports Feature Writing
Second Place
Charleston Gazette
100 years of hoops; Amid challenges tourney thrived in Buckhannon
Mike Whiteford
Division 1- Best Sports Feature Writing
Third Place
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Local Connection
Dave Poe
Division 2- Best Sports Feature Writing
First Place
The Inter-Mountain
Great Contributions: D&E football players to reunite
Matthew Burdette
Division 2- Best Sports Feature Writing
Second Place
Times West Virginian
‘One of the guys’
Mike DeFabo
Division 2- Best Sports Feature Writing
Third Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Band of Brothers
Chris Johnson
Division 3- Best Sports Feature Writing
First Place
Hampshire Review
As long as her legs will carry her
Ed DeWitt
Division 3- Best Sports Feature Writing
Second Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Against all odds –
Tyler Wilt Christine Miller Ford
Division 3- Best Sports Feature Writing
Third Place
The Morgan Messenger
Remembering the coach
Jim Buzzerd
Division 4- Best Sports Feature Writing
First Place
The Record Delta
A method to March Madness
Andrew Reiner
Division 4- Best Sports Feature Writing
Second Place
Tyler Star News
Celebrating With Super Bowl Champs
Judy Light
Division 4- Best Sports Feature Writing
Third Place
St. Marys Oracle
A Perfect Performance
Richard Moore
Division 1- Best Sports News Writing
First Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
WVU Will Rebid Tier 3 Media Rights
John McCabe
Division 1- Best Sports News Writing
Second Place
Herald-Dispatch
“Campbell revered as a golfer, leader, gentleman”
David Walsh
Division 1- Best Sports News Writing
Third Place
Charleston Gazette
Investing in the future
Dave Hickman
Division 2- Best Sports News Writing
First Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Here we go again
Chris Johnson
Division 2- Best Sports News Writing
Second Place
Williamson Daily News
Stan Musial dies at age 92
Kyle Lovern
Division 2- Best Sports News Writing
Third Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Indians pound Keyser
Chris Johnson
Division 3- Best Sports News Writing
First Place
Hampshire Review
“10-year-old downs rare, massive buck”
Ed DeWitt
Division 3- Best Sports News Writing
Second Place
The Wayne County News
“Streak, title quest end, 14-13″
Ron Ferguson
Division 3- Best Sports News Writing
Third Place
Hampshire Review
Hampshire Powers Back
Ed DeWitt
Division 4- Best Sports News Writing
First Place
The Record Delta
Mountain East Champs
Brian Bergstrom
Division 4- Best Sports News Writing
Second Place
The Record Delta
Cutright wins Bucs?
First state title since 2000
Andrew Reiner
Division 4- Best Sports News Writing
Third Place
The Record Delta
Lady Buc seniors go out state champs
Brian Bergstrom
Division 1- Best Sports Page or Pages
First Place
Herald-Dispatch
December 28 Sports Section
Rick McCann,Timothy Maloney, Sports Staff”
Division 1- Best Sports Page or Pages
Second Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Wildcats take next step
Staff
Division 1- Best Sports Page or Pages
Third Place
Charleston Gazette
The Greenbrier Classic: everyone leads everyone
Staff
Division 2- Best Sports Page or Pages
First Place
The Inter-Mountain
Great Contributions
Matthew Burdette
Division 2- Best Sports Page or Pages
Second Place
Times West Virginian
1-Apr-13
“Stefanie Robbins, Nick Cammuso”
Division 2- Best Sports Page or Pages
Third Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
27-Oct ”
Brian Woodson, Tom Bone, Bob Redd”
Division 3- Best Sports Page or Pages
First Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
Arms race
Brian Madison
Division 3- Best Sports Page or Pages
Second Place
The Times Record
28-Feb
Jim Cooper
Division 3- Best Sports Page or Pages
Third Place
Hampshire Review
Issue of July 3
Staff
Division 4- Best Sports Page or Pages
First Place
Tyler Star News
“Aug. 28, 2013″
Judy Light
Division 4- Best Sports Page or Pages
Second Place
The Fayette Tribune”
Fayette Tribune Sports Feb. 21, 2013″
Steve Keenan
Division 4- Best Sports Page or Pages
Third Place
The Record Delta
Sports Pages – Sept. 20
“Andrew Reiner, Brian Bergstrom, Jim Warner, Duane Carpenter”
