Kansas Press Association 2003 Awards of Excellence Winners 1 - Feature Writing De Soto Explorer Elvyn Jones First Place 1 - Feature Writing Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Chapman & Enterprise News-Times Shawni Sheets Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Sterling Bulletin Ben Marshall Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Lindsborg News-Record John Marshall First Place 1 - Feature Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Lindsborg News-Record John Marshall Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Linda Mowery-Denning Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell First Place 1 - Feature Writing Miami County Republic Sue South Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Atchison Daily Globe Patrick Lowry First Place 1 - Feature Writing Atchison Daily Globe Angela Holmes Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Lyons Daily News Shane Schneider Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Leavenworth Times Lisa Horn First Place 1 - Feature Writing Emporia Gazette Amy Bickel Second Place
1 - Feature Writing Great Bend Tribune Lou Ann Cobb Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Southwest Daily Times Nancy Kletecka Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Newton Kansan Chris Strunk First Place 1 - Feature Writing Hutchinson News Lori Kurtzman Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Manhattan Mercury Deb Whitson Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Lawrence Journal-World Dave Ranney Honorable Mention 1 - Feature Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles First Place 1 - Feature Writing Wichita Eagle Suzanne Perez Tobias Second Place 1 - Feature Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Steve Fry Third Place 1 - Feature Writing Wichita Eagle Joe Stumpe Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Sterling Bulletin Alan Montgomery First Place 2 - News Writing Humboldt Union Stu Butcher Second Place 2 - News Writing De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Third Place 2 - News Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Andover Journal-Advocate Randy Fogg First Place 2 - News Writing Rush County News Stacie Sandall Second Place 2 - News Writing Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel Third Place 2 - News Writing Sun Publications Rob Roberts First Place
2 - News Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Second Place 2 - News Writing Miami County Republic Miami County Republic staff Third Place 2 - News Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Diane Alpeter Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Wichita Business Journal Sherry Graham Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot First Place 2 - News Writing Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot Second Place 2 - News Writing El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Third Place 2 - News Writing Pratt Tribune Gale Rose Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat First Place 2 - News Writing Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Second Place 2 - News Writing Kansas City Kansan Andre Riley Third Place 2 - News Writing Great Bend Tribune Linda Kenyon Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Southwest Daily Times Nancy Kletecka Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Lawrence Journal-World Terry Rombeck First Place 2 - News Writing Salina Journal Sharon Montague Second Place 2 - News Writing Lawrence Journal-World Dave Ranney and Mike Belt Third Place 2 - News Writing Garden City Telegram Kathy Hanks Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Salina Journal Sharon Montague Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Wichita Eagle Alex Branch, Alan Rjerga, Lori Buselt, Stan Finger and Tim Potter First Place
2 - News Writing Kansas City Star Mark Morris, Alan Bavley and Joe Lambe Second Place 2 - News Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Jim McLean, Michael Hooper, Steve Fry and Chris Moon Third Place 2 - News Writing Wichita Eagle Alex Branch Honorable Mention 2 - News Writing Wichita Eagle Lori O Toole Buselt Honorable Mention 3 - Investigative Writing De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Kiowa County Signal Greg Brown Second Place 3 - Investigative Writing Baxter Springs News Tony Coble Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Miami County Republic Sarah Maloney, Kurt Gaston and Jennifer McDaniel First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Miami County Republic Sarah Maloney Second Place 3 - Investigative Writing Sun Publications Rob Roberts Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Atchison Daily Globe Trent Nelson First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot Second Place 3 - Investigative Writing Concordia Blade-Empire Jessica LeDuc Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Emporia Gazette Kim Holcomb First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Emporia Gazette Gwendolynne Larson Second Place 3 - Investigative Writing Olathe News Adam Hutton Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Garden City Telegram Scott Aldis-Wilson and Raya Dyke First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Hutchinson News Lori Kurtzman and Mary Clarkin Second Place
