LAKE DELTON - The Monroe Times on Friday was awarded 13 editorial awards and three advertising honors in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Better Newspapers Contest. The winners were announced Friday during the WNA convention at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells.
The Times competes in Daily Division C statewide for newspapers of 10,000 circulation and less.
The Times won four first-place awards:
• Editorial Page(s) - Jeff Rogers
• Enterprise/Interpretive Reporting - Brian Gray, Weighing the Evidence, a series of stories on the need for a second circuit court judge in Green County
• General News Photo - Brian Gray, Lafayette County Fair
• Best Advertising Sales Tool - Laura Hughes, Times Buyers Guide
Second-place awards included:
• General Excellence
• Local Sports Columns - Christopher Heimerman, sports editor
• All Around Newspaper Photography
• Sports Photo - Christopher Heimerman, Swim Family Robertson
• Best Use of Color - Laura Hughes, sales; Jeannie Cross, design; Monsignor Thomas Francis Campion
Third place awards were:
• Special Section, Editorial - Christopher Heimerman, Winning Formula, a special section previewing the Monroe High School boys basketball team's state tournament appearance
• Local Sports Column - John McNally, Last Warriors Standing
• Sports Feature - John McNally, Season Brought Perfect Blend of Cheese
• Front Page
• Page Design, Features - Jeff Rogers
• Investigative Reporting - Jim Winter, Proper Notice Given?, a series of stories about meetings held by a New Glarus school district referendum committee
• Best Niche Publication (in paper) - Laura Hughes, The Source
The 13 editorial awards were the most for the Times in a number of years, Editor Jeff Rogers said.
"Having gone through a redesign in the past year, it was especially gratifying to have done so well," Rogers said. "What was most satisfying was that the awards encompassed the entire staff, from news reporters to sports to photography. We're especially proud of having earned second place in the General Excellence category. That's an award that encompasses every aspect of your newspaper, including advertising."
The Times competes in Daily Division C statewide for newspapers of 10,000 circulation and less.
The Times won four first-place awards:
• Editorial Page(s) - Jeff Rogers
• Enterprise/Interpretive Reporting - Brian Gray, Weighing the Evidence, a series of stories on the need for a second circuit court judge in Green County
• General News Photo - Brian Gray, Lafayette County Fair
• Best Advertising Sales Tool - Laura Hughes, Times Buyers Guide
Second-place awards included:
• General Excellence
• Local Sports Columns - Christopher Heimerman, sports editor
• All Around Newspaper Photography
• Sports Photo - Christopher Heimerman, Swim Family Robertson
• Best Use of Color - Laura Hughes, sales; Jeannie Cross, design; Monsignor Thomas Francis Campion
Third place awards were:
• Special Section, Editorial - Christopher Heimerman, Winning Formula, a special section previewing the Monroe High School boys basketball team's state tournament appearance
• Local Sports Column - John McNally, Last Warriors Standing
• Sports Feature - John McNally, Season Brought Perfect Blend of Cheese
• Front Page
• Page Design, Features - Jeff Rogers
• Investigative Reporting - Jim Winter, Proper Notice Given?, a series of stories about meetings held by a New Glarus school district referendum committee
• Best Niche Publication (in paper) - Laura Hughes, The Source
The 13 editorial awards were the most for the Times in a number of years, Editor Jeff Rogers said.
"Having gone through a redesign in the past year, it was especially gratifying to have done so well," Rogers said. "What was most satisfying was that the awards encompassed the entire staff, from news reporters to sports to photography. We're especially proud of having earned second place in the General Excellence category. That's an award that encompasses every aspect of your newspaper, including advertising."