Oregon Eagle newspapers are contest award winners

The Hood River News, Polk County Itemizer-Observer, and The Dalles Chronicle were presented with awards as winners of the Better Newspaper Contest at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual banquet in Bend, Oregon on July 13^th.

 

Hood River News received honors for:

1^st place – Best Online Coverage for Breaking News:  Mosier train derailment 6/3/2016.  Staff – Ben Mitchell, Patrick Mulvihill and Ben McCarty,

2^nd place – Best Special Section: “Savor the Gorge” Staff – team.

2^nd place – Best News Photo:  Mosier train derailment fire.  Reporter, Patrick Mulvihill.

Itemizer-Observer received honors for:

1^st place – Best Sports Story: “Coming back stronger” Reporter, Lukas Eggen.

1^st place – (for the 10^th year!)  Best Web Design:  Polkio.com.

2^nd place – Best Editorial: “Prepare now for more PE”; “Looks public, acts public – is it public?”; and “Make the world a better place” Editor, Emily Mentzer.

2^nd place – Best Sports Photo: “Get down” Reporter, Lukas Eggen.

2^nd place – Best Lifestyle Coverage:  story on veterans fly-fishing, “Casting out” Reporter, Lukas Eggen

2^nd place – Best Writing:  series of stories on the Polk County economy, “Boy lives through others,” and “Falls City helps grad heal, grow.”

3^rd place – Best Local Column: “Reporter prepares self, cat for disaster,” “Emergency plan lessons learned from Hood to Coast,” and “Reporter Jolene volunteers as a guest judge,” Reporter, Jolene Guzman.

3^rd place – Best Page One Design:  issues of March 9, March 16, and July 27   Staff of Itemizer

 

The Dalles Chronicle received honors for:

1^st place – Best Lifestyle Coverage: “A life filled with secrets” Reporter, Neita Cecil.

1^st place –  Best Graphics: “Big Sky” Reporter, Ray Rodriguez.

2^nd place – Best Enterprising Reporting: “Marine mom goes to boot camp” Editor, Raelynn Ricarte

3^rd place – Best Editorial Page: “Hawk and dove story no fairytale”; “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down”; and “Elections:  Apply the Golden Rule” Editors, RaeLynn Ricardo and Make Gibson.

3^rd place – Best Spot News Coverage: “TDHS grad saves lives” Reporter, Neita Cecil

 

CONGRATULATIONS, to all!!!!