Kansas Press Association 2006 Awards of Excellence Winners

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1 Kansas Press Association 2006 Awards of Excellence Winners Feature Story Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Feature Story Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Feature Story De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Feature Story Honorable Mention Hesston Record Janet Hamous Feature Story Bonner Springs Chieftain Joshua Roberts Feature Story Honorable Mention Bonner Springs Chieftain Clark Corbin Feature Story Mirror Nate Karlin Feature Story Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel Feature Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Sarah Smarsh Feature Story Miami County Republic Doug Carder Feature Story Shawnee Dispatch Caroline Boyer Feature Story Honorable Mention Wichita Business Journal Ken Vandruff Feature Story Colby Free Press Patty Decker Feature Story Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Feature Story Southwest Daily Times Larry Phillips Feature Story Garden City Telegram Kursten Phelps Feature Story Honorable Mention Garden City Telegram Scott Bershof Feature Story Newton Kansan Chad Frey Feature Story Pittsburg Morning Sun Mark Schremmer Feature Story Lawrence Journal-World Terry Rombeck Feature Story Lawrence Journal-World Mindie Paget Feature Story Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead Feature Story Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Dave Ranney

2 Feature Story Kansas City Star Tony Rizzo and Lisa Gutierrez Feature Story Kansas City Star Laura Bauer Feature Story Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl News Story Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts News Story Honorable Mention De Soto Explorer Sara Stites News Story Eudora News Chad Lawhorn News Story Haysville Times Angie Gumm News Story Louisburg Herald Doug Carder News Story Mirror Shawn Linenberger News Story Honorable Mention Mirror Shawn Linenberger News Story Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel News Story Marysville Advocate Sally Gray News Story Shawnee Dispatch Melissa Shuman News Story Sun Newspapers Jack Miles Ventimiglia News Story Honorable Mention Sun Newspapers Adam Lee News Story Iola Register Bob Johnson News Story Iola Register Richard Luken News Story McPherson Sentinel Kathy Hackleman News Story Honorable Mention Dodge City Daily Globe Eric Swanson News Story Emporia Gazette Brandy Nance News Story Olathe News Dan J. Smith News Story Parsons Sun Colleen Surridge News Story Lawrence Journal-World Mike Belt News Story Lawrence Journal-World Joel Mathis

3 News Story Manhattan Mercury Kathryn Mayes News Story Kansas City Star Laura Bauer and Richard Espinoza News Story Kansas City Star David Klepper and Laura Bauer News Story Wichita Eagle Ron Sylvester Investigative Story Hesston Record Janet Hamous Investigative Story Investigative Story Investigative Story Ark Valley News Amy Jay Investigative Story Honorable Mention Ark Valley News Les Anderson Investigative Story Mirror Lisa Scheller Investigative Story Osawatomie Graphic Greg Branson, Jeff Galley, Jennifer McDaniel, Roger Sims Investigative Story Holton Recorder Randal Horobik Investigative Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Investigative Story Miami County Republic Doug Carder Investigative Story Atchison Daily Globe Mary Meyers Investigative Story Iola Register Bruce Symes Investigative Story Iola Register Bob Johnson Investigative Story Investigative Story Ottawa Herald Vickie Moss Investigative Story Ottawa Herald Jodie Garcia Investigative Story Lawrence Journal-World Eric Weslander Investigative Story Lawrence Journal-World Dave Ranney Investigative Story Salina Journal Duane Schrag Investigative Story Honorable Mention Salina Journal Duane Schrag