Division 1- Best Sports Section
First Place
The Journal
Athletes of the Year
“Rick Kozlowski, Eric Jones, Dave Morrison, Spenser Leatherman”
Division 1- Best Sports Section
Second Place
Herald-Dispatch
High School Football 2013
“Rick McCann, Don Willis, Sports Staff”
Division 1- Best Sports Section
Third Place
Charleston Daily Mail
2013 All-Kanawha Valley Football
Staff
Division 2- Best Sports Section
First Place
The Daily Athenaeum
“Nov. 18, 2013 Sports Section ”
“Amit Batra , Connor Murray ”
Division 2- Best Sports Section
Second Place
The Inter-Mountain
West Virginia University Sports Wrap
Inter-Mountain staff
Division 2- Best Sports Section
Third Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Winner’s wonderland
“Chris Johnson, Greg Carey, Greg Talkington, Randall Jett”
Division 3- Best Sports Section
First Place
Hampshire Review
Hunting and Hampshire County
Staff
Division 3- Best Sports Section
Second Place
The Nicholas Chronicle
2013 Fall Sports Preview
“Ray Corbin, Pat Hanna, Lundy Bailey, Jonathan Jones, Cindy Waters”
Division 3- Best Sports Section
Third Place
Hampshire Review
Trojan Madness
Staff
Division 4- Best Sports Section
First Place
The Record Delta
Winter Sports Guide”
Andrew Reiner, Brian Bergstrom, Jim Warner”
Division 4- Best Sports Section
Second Place
St. Marys Oracle
They’re Back
Staff
Division 4- Best Sports Section
Third Place
Wirt County Journal
Wirt County Fall Sports Preview
Michael Windland
Division 1- Best Written News Story
First Place
Charleston Gazette
In broad daylight
“Travis Crum, Rusty Marks”
Division 1- Best Written News Story
Second Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
Valley Grove Home Destroyed; Pipeline Drilling Mud Enters Creek; Creek Leak Leads To Fine
Fred Connors
Division 1- Best Written News Story
Third Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Teen dies in Clay crash
Candace Nelson
Division 2- Best Written News Story
First Place
The Inter-Mountain
Citywide Search Continues: Shooter still on loose; victim is recovering
Matthew Burdette
Division 2- Best Written News Story
Second Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Fairmont man charged in 4 deaths/’I’m very scared’/Newspaper carriers remembered ”
Adam Tobias,Antonio Cekada”
Division 2- Best Written News Story
Third Place
The Inter-Mountain
700-plus acres burn: Forest inferno rages in Monongahela National Forest
Heather Goodwin Henline
Division 3- Best Written News Story
First Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
“Oh, Baby”
Christine Miller Ford
Division 3- Best Written News Story
Second Place
Hampshire Review
Sunday’s winds test limits of county’s fire resources
Nick Gaudio
Division 3- Best Written News Story
Third Place
Spirit of Jefferson Advocate
No One Deserves That
Christine Miller Ford
Division 4- Best Written News Story
First Place
The Princeton Times
Liddie Mae’s Life
Tammie Toler
Division 4- Best Written News Story
Second Place
The Record Delta
Woman chases thieves
Amanda Hayes
Division 4- Best Written News Story
Third Place
The Princeton Times
Animals Seized at Pet Store
Tammie Toler
Division 1- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
First Place
Charleston Gazette
The Meth Menace
“Eric Eyre,David Gutman,Victoria Zigadlo,Rachel Molenda”
Division 1- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Second Place
Charleston Gazette
“Cardinal Health and Morrisey; Morrisey lobbied for drug firm his office is suing; Despite recusal, Morrisey met with drug firms about lawsuit ”
Eric Eyre
Division 1- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Third Place
The Dominion Post
“Counsel: Payne misspoke about IMG deal; WVU, IMG linked in 2007; Hutchens ‘misspoke’ financials”
Drew Rubenstein
Division 2 – In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
First Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
United Way loses status
Greg Jordan
Division 2- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Second Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
CU athletics spending debated
Tom Bone
Division 2- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Third Place
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Previous accusations
