Standard earns first-place awards

Among the features included in the Standard’s winning entry was a story on the trip to Africa made by local residents Ricky Minton and Jamie Dowdy, and a story on the good will exhibited toward Mary Winkler as she worked at a local dry cleaner.

The winning sports entry included feature stories on Major League baseball player Cat Walker and boxer Herman Taylor, along with straight news stories from Warren County High School football games.

‘Anytime we’re honored with two first-place awards, especially two writing awards, we are very pleased,’ said Standard publisher Patricia Zechman. ‘All newspapers strive for quality reporting and to be recognized as best in the state is certainly gratifying.’

The Standard earned a second-place award in the special sections category for its Morrison Memories supplement which coincided with the town’s 150th anniversary.

The newspaper captured third-place finishes in six categories ‘ editorial writing, headline writing, news coverage, single feature story, promotion of newspapers and public service.