3 - Investigative Writing Manhattan Mercury Kathryn Mayes Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Hutchinson News Bill Wilson Honorable Mention 3 - Investigative Writing Lawrence Journal-World Joel Mathis Honorable Mention 3 - Investigative Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Jim McLean First Place 3 - Investigative Writing Wichita Eagle Dion Lefler Second Place 3 - Investigative Writing Kansas City Star Mark Morris and Donna McGuire Third Place 3 - Investigative Writing Kansas City Star Alan Bavley, Brad Cooper and Erik Petersen Honorable Mention 3 - Investigative Writing Wichita Eagle Stan Finger Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones and Theresa Loethen First Place 4 - Series Writing Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Second Place 4 - Series Writing Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts and Scott Summers Third Place 4 - Series Writing Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Linn County News Jackie Walker First Place 4 - Series Writing Sabetha Herald Patty Locher Second Place 4 - Series Writing Lincoln Sentinel-Republican Lori Birdsell and John Baetz Third Place 4 - Series Writing Sabetha Herald Dan Galbraith Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Miami County Republic BriAnne Chayer First Place 4 - Series Writing Wichita Business Journal Jerry Seibenmark Second Place 4 - Series Writing Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Third Place
4 - Series Writing Wichita Business Journal Lainie Mazzullo and Sherry Graham Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Colby Free Press Patty Decker First Place 4 - Series Writing Atchison Daily Globe Trent Nelson Second Place 4 - Series Writing Goodland Daily News Rachel Miscall Third Place 4 - Series Writing Goodland Daily News Sharon Corcoran Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Iola Register Susan Lynn Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Emporia Gazette Gwendolynne Larson First Place 4 - Series Writing Olathe News Gerald Hay Second Place 4 - Series Writing Ottawa Herald Vickie Moss Third Place 4 - Series Writing Olathe News Adam Hutton Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Parsons Sun Pamela Cavitt Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead First Place 4 - Series Writing Newton Kansan Brian Huxman Second Place 4 - Series Writing Hutchinson News Hutchinson News Third Place 4 - Series Writing Newton Kansan Chad Frey Honorable Mention 4 - Series Writing Kansas City Star Jeffry Spivak, Kevin Collison and Steve Paul First Place 4 - Series Writing Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Second Place 4 - Series Writing Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing De Soto Explorer First Place
5 - Editorial Writing Sterling Bulletin Ben Marshall Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing Hillsboro Star-Journal Jennifer Wilson Honorable Mention 5 - Editorial Writing Lindsborg News-Record John Marshall First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Louisburg Herald Doug Carder Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Oberlin Herald Steve Haynes Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Caroline Trowbridge Honorable Mention 5 - Editorial Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Marysville Advocate Howard Kessinger Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Sun Publications Bob Sigman Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing Atchison Daily Globe Patrick Lowry and Bryon Cannon First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Clay Center Dispatch Wayne Culley Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Clay Center Dispatch Ned Valentine Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing Olathe News Michael Hurd First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Emporia Gazette Patrick S. Kelley Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Kansas City Kansan Mary Rupert Third Place 5 - Editorial Writing Hutchinson News Jim Bloom First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Garden City Telegram Steve Delaney Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Salina Journal Tom Bell Third Place
5 - Editorial Writing Kansas City Star E. Thomas McClanahan First Place 5 - Editorial Writing Kansas City Star Laura Scott Second Place 5 - Editorial Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Karen Sipes Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Hillsboro Star-Journal Jennifer Wilson Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Piper Press Scott Lowder Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage De Soto Explorer Eric Gruber Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Alan Rusch First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Sabetha Herald David Powls Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Wyandotte West Scott Lowder Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Sabetha Herald Bob Hanson Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Sun Publications Charles Schollenberger First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Hillsboro Free Press Cynthia Martens Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Goodland Daily News Rachel Miscall First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Colby Free Press Patty Decker Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Trent Nelson Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Derby Reporter Julie Anderson Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Goodland Daily News Doug Stephens Honorable Mention
6 - Local Business Coverage Olathe News Gerald Hay First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Southwest Daily Times Larry Phillips Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Emporia Gazette Amy Bickel Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Hutchinson News Lori Kurtzman and Mary Clarkin First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Lawrence Journal-World Chad Lawhorn Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Garden City Telegram Scott Aldis-Wilson Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Garden City Telegram Scott Aldis-Wilson Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Hutchinson News Bill Wilson Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Kansas City Star Eric Palmer First Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Wichita Eagle Jean Hays Second Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Wichita Eagle Molly McMillin Third Place 6 - Local Business Coverage Kansas City Star David Hayes and Suzanne King Honorable Mention 6 - Local Business Coverage Wichita Eagle Dion Lefler Honorable Mention 7 - Government Coverage Hillsboro Star-Journal Jennifer Wilson First Place 7 - Government Coverage Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Chieftain (Bonner Springs) Scott Summers First Place