4 Investigative Story Topeka Capital-Journal Tim Carpenter Investigative Story Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl and Hurst Laviana Investigative Story Wichita Eagle Hurst Laviana Series Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Series Eudora News Patrick Cady Series Honorable Mention Goodland Star-News Kathryn Burke Series Hesston Record Bob Latta Series Lansing Current Katie Bean Series Mirror Caroline Trowbridge Series Mirror Shawn Linenberger and Caroline Trowbridge Series Honorable Mention Smith County Pioneer Jack Krier Series Honorable Mention Kansas City Business Journal Lola Butcher Series Miami County Republic Doug Carder Series Miami County Republic Brian McCauley Series Sun Newspapers Jack Miles Ventimiglia Series Atchison Daily Globe Mary Meyers Series Iola Register Bruce Symes Series Southwest Daily Times Robert Pierce Series Great Bend Tribune Pam Martin Series Olathe News Dan J. Smith Series Ottawa Herald Staff Series Lawrence Journal-World Eric Weslander Series Lawrence Journal-World Sophia Maines Series Salina Journal Staff

5 Series Honorable Mention Salina Journal April Middleton, Tim Unruh Series Topeka Capital-Journal Barbara Hollingsworth Series Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles Series Wichita Eagle Alan Bjerga Editorial Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Editorial Writing Eudora News Elvyn J. Jones Editorial Writing Norton Telegram Cynthia Haynes Editorial Writing Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Linda Mowery-Denning Editorial Writing Lansing Current John Taylor Editorial Writing Manhattan Free Press Jon Brake Editorial Writing Honorable Mention Mirror Caroline Trowbridge Editorial Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Editorial Writing Holton Recorder David Powls Editorial Writing Sun Newspapers Bob Sigman Editorial Writing Honorable Mention Atchison Daily Globe Chris Wessel Editorial Writing Iola Register Emerson Lynn Editorial Writing Iola Register Bob Johnson Editorial Writing Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Editorial Writing Garden City Telegram Dena Sattler Editorial Writing Great Bend Tribune Dale Hogg Editorial Writing Olathe News Kevin Wright Editorial Writing Lawrence Journal-World Ann Gardner Editorial Writing Salina Journal Tom Bell Editorial Writing Salina Journal Scott Seirer

6 Editorial Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Lisa Sandmeyer Editorial Writing Honorable Mention Topeka Capital-Journal Mike Hall Editorial Writing Wichita Eagle Randy Scholfield Editorial Writing Wichita Eagle Rhonda Holman Local Business Story Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Local Business Story Hesston Record Bob Latta Local Business Story Hesston Record Christine Wyrick Local Business Story Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Alan Rusch Local Business Story Mirror Caroline Trowbridge Local Business Story Russell County News Pam Soetaert Local Business Story Holton Recorder Brian Sanders Local Business Story Kansas City Business Journal Mark Kind Local Business Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Local Business Story Arkansas City Traveler James Jordan Local Business Story Arkansas City Traveler Foss Farrar Local Business Story Southwest Daily Times Nancy Kletecka Local Business Story Honorable Mention Southwest Daily Times Jessica Crawford Local Business Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat and Jesse Tuel Local Business Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Local Business Story Newton Kansan Tim Huber Local Business Story Honorable Mention Parsons Sun Jamie Willey Local Business Story Lawrence Journal-World Chad Lawhorn Local Business Story Lawrence Journal-World Mark Fagan Local Business Story Salina Journal Duane Schrag

7 Local Business Story Honorable Mention Salina Journal Duane Schrag Local Business Story Topeka Capital-Journal Steve Fry Local Business Story Wichita Eagle Molly McMillin Local Business Story Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Government/Political Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Government/Political Honorable Mention Eudora News Emily Miller Government/Political Haysville Times Angie Gumm Government/Political Norton Telegram Veronica Monier Government/Political Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Linda Mowery-Denning Government/Political Honorable Mention Harvey County Independent Jim Orr Government/Political Louisburg Herald Doug Carder Government/Political Mirror Lisa Scheller Government/Political Kansas City Business Journal Jim Davis Government/Political Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Government/Political Miami County Republic Kevin Flaherty Government/Political Arkansas City Traveler James Jordan Government/Political Southwest Daily Times Robert Pierce Government/Political Southwest Daily Times George Diepenbrock Government/Political Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Government/Political Honorable Mention Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Government/Political Junction City Daily Union Anna Staatz Government/Political Ottawa Herald Gordon Billingsley Government/Political Hays Daily News Joseph Galante Government/Political Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Terry Rombeck