Samantha Perry
Division 3 – In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
First Place
The Times Record
VFD money
David Hedges
Division 3- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Second Place
The Times Record
Roane schools ranked
David Hedges
Division 3- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Third Place
The Morgan Messenger
State may finally act on powerhouse dam hazards
Kate Shunney
Division 4 – In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
First Place
Coal Valley News
“””Family file suit in an effort to protect cemetery”” & “”Alpha speaks out on Jarrell Cemetery”””
Debbie Rolen
Division 4- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Second Place
Glenville News
Readers angry about not receiving their newspapers…
David Corcoran Jr
Division 4- In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Third Place
The Record Delta
“City vs. synthetic drugs, Mom and Pop close shop, Bath salts banned in city”
Duane Carpenter
Division 1- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
First Place
Register-Herald
Removing tolls would be a tragedy Mercer authority warns
“Mannix Porterfield, Pamela Pritt”
Division 1- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Second Place
Herald-Dispatch
Is a balanced school calendar the answer?
Bill Rosenberger
Division 1- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Third Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Lobbyist’s name left off list of solicitation arrests”
Matt Murphy, Dave Boucher”
Division 2- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
First Place
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
Changes made in house arrest program
Darlene Taylor-Morgan
Division 2- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Second Place
Times West Virginian
Less than a penny a gallon
Kaylyn Christopher
Division 2- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Third Place
The Inter-Mountain
Hawkins’ plans raise questions; Sheriff called state official; Hawkins accused of neglecting duties ”
Melissa Toothman, Katie Kuba”
Division 3- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
First Place
The Lincoln Journal
Sad Day (February 27); Exploitation of leave time (February 27); Back pay (May 29)
Sean O’Donoghue
Division 3- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Second Place
The Wayne County News
Former Mayor disputes selection of poll workers
Diane Pottorff
Division 3- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Third Place
The Times Record
Reedy too rich?
David Hedges
Division 4- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
First Place
The Princeton Times
Not Everyone Welcomes ATVs in Mercer
Matt Christian
Division 4- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Second Place
The Montgomery Herald
Proposed sale of former school building draws interest
Cheryl Keenan
Division 4- Reporting of Governmental Affairs
Third Place
St. Marys Oracle
“Drugs, Sex at County Park?”
John Armstrong
Division 1- Service to the Community
First Place
Charleston Daily Mail
Neediest cases
Staff
Division 1- Service to the Community
Second Place
Wheeling News-Register/Intelligencer
Bark for your Park
Staff
Division 1- Service to the Community
Third Place
Charleston Gazette
Elizabeth & George
Douglas Imbrogno
Division 2- Service to the Community
First Place
The Inter-Mountain
Rising from the Ashes
Inter-Mountain staff
Division 2- Service to the Community
Second Place
The Inter-Mountain
Digging up the Truth
Inter-Mountain staff
Division 2- Service to the Community
Third Place
Times West Virginian
Project Pink
Staff
Division 3- Service to the Community
First Place
Hampshire Review
Hampshire history
Staff
Division 3- Service to the Community
Second Place
Hampshire Review
Review Watch
“Amanda Weaver,Sallie See”
Division 3- Service to the Community
Third Place
Hampshire Review
Warm the Children
Staff
Division 4- Service to the Community
First Place
The Record Delta
Relay for Life
Staff
Division 4- Service to the Community
Second Place
WVU Parkersburg
Bright Ideas Energy Expo
“Allison Hilber, Jeremy Harrison, Jason Ross, Jessica Thompson, Rachel Terzo, Susan Moore”