7 - Government Coverage Andover Journal-Advocate Randy Fogg Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Chieftain (Bonner Springs) Scott Summers Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Smith County Pioneer Linda Riedy Honorable Mention 7 - Government Coverage Sun Publications Brian Settle First Place 7 - Government Coverage Business Journal of Kansas City Katie Hollar Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Sun Publications Charles Schollenberger Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Miami County Republic Sarah Maloney Honorable Mention 7 - Government Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Marcelo Gomez First Place 7 - Government Coverage Concordia Blade-Empire Jessica LeDuc Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Derby Reporter Julie Anderson Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Emporia Gazette Kim Holcomb First Place 7 - Government Coverage Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Winfield Daily Courier Dakotah Davis Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Ottawa Herald Andy Gassaway Honorable Mention 7 - Government Coverage Hays Daily News Joy Leiker First Place 7 - Government Coverage Salina Journal Tim Unruh Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Lawrence Journal-World Scott Rothschild Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Lawrence Journal-World Scott Rothschild Honorable Mention 7 - Government Coverage Lawrence Journal-World Joel Mathis Honorable Mention
7 - Government Coverage Kansas City Star Michael Mansur First Place 7 - Government Coverage Wichita Eagle Tim Potter Second Place 7 - Government Coverage Wichita Eagle Dion Lefler Third Place 7 - Government Coverage Topeka Capital-Journal Alicia Henrikson Honorable Mention 8 - Religion Coverage Piper Press Mark Eklund First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Chapman & Enterprise News-Times Ken Trickle Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Wyandotte West Scott Lowder First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Wyandotte West Mark Eklund Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Washington County News Dan Thalmann Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Sun Publications Jerry Clair First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Hillsboro Free Press Cynthia Martens Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Angela Holmes Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Iola Register Susan Lynn Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Southwest Daily Times Tara Johnson First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Southwest Daily Times Tara Johnson Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Third Place
8 - Religion Coverage Kansas City Kansan Mary Rupert Honorable Mention 8 - Religion Coverage Hays Daily News Jan Katz-Ackerman First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Hutchinson News Joyce Hall Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Manhattan Mercury Mark Janssen Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Lawrence Journal-World Jim Baker Honorable Mention 8 - Religion Coverage Kansas City Star Helen Gray First Place 8 - Religion Coverage Kansas City Star Helen Gray Second Place 8 - Religion Coverage Topeka Capital-Journal Phil Anderson Third Place 8 - Religion Coverage Topeka Capital-Journal Phil Anderson Honorable Mention 8 - Religion Coverage Wichita Eagle Abe Levy Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick First Place 9 - Agricultural Writing St. Francis Herald Karen Krien Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Baxter Springs News Tony Coble Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Linda Mowery-Denning First Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Oberlin Herald Kimberly Brandt Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Rush County News Stacie Sandall Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Anderson County Review Dane Hicks Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Miami County Republic Sue South First Place
9 - Agricultural Writing Holton Recorder Sandra Siebert Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Holton Recorder Sandra Siebert Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Sun Publications Rob Roberts Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Pratt Tribune Gale Rose First Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Iola Register Bob Johnson Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Atchison Daily Globe Angela Holmes Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Pratt Tribune Gale Rose Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Olathe News Gerald Hay First Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Emporia Gazette Amy Bickel Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Emporia Gazette Deb Zeiner Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Southwest Daily Times Larry Phillips Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Salina Journal Tim Unruh First Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Salina Journal Tim Unruh Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Lawrence Journal-World Chad Lawhorn Third Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Hutchinson News Amy Bickel Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead Honorable Mention 9 - Agricultural Writing Wichita Eagle Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor First Place