8 Government/Political Manhattan Mercury Mark Scott Government/Political Salina Journal Michael Strand Government/Political Kansas City Star David Klepper Government/Political Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Moon Government/Political Topeka Capital-Journal Tim Carpenter Government/Political Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Dion Lefler Religion Story De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Religion Story Eudora News Patrick Cady Religion Story Honorable Mention Eudora News Patrick Cady Religion Story Hesston Record Christine Wyrick Religion Story Louisburg Herald Lacey Storer Religion Story Louisburg Herald Lacey Storer Religion Story Rush County News Linda Kenyon Religion Story Honorable Mention Washington County News Dan Thalmann Religion Story Fort Leavenworth Lamp Robby Kennedy Religion Story Hillsboro Free Press Laura Campbell Religion Story Shawnee Dispatch Caroline Boyer Religion Story Honorable Mention Sun Newspapers Mario Sequeira Religion Story Iola Register Bob Johnson Religion Story McPherson Sentinel Kerri Snell Religion Story Southwest Daily Times Rachel Coleman Religion Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Religion Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Religion Story Honorable Mention Emporia Gazette Brandy Nance

9 Religion Story Garden City Telegram Scott Aldis-Wilson Religion Story Hays Daily News Phyllis Zorn Religion Story Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Terry Rombeck Religion Story Manhattan Mercury Leah Fliter Religion Story Salina Journal Gary Demuth Religion Story Kansas City Star David Klepper Religion Story Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Moon Religion Story Honorable Mention Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Moon Religion Story Wichita Eagle Annie Calovich Agricultural Story Belle Plaine News Shayleen Casteel Agricultural Story Eudora News Theresa Abel Agricultural Story Hesston Record Bob Latta Agricultural Story Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Linda Mowery-Denning Agricultural Story Hiawatha World Rebecca Shelton Agricultural Story Mirror Lisa Scheller Agricultural Story Honorable Mention Osawatomie Graphic Kevin Kinder Agricultural Story Hillsboro Free Press Tom Stoppel Agricultural Story Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Agricultural Story Sun Newspapers Jack Miles Ventimiglia Agricultural Story Concordia Blade-Empire Jessica LeDuc Agricultural Story Larned Tiller & Toiler Jim Misunas Agricultural Story Southwest Daily Times Rachel Coleman Agricultural Story Honorable Mention Southwest Daily Times Robert Pierce Agricultural Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat

10 Agricultural Story Emporia Gazette Jennifer Torrens Agricultural Story Great Bend Tribune Pam Martin Agricultural Story Hays Daily News Karen Mikols Agricultural Story Hays Daily News Mike Corn Agricultural Story Lawrence Journal-World Jim Baker Agricultural Story Honorable Mention Salina Journal Tim Unruh Agricultural Story Honorable Mention Kansas City Star Laura Bauer Agricultural Story Topeka Capital-Journal Kasha Stoll Agricultural Story Topeka Capital-Journal Michael Hooper Agricultural Story Wichita Eagle Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor Youth Story Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Youth Story De Soto Explorer Melissa Shuman Youth Story De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Youth Story Ark Valley News Les Anderson Youth Story Honorable Mention Lansing Current Chris Wristen Youth Story Mirror Lisa Scheller Youth Story Mirror Shawn Linenberger Youth Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Youth Story Miami County Republic Amanda Burke Youth Story Shawnee Dispatch Sara Stites Youth Story Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Dena O Dell Youth Story Atchison Daily Globe Jeff Schmucker Youth Story Atchison Daily Globe Andy Brown Youth Story Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat

11 Youth Story Emporia Gazette Jennifer Torrens Youth Story Newton Kansan Chad Frey Youth Story Honorable Mention Hays Daily News Phyllis Zorn Youth Story Lawrence Journal-World Jon Niccum Youth Story Salina Journal Tim Unruh Youth Story Salina Journal Sharon Montague Youth Story Kansas City Star Tony Rizzo Youth Story Kansas City Star Laura Bauer and Melodee Hall Blobaum Youth Story Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles Education Story De Soto Explorer Melissa Shuman Education Story De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Education Story Hesston Record Christine Wyrick Education Story Gardner News Chuck Kurtz Education Story Gardner News Chuck Kurtz Education Story Hiawatha World Rebecca Shelton Education Story Honorable Mention Fort Leavenworth Lamp Jeff Crawley Education Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Education Story Miami County Republic Amanda Burke Education Story Sun Newspapers Arley Hoskin Education Story Arkansas City Traveler Foss Farrar Education Story Atchison Daily Globe Jeff Schmucker Education Story Honorable Mention Atchison Daily Globe Mary Meyers Education Story Southwest Daily Times Rachel Coleman Education Story Honorable Mention Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat

12 Education Story Garden City Telegram Kursten Phelps Education Story Leavenworth Times John Richmeier Education Story Ottawa Herald Jodie Krafft Education Story Honorable Mention Hays Daily News Joseph Galante Education Story Lawrence Journal-World Sophia Maines Education Story Lawrence Journal-World Scott Rothschild Education Story Salina Journal Duane Schrag Education Story Kansas City Star Melodee Hall Blobaum Education Story Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Moon Education Story Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Column Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Column Writing Goodland Star-News Kathryn Burke Column Writing Honorable Mention Norton Telegram Liza Deines Column Writing Protection Press Bob Greer Column Writing Ark Valley News David Rundle Column Writing Gardner News Rhonda Humble Column Writing Honorable Mention Gardner News Mark Taylor Column Writing Louisburg Herald Doug Carder Column Writing Hillsboro Free Press Bob Woelk Column Writing Honorable Mention Hillsboro Free Press David Vogel Column Writing Kansas City Business Journal Brian Kaberline Column Writing Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Misty Nuckolls Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Chris Wessel Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Mary Meyers

13 Column Writing Concordia Blade-Empire Brad Lowell Column Writing Dodge City Daily Globe Joshua Kinder Column Writing Honorable Mention Emporia Gazette Cheryl Unruh Column Writing Great Bend Tribune Dale Hogg Column Writing Olathe News Pat Sangimino Column Writing Honorable Mention Hays Daily News John Montgomery Column Writing Lawrence Journal-World Dennis Anderson Column Writing Lawrence Journal-World Joel Mathis Column Writing Manhattan Mercury Deb Whitson Column Writing Kansas City Star Mark Wiebe Column Writing Wichita Eagle Randy Scholfield Column Writing Wichita Eagle Tom Schaefer Sports Story Honorable Mention Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait Sports Story De Soto Explorer Joel Reichenberger Sports Story Eudora News Joel Reichenberger Sports Story Hesston Record Bob Latta Sports Story Honorable Mention Lansing Current Chris Wristen Sports Story Louisburg Herald Nick Bratkovic Sports Story Mirror Shawn Linenberger Sports Story Osawatomie Graphic Jeff Gulley Sports Story Hillsboro Free Press Tom Stoppel Sports Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Sports Story Miami County Republic Gene Morris Sports Story Atchison Daily Globe Andy Brown

14 Sports Story Atchison Daily Globe James Luksic Sports Story Southwest Daily Times Larry Philips Sports Story Dodge City Daily Globe Joshua Kinder Sports Story Emporia Gazette Stuart Goldman Sports Story Leavenworth Times Jason Nichols Sports Story Lawrence Journal-World Andy Samuelson Sports Story Lawrence Journal-World Gary Bedore Sports Story Lawrence Journal-World Gary Bedore Sports Story Kansas City Star Dawn Bormann Sports Story Topeka Capital-Journal Ken Corbitt Sports Story Wichita Eagle Jeffrey Parson Sports Story Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Adam Knapp Sports Feature Story Chapman & Enterprise News-Times Bo Allegrucci Sports Feature Story Eudora News Nate Reed Sports Feature Story Hesston Record Bob Latta Sports Feature Story Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Amy Eck Sports Feature Story Lansing Current Chris Wristen Sports Feature Story Honorable Mention Oberlin Herald Kimberly Davis Sports Feature Story Osawatomie Graphic Jeff Gulley Sports Feature Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Sports Feature Story Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Richard Gintowt Sports Feature Story Honorable Mention Miami County Republic Gene Morris Sports Feature Story Shawnee Dispatch Matt Tait Sports Feature Story Chanute Tribune Tod Palmer

15 Sports Feature Story Chanute Tribune Tod Palmer Sports Feature Story Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Sports Feature Story Dodge City Daily Globe Joshua Kinder Sports Feature Story Emporia Gazette Stuart Goldman Sports Feature Story Olathe News Ryan Greene Sports Feature Story Honorable Mention Parsons Sun Justin Jarrett Sports Feature Story Lawrence Journal-World Ryan Wood Sports Feature Story Lawrence Journal-World Tom Keegan Sports Feature Story Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Andrew Hartsock Sports Feature Story Manhattan Mercury Mark Janssen Sports Feature Story Topeka Capital-Journal Steve Thompson Sports Feature Story Topeka Capital-Journal Tully Corcoran Sports Feature Story Wichita Eagle Bob Lutz Sports Column Writing Honorable Mention Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait Sports Column Writing Ellinwood Leader Jim Misunas Sports Column Writing Lincoln Sentinel-Republican Bo Allegrucci Sports Column Writing Protection Press Bob Greer Sports Column Writing Bonner Springs Chieftain Matt Tait Sports Column Writing Lansing Current Chris Wristen Sports Column Writing Honorable Mention Linn County News Brad Allen Sports Column Writing Osawatomie Graphic Jeff Gulley Sports Column Writing Miami County Republic Gene Morris Sports Column Writing Shawnee Dispatch Matt Tait Sports Column Writing Sun Newspapers Mark Dewar

16 Sports Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Andy Brown Sports Column Writing Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Sports Column Writing Larned Tiller & Toiler Jim Misunas Sports Column Writing Dodge City Daily Globe John Curtis Sports Column Writing Garden City Telegram Joey Sprinkle Sports Column Writing Olathe News Pat Sangimino Sports Column Writing Hays Daily News Nabil Shaheen Sports Column Writing Lawrence Journal-World Jesse Newell Sports Column Writing Lawrence Journal-World Tom Keegan Sports Column Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Kurt Caywood Sports Column Writing Wichita Eagle Bob Lutz Sports Column Writing Wichita Eagle Bob Lutz Headline Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Headline Writing De Soto Explorer Headline Writing Honorable Mention Goodland Star-News Headline Writing Norton Telegram Headline Writing Harvey County Independent Jim Orr Headline Writing Mirror Caroline Trowbridge Headline Writing Mirror Shawn Linenberger Headline Writing Honorable Mention Osage County Herald Bob Hanson Headline Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Headline Writing Kansas City Business Journal Brian Kaberline Headline Writing Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Tim vonholten Headline Writing Atchison Daily Globe James Luksic

17 Headline Writing Atchison Daily Globe Headline Writing Honorable Mention Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Headline Writing Wellington Daily News Rick Horn Headline Writing Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Headline Writing Emporia Gazette Stuart Goldman Headline Writing Great Bend Tribune Headline Writing Lawrence Journal-World Susan Roberts Headline Writing Lawrence Journal-World Karrey Britt Headline Writing Manhattan Mercury Bill Felber Headline Writing Honorable Mention Salina Journal Roshana Ariel Headline Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Patrick Kelly Headline Writing Wichita Eagle Julie Mah Headline Writing Wichita Eagle Lisa McLendon Basehor Sentinel De Soto Explorer Goodland Star-News Bonner Springs Chieftain Louisburg Herald Osawatomie Graphic Holton Recorder Kansas City Business Journal Shawnee Dispatch Arkansas City Traveler Atchison Daily Globe

18 Honorable Mention Chanute Tribune Southwest Daily Times Emporia Gazette Garden City Telegram Leavenworth Times Lawrence Journal-World Manhattan Mercury Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff News Photo Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick News Photo Goodland Star-News Tom Betz News Photo News Photo Honorable Mention Ark Valley News Les Anderson News Photo Bonner Springs Chieftain Kevin Anderson News Photo Coffey County Republican Jeremy Gaston News Photo Mirror Lisa Scheller News Photo Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert News Photo Honorable Mention Lansing Chronicle Times Scott Lowder News Photo Miami County Republic Gene Morris News Photo Miami County Republic Andrew D. Brosig News Photo Iola Register Bob Johnson News Photo Wellington Daily News Rick Horn

19 News Photo Wellington Daily News Rick Horn News Photo Emporia Gazette David Doemland News Photo Olathe News John Petrovic News Photo Pittsburg Morning Sun Laurie Sisk News Photo Hays Daily News Jamie Roper News Photo Lawrence Journal-World Nick Krug News Photo Manhattan Mercury David Mayes News Photo Topeka Capital-Journal Anthony S. Bush News Photo Honorable Mention Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger News Photo Wichita Eagle Fernando Salazar News Photo Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Feature Photo Basehor Sentinel Kevin Anderson Feature Photo Norton Telegram Veronica Monier Feature Photo Sterling Bulletin Ben Marshall Feature Photo Osage County Herald Rachael Bossow Feature Photo Honorable Mention Osage County Herald Blaine McCartney Feature Photo Washington County News Dan Thalmann Feature Photo Washington County News Melanie McGee Feature Photo Honorable Mention Miami County Republic Gene Morris Feature Photo Sun Newspapers Ben Mccall Feature Photo Sun Newspapers Benjamin McCall Feature Photo Sun Newspapers Mark Coffey Feature Photo Iola Register Richard Luken Feature Photo Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets

20 Feature Photo McPherson Sentinel Mike Androes Feature Photo Emporia Gazette Hal Smith Feature Photo No winner Feature Photo Ottawa Herald Rachel Seymour Feature Photo Lawrence Journal-World Richard Gwin Feature Photo Lawrence Journal-World Thad Allender Feature Photo Lawrence Journal-World Thad Allender Feature Photo Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Feature Photo Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Feature Photo Wichita Eagle Jaime Oppenheimer Sports Photo Basehor Sentinel Kevin Anderson Sports Photo Eudora News Jared Soares Sports Photo Goodland Star-News Sharon Corcoran Sports Photo Oberlin Herald Jonna Inman Sports Photo Honorable Mention Phillips County Review Randy Moll Sports Photo Washington County News Melanie McGee Sports Photo Wyandotte West Scott Kovac Sports Photo Miami County Republic Gene Morris Sports Photo Miami County Republic Andrew D. Brosig Sports Photo Sun Newspapers Mark Coffey Sports Photo Honorable Mention Arkansas City Traveler Donita Clausen Sports Photo Concordia Blade-Empire Jay Lowell Sports Photo McPherson Sentinel Steve Sell Sports Photo Southwest Daily Times Robert Pierce

21 Sports Photo Leavenworth Times Jason Nichols Sports Photo Olathe News John Petrovic Sports Photo Honorable Mention Olathe News John Petrovic Sports Photo Ottawa Herald John Nowak Sports Photo Lawrence Journal-World Scott McClurg Sports Photo Lawrence Journal-World Scott McClurg Sports Photo Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Thad Allender Sports Photo Manhattan Mercury Rod Mikinski Sports Photo Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger Sports Photo Honorable Mention Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger Sports Photo Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Sports Photo Wichita Eagle Fernando Salazar Photo Package Basehor Sentinel Kevin Anderson Photo Package De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Photo Package Norton Telegram Susie Marble, Carolyn Plotts, Dick Boyd, Charlotte Stephenson a Photo Package Ark Valley News Larry Smith and Les Anderson Photo Package Bonner Springs Chieftain Kevin Anderson Photo Package Bonner Springs Chieftain Kevin Anderson Photo Package Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert Photo Package Honorable Mention Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert Photo Package Fort Riley Post April Blackmon Photo Package Miami County Republic Andrew D. Brosig Photo Package Arkansas City Traveler James Jordan Photo Package Atchison Daily Globe Andy Brown

22 Photo Package Larned Tiller & Toiler Bob Crawford, Heidi Stegman and Richard Schwartzkopf Photo Package Emporia Gazette Hal Smith Photo Package Emporia Gazette David Doemland Photo Package Honorable Mention Garden City Telegram Brad Nading Photo Package Ottawa Herald John Nowak and Rachel Seymour Photo Package Hays Daily News Jamie Roper Photo Package Salina Journal Tom Dorsey Photo Package Salina Journal Jeff Cooper Photo Package Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger Photo Package Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger Photo Package Wichita Eagle Jeff Tuttle Photo Illustration Nondaily Division De Soto Explorer Joel Reichenberger Photo Illustration Nondaily Division Miami County Republic Greg Branson Photo Illustration Nondaily Division Osawatomie Graphic Greg Branson Photo Illustration Daily Division Manhattan Mercury David Mayes Photo Illustration Daily Division Topeka Capital-Journal Anthony S. Bush Photo Illustration Daily Division Wichita Eagle Jaime Oppenheimer Basehor Sentinel De Soto Explorer Eudora News Bonner Springs Chieftain Gardner News Mirror Fort Riley Post

23 Miami County Republic Shawnee Dispatch Arkansas City Traveler Atchison Daily Globe McPherson Sentinel Emporia Gazette Great Bend Tribune Newton Kansan Lawrence Journal-World Manhattan Mercury Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff De Soto Explorer Eudora News Hesston Record Lansing Current Mirror Rawlins County Square Deal Fort Riley Post Holton Recorder Miami County Republic Atchison Daily Globe

24 Iola Register Southwest Daily Times Emporia Gazette Garden City Telegram Hays Daily News Lawrence Journal-World Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff Honorable Mention Baldwin City Signal Basehor Sentinel De Soto Explorer Eudora News Bonner Springs Chieftain Mirror Osawatomie Graphic Marysville Advocate Miami County Republic Sun Newspapers Atchison Daily Globe Chanute Tribune McPherson Sentinel

25 Honorable Mention Dodge City Daily Globe Emporia Gazette Garden City Telegram Leavenworth Times Hays Daily News Lawrence Journal-World Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff Ellinwood Leader Heidi Stegman and Janet Stegman Hesston Record Protection Press Ark Valley News Lansing Current Linn County News Kansas City Business Journal Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Sun Newspapers Arkansas City Traveler Atchison Daily Globe Larned Tiller & Toiler Garden City Telegram Garden City Telegram

26 Great Bend Tribune Lawrence Journal-World Manhattan Mercury Lowell Jack Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Amy DeVault, Coryanne Graham, Mike Sullivan, Paul Soutar and Feature Package Honorable Mention Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Feature Package De Soto Explorer Sara Stites Feature Package Eudora News Emily Miller Feature Package Hesston Record Christine Wyrick and Lisa Becker Feature Package Hiawatha World Rebecca Shelton Feature Package Mirror Lisa Scheller Feature Package Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel Feature Package Honorable Mention Holton Recorder Brian Sanders Feature Package Kansas City Business Journal Jonna Lorenz, Chris Curry, Brad Harbold, Lola Butcher, Bob Cole Feature Package Kansas City Business Journal Staff Feature Package Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Tim vonholten Feature Package Atchison Daily Globe Andy Brown Feature Package Atchison Daily Globe Jeff Schmucker Feature Package Honorable Mention McPherson Sentinel Staff Feature Package Southwest Daily Times Staff Feature Package Dodge City Daily Globe Joshua Kinder and Michael Schweitzer Feature Package Garden City Telegram Laurie Chapman

27 Feature Package Newton Kansan Marathana Prothro and Wendy Nugent Feature Package Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead Feature Package Manhattan Mercury Leah Fliter, Shana Janzen Feature Package Manhattan Mercury Daniel Hobson and Shana Janzen Feature Package Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles, Chris Landsberger Feature Package Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles, Mike Shepherd Feature Package Wichita Eagle Amy DeVault, Joe Stumpe and Fernando Salazar Feature Package Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Coryanne Graham, Suzanne Perez Tobias and Randy Tobias Editorial Cartoon Nondaily Division Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Bill Beckmeyer Editorial Cartoon Nondaily Division Kansas City Business Journal Bill Whitehead Editorial Cartoon Nondaily Division Osage County Herald Peter Mussatto Editorial Cartoon Nondaily Division Honorable Mention Osage County Herald Peter Mussatto Editorial Cartoon Daily Division Manhattan Mercury Wayne Stroot Editorial Cartoon Daily Division Wichita Eagle Richard Crowson Editorial Cartoon Daily Division Wichita Eagle Richard Crowson Infographic Nondaily Division Kansas City Business Journal Brad Harbold Infographic Nondaily Division Kansas City Business Journal Brad Harbold Infographic Nondaily Division Miami County Republic Greg Branson Infographic Daily Division Salina Journal Duane Schrag Infographic Daily Division Topeka Capital-Journal Jeff Davis Infographic Daily Division Wichita Eagle Mike Sullivan Baldwin City Signal Basehor Sentinel De Soto Explorer

28 Bonner Springs Chieftain Lansing Current Osawatomie Graphic Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff and staff Kansas City Business Journal Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Tim vonholten Atchison Daily Globe McPherson Sentinel Wellington Daily News Emporia Gazette Junction City Daily Union Newton Kansan Lawrence Journal-World Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff Basehor Sentinel De Soto Explorer Eudora News Coffey County Republican Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter Mirror

29 Lawrence.com Deadwood Edition Tim vonholten Miami County Republic Sun Newspapers Jack Miles Ventimiglia Arkansas City Traveler James Jordan Atchison Daily Globe McPherson Sentinel Emporia Gazette Great Bend Tribune Newton Kansan Hays Daily News Lawrence Journal-World Salina Journal Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff Community Service Atchison Daily Globe Community Service Iola Register Community Service Larned Tiller & Toiler Community Service Hays Daily News Community Service Community Service Salina Journal Community Service Community Service Topeka Capital-Journal Community Service Wichita Eagle Staff

30 Community Service Nondaily Division Honorable Mention Harvey County Independent Community Service Nondaily Division Hesston Record Community Service Nondaily Division Riley Countian Romelle VanSickle; Gloria Freeland; area elementary, middle sch Community Service Nondaily Division Russell County News Baldwin City Signal Basehor Sentinel Eudora News Coffey County Republican Lansing Current Mirror Fort Riley Post (tie) Kansas City Business Journal Shawnee Dispatch (tie) Wichita Business Journal Atchison Daily Globe McPherson Sentinel Southwest Daily Times Great Bend Tribune Newton Kansan Pittsburg Morning Sun Lawrence Journal-World Manhattan Mercury

31 Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle Staff Public Notices De Soto Explorer Public Notices Eudora News Public Notices Public Notices Coffey County Republican Public Notices Gardner News Public Notices Washington County News Public Notices Daily Division Honorable Mention Atchison Daily Globe Public Notices Daily Division Hays Daily News Public Notices Daily Division Southwest Daily Times Public Notices Daily Division Wichita Eagle Staff