9 - Agricultural Writing Kansas City Star Rick Montgomery Second Place 9 - Agricultural Writing Wichita Eagle Jean Hays and Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Piper Press Scott Lowder First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Andover Journal-Advocate Randy Fogg First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Andover Journal-Advocate Randy Fogg Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Sun Publications Brian Settle First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Sun Publications Rob Roberts Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Sun Publications Charles Redfield Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Atchison Daily Globe Angela Holmes Third Place
10 - Youth Coverage Olathe News Kevin Selders First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Emporia Gazette Kim Holcomb Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Salina Journal Nancy Hull First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Salina Journal Nancy Hull Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Newton Kansan Chad Frey Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Hays Daily News Diane O Brien Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Hutchinson News Lori Kurtzman Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Wichita Eagle Karen Shideler First Place 10 - Youth Coverage Kansas City Star Anne Malinee Second Place 10 - Youth Coverage Kansas City Star Lauren Cox Third Place 10 - Youth Coverage Kansas City Star Donald Bradley Honorable Mention 10 - Youth Coverage Wichita Eagle Denise Neil Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts First Place 11 - Education Writing Hillsboro Star-Journal Jennifer Wilson Second Place 11 - Education Writing Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Third Place 11 - Education Writing Lindsborg News-Record John Marshall First Place 11 - Education Writing Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves Second Place
11 - Education Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Third Place 11 - Education Writing Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Miami County Republic Gene Morris First Place 11 - Education Writing Miami County Republic BriAnne Chayer Second Place 11 - Education Writing Holton Recorder Sandra Siebert Third Place 11 - Education Writing Business Journal of Kansas City Bob Cole Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Atchison Daily Globe Kimberly Geffert First Place 11 - Education Writing Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat First Place 11 - Education Writing Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Second Place 11 - Education Writing Junction City Daily Union Gail Parsons Third Place 11 - Education Writing Leavenworth Times John Richmeier Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Hutchinson News Chris Green, Lori Kurtzman and Susan Thacker First Place 11 - Education Writing Manhattan Mercury Mary Levin Second Place 11 - Education Writing Hays Daily News Judy Sherard Third Place 11 - Education Writing Lawrence Journal-World Tim Carpenter Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Manhattan Mercury Mary Levin Honorable Mention 11 - Education Writing Wichita Eagle Suzanne Perez Tobias First Place 11 - Education Writing Kansas City Star Diane Carroll and Joe Robertson Second Place
11 - Education Writing Kansas City Star Diane Carroll Third Place 11 - Education Writing Wichita Eagle Josh Funk Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Telegraph (Waterville) Tom Parker First Place 12 - Column Writing Hillsboro Star-Journal Jane Vajnar Second Place 12 - Column Writing De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Third Place 12 - Column Writing Sterling Bulletin Ben Marshall Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller First Place 12 - Column Writing Sabetha Herald Dan Galbraith Second Place 12 - Column Writing Wyandotte West Marlene Brandon Third Place 12 - Column Writing Business Journal of Kansas City Brian Kaberline First Place 12 - Column Writing Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Second Place 12 - Column Writing Holton Recorder Sandra Siebert Third Place 12 - Column Writing Hillsboro Free Press Paul Penner Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Doug Merritt First Place 12 - Column Writing Iola Register Susan Lynn Second Place 12 - Column Writing Iola Register Bob Johnson Third Place 12 - Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Julie Geiger Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat First Place 12 - Column Writing Olathe News Michael Hurd Second Place
12 - Column Writing Emporia Gazette Deb Zeiner Third Place 12 - Column Writing Hutchinson News Mary Rintoul First Place 12 - Column Writing Hutchinson News Gregory Halling Second Place 12 - Column Writing Garden City Telegram Kathy Hanks Third Place 12 - Column Writing Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl First Place 12 - Column Writing Kansas City Star Barbara Shelly Second Place 12 - Column Writing Kansas City Star Mary Sanchez Third Place 12 - Column Writing Kansas City Star Mark Wiebe Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Kansas City Star C.W. Gusewelle Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Pete Goering Honorable Mention 12 - Column Writing Wichita Eagle L. Kelly Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait First Place 13 - Sports Writing Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait Second Place 13 - Sports Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing De Soto Explorer Dean Backes Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Mark Inman Seitz First Place 13 - Sports Writing Andover Journal-Advocate Rick Heaton Second Place 13 - Sports Writing Sabetha Herald Dan Galbraith Third Place
13 - Sports Writing Andover Journal-Advocate Rick Heaton Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Shawn Linenberger Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Sun Publications Mark Dewar First Place 13 - Sports Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff Second Place 13 - Sports Writing Sun Publications Mark Dewar Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Miami County Republic Gene Morris Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Concordia Blade-Empire Jim Lowell First Place 13 - Sports Writing Coffeyville Journal Kevin Krier Second Place 13 - Sports Writing El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Atchison Daily Globe Josh Pound Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Dodge City Daily Globe John Curtis First Place 13 - Sports Writing Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Second Place 13 - Sports Writing Olathe News Jim Bradford Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Emporia Gazette Joey Sprinkle Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Olathe News Ben Husband Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Lawrence Journal-World David Mitchell First Place 13 - Sports Writing Newton Kansan Mark Schnabel Second Place
13 - Sports Writing Hays Daily News Nick Schwien Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Hutchinson News Tommy Gallagher Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Lawrence Journal-World Gary Bedore Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Wichita Eagle Scott Paske First Place 13 - Sports Writing Kansas City Star Bob Dutton Second Place 13 - Sports Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Ric Anderson Third Place 13 - Sports Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Ric Anderson Honorable Mention 13 - Sports Writing Wichita Eagle Adam Knapp Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Eudora News Michael Sudhalter Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing De Soto Explorer Dean Backes Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Humboldt Union Stu Butcher Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing St. Francis Herald Karen Krien Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Wyandotte West Scott Lowder First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Mark Inman Seitz Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Linn County News Brad Allen Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Shawn Linenberger Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Hillsboro Free Press Don Ratzlaff First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Sun Publications Mark Dewar Second Place
14 - Sports Feature Writing Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Sun Publications Charles Redfield Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Atchison Daily Globe Josh Pound First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Goodland Daily News Doug Stephens Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Concordia Blade-Empire Jim Lowell Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Pratt Tribune Gale Rose Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Emporia Gazette Stuart Goldman First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Leavenworth Times Jason Nichols Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Junction City Daily Union Jeff Theisen Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Ottawa Herald Greg Mast Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Southwest Daily Times Ben Shain Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Salina Journal Bob Davidson First Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Hays Daily News Nick Schwien Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Manhattan Mercury Mark Janssen Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Garden City Telegram Brad Hallier Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Newton Kansan Chris Strunk Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Wichita Eagle Joe Rodriguez First Place
14 - Sports Feature Writing Kansas City Star Ivan Carter Second Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Kansas City Star Wright Thompson Third Place 14 - Sports Feature Writing Kansas City Star Ivan Carter Honorable Mention 14 - Sports Feature Writing Topeka Capital-Journal Ric Anderson Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Eudora News Michael Sudhalter First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Humboldt Union Stu Butcher Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Basehor Sentinel Matt Tait Third Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Andover Journal-Advocate Rick Heaton First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Mirror (Tonganoxie) Shawn Linenberger Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Sabetha Herald Dan Galbraith Third Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Chieftain (Bonner Springs) Matt Tait Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Miami County Republic Gene Morris First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Sun Publications Charles Redfield Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Sun Publications Mark Dewar Third Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Hillsboro Free Press Joe Kleinsasser Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Atchison Daily Globe Josh Pound First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Third Place
15 - Sports Column Writing Pratt Tribune Jim Phillips Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Olathe News Jim Bradford First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Emporia Gazette Joey Sprinkle Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Emporia Gazette Stuart Goldman Third Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Newton Kansan Mark Schnabel First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Hutchinson News Steve Carpenter Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Hutchinson News Tommy Gallagher Third Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Garden City Telegram Brad Hallier Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Hutchinson News Jim Misunas Honorable Mention 15 - Sports Column Writing Kansas City Star Joe Posnanski First Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Wichita Eagle Bob Lutz Second Place 15 - Sports Column Writing Kansas City Star Jason Whitlock Third Place 16 - NIE Program Wyandotte West First Place Nondaily Division 16 - NIE Program Hutchinson News First Place 16 - NIE Program Kansas City Star Second Place 16 - NIE Program Iola Register Third Place 17 - Freedom of Information Project Baxter Springs News Larry Hiatt First Place Nondaily Division 17 - Freedom of Information Project Smith County Pioneer Darrel Miller Second Place Nondaily Division
17 - Freedom of Information Project Lawrence Journal-World First Place 17 - Freedom of Information Project Emporia Gazette Emporia Gazette staff Second Place 17 - Freedom of Information Project Kansas City Star Steve Winn Third Place 17 - Freedom of Information Project Manhattan Mercury Bill Felber Honorable Mention 18 - News and Writing Excellence Baldwin City Signal First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Eudora News Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Basehor Sentinel Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Sterling Bulletin Honorable Mention 18 - News and Writing Excellence Chieftain (Bonner Springs) First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Mirror (Tonganoxie) Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Hillsboro Free Press First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Business Journal of Kansas City Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Sun Publications Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence El Dorado Times First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Iola Register Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Atchison Daily Globe Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Southwest Daily Times First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Olathe News Second Place
18 - News and Writing Excellence Emporia Gazette Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Hutchinson News First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Lawrence Journal-World Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Manhattan Mercury Third Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Newton Kansan Honorable Mention 18 - News and Writing Excellence Topeka Capital-Journal First Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Kansas City Star Second Place 18 - News and Writing Excellence Wichita Eagle Third Place 19 - News Photography Sterling Bulletin Ben Marshall First Place 19 - News Photography De Soto Explorer Roger Nomer Second Place 19 - News Photography Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Third Place 19 - News Photography Kiowa County Signal Victoria Yohn Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Anderson County Review Dane Hicks First Place 19 - News Photography Oberlin Herald Kimberly Brandt Second Place 19 - News Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Third Place 19 - News Photography Lincoln Sentinel-Republican Jim O. Williams Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Smith County Pioneer Linda Riedy Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Sun Publications Mark Peterman First Place 19 - News Photography Fort Leavenworth Lamp Adrian Lugo Second Place
19 - News Photography Miami County Republic Phil McLaughlin Third Place 19 - News Photography Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Miami County Republic Gene Morris Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography El Dorado Times Steve Smith First Place 19 - News Photography Pratt Tribune Gale Rose Second Place 19 - News Photography Atchison Daily Globe Trent Nelson Third Place 19 - News Photography Derby Reporter Julie Anderson Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Pittsburg Morning Sun Charles Cottrell First Place 19 - News Photography Olathe News Jay Soldner Second Place 19 - News Photography Leavenworth Times Tom Throne Third Place 19 - News Photography Emporia Gazette David Doemland Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Emporia Gazette Hal Smith Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Salina Journal Tom Dorsey First Place 19 - News Photography Salina Journal Tom Dorsey Second Place 19 - News Photography Lawrence Journal-World Richard Gwin Third Place 19 - News Photography Hutchinson News Travis Morisse Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Hutchinson News Travis Morisse Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Topeka Capital-Journal Anthony Bush First Place
19 - News Photography Kansas City Star David Pulliam Second Place 19 - News Photography Kansas City Star Jill Toyoshiba Third Place 19 - News Photography Wichita Eagle Fernando Salazar Honorable Mention 19 - News Photography Wichita Eagle Larry Smith Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography De Soto Explorer Roger Nomer First Place 20 - Feature Photography De Soto Explorer Roger Nomer Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Third Place 20 - Feature Photography St. Francis Herald Karen Krien Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Anderson County Review Dane Hicks First Place 20 - Feature Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Anderson County Review Dane Hicks Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Anderson County Review Dane Hicks Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Miami County Republic Gene Morris First Place 20 - Feature Photography Marysville Advocate JoAnn Shum Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Miami County Republic Sarah Maloney Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Holton Recorder David Powls Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Holton Recorder Dan Galbraith Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Atchison Daily Globe Marilyn Fontenot First Place
20 - Feature Photography Derby Reporter Julie Anderson Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Clay Center Dispatch Ken Knepper Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Iola Register Richard Luken Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Emporia Gazette David Doemland First Place 20 - Feature Photography Olathe News Jay Soldner Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Emporia Gazette David Doemland Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Great Bend Tribune Dale Hogg Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Southwest Daily Times Earl Watt Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Manhattan Mercury Rod Mikinski First Place 20 - Feature Photography Salina Journal Tom Dorsey Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Lawrence Journal-World Scott McClurg Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Manhattan Mercury David Mayes Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Newton Kansan Wendy Nugent Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Kansas City Star Delores Johnson First Place 20 - Feature Photography Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Second Place 20 - Feature Photography Wichita Eagle Mike Hutmacher Third Place 20 - Feature Photography Kansas City Star Keith Myers Honorable Mention 20 - Feature Photography Kansas City Star Rich Sugg Honorable Mention
21 - Sports Photography Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick First Place 21 - Sports Photography De Soto Explorer Roger Nomer Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Kiowa County Signal Greg Brown Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Eudora News Roger Nomer Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Shawn Linenberger First Place 21 - Sports Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Roger Nomer Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Mirror (Tonganoxie) Roger Nomer Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Miami County Republic Gene Morris First Place 21 - Sports Photography Sun Publications Michelle Affolter Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Miami County Republic Gene Morris Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Miami County Republic Gene Morris Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Sun Publications Michelle Affolter Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Concordia Blade-Empire Jay Lowell First Place 21 - Sports Photography El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Concordia Blade-Empire Jay Lowell Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Clay Center Dispatch Ken Knepper Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Leavenworth Times Jason Nichols First Place 21 - Sports Photography Olathe News Jay Soldner Second Place
21 - Sports Photography Emporia Gazette Casey Wilson Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Dodge City Daily Globe Rick Druse Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Emporia Gazette David Doemland Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Lawrence Journal-World Scott McClurg First Place 21 - Sports Photography Manhattan Mercury Rod Mikinski Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Salina Journal Tom Dorsey Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Hutchinson News Amy Roh Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Hutchinson News Sandra Milburn Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Topeka Capital-Journal Nick Krug First Place 21 - Sports Photography Wichita Eagle Travis Heying Second Place 21 - Sports Photography Kansas City Star Rich Sugg Third Place 21 - Sports Photography Kansas City Star Mike Ransdell Honorable Mention 21 - Sports Photography Topeka Capital-Journal Earl Richardson Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek First Place 22 - Photo Package De Soto Explorer Roger Nomer and Eric Gruber Second Place 22 - Photo Package Sterling Bulletin Nicole Galyon and Ben Marshall Third Place 22 - Photo Package Hillsboro Star-Journal Jennifer Wilson Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Sterling Bulletin Nathan Willis Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Anderson County Review Dane Hicks First Place
22 - Photo Package Anderson County Review Dane Hicks Second Place 22 - Photo Package Norton Telegram Kurt Gaston Third Place 22 - Photo Package Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert and Adrian Lugo First Place 22 - Photo Package Sun Publications Bob Johnson, Michelle Affolter and Rob Roberts Second Place 22 - Photo Package Miami County Republic Gene Morris Third Place 22 - Photo Package Miami County Republic Phil McLaughlin Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Sun Publications Kevin Blayney Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Pratt Tribune Gale Rose and Conrad Easterday First Place 22 - Photo Package Atchison Daily Globe Marcelo Gomez Second Place 22 - Photo Package Iola Register Jocelyn Sheets Third Place 22 - Photo Package Derby Reporter Karen Faley, Julie Anderson, Kurt Schneider and Jim Clements Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Pratt Tribune Gale Rose, Jim Phillips, Conrad Easterday and Bev Proter Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Emporia Gazette David Doemland First Place 22 - Photo Package Olathe News Jay Soldner and Michelle Affolter Second Place 22 - Photo Package Southwest Daily Times Sandy Nickerson and Tara Johnson Third Place 22 - Photo Package Leavenworth Times Jason Nichols Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Southwest Daily Times Sandy Nickerson and Nancy Kletecka Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Salina Journal Tom Dorsey First Place
22 - Photo Package Manhattan Mercury Rod Mikinski Second Place 22 - Photo Package Hutchinson News Amy Roh Third Place 22 - Photo Package Hays Daily News Steve Hausler Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Hutchinson News Travis Morisse Honorable Mention 22 - Photo Package Kansas City Star Tsutomu Fujita First Place 22 - Photo Package Topeka Capital-Journal Earl Richardson Second Place 22 - Photo Package Topeka Capital-Journal Mike Shepherd Third Place 22 - Photo Package Topeka Capital-Journal Earl Richardson Honorable Mention 23 - Photo Illustration Sun Publications Jeremy Wisdom, Michelle Affolter and Bob Johnson First Place Nondaily Division 23 - Photo Illustration Andover Journal-Advocate Angela Korthamp Second Place Nondaily Division 23 - Photo Illustration Eudora News Roger Nomer Third Place Nondaily Division 23 - Photo Illustration Sun Publications Jeremy Wisdom Honorable Mention Nondaily Division 23 - Photo Illustration Kansas City Star David Eulitt First Place 23 - Photo Illustration Manhattan Mercury David Mayes Second Place 23 - Photo Illustration Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Landsberger Third Place 23 - Photo Illustration Kansas City Star John Sleezer Honorable Mention 24 - Best Use of Photos Eudora News First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Kiowa County Signal Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos De Soto Explorer Third Place
24 - Best Use of Photos Mirror (Tonganoxie) First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Chieftain (Bonner Springs) Third Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Miami County Republic First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Sun Publications Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Holton Recorder Third Place 24 - Best Use of Photos El Dorado Times First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Derby Reporter Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Iola Register Third Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Pratt Tribune Honorable Mention 24 - Best Use of Photos Great Bend Tribune First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Emporia Gazette Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Olathe News Third Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Junction City Daily Union Honorable Mention 24 - Best Use of Photos Leavenworth Times Honorable Mention 24 - Best Use of Photos Hays Daily News First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Lawrence Journal-World Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Hutchinson News Third Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Newton Kansan Honorable Mention
24 - Best Use of Photos Wichita Eagle First Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Kansas City Star Second Place 24 - Best Use of Photos Topeka Capital-Journal Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Eudora News Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages De Soto Explorer Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Smith County Pioneer First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Sabetha Herald Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages Mirror (Tonganoxie) Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Sun Publications First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Miami County Republic Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages Holton Recorder Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Iola Register First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Atchison Daily Globe Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages Pratt Tribune Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Great Bend Tribune First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Leavenworth Times Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages Southwest Daily Times Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Olathe News Honorable Mention
25 - Editorial Pages Hutchinson News First Place 25 - Editorial Pages Lawrence Journal-World Second Place 25 - Editorial Pages Manhattan Mercury Third Place 25 - Editorial Pages Garden City Telegram Honorable Mention 25 - Editorial Pages Hays Daily News Honorable Mention 25 - Editorial Pages Kansas City Star First Place 26 - Sports Pages Eudora News First Place 26 - Sports Pages Basehor Sentinel Second Place 26 - Sports Pages De Soto Explorer Third Place 26 - Sports Pages Baldwin City Signal Honorable Mention 26 - Sports Pages Chieftain (Bonner Springs) First Place 26 - Sports Pages Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Mirror (Tonganoxie) Third Place 26 - Sports Pages Hillsboro Free Press First Place 26 - Sports Pages Sun Publications Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Miami County Republic Third Place 26 - Sports Pages Atchison Daily Globe First Place 26 - Sports Pages Pratt Tribune Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Concordia Blade-Empire Third Place
26 - Sports Pages Derby Reporter Honorable Mention 26 - Sports Pages El Dorado Times Honorable Mention 26 - Sports Pages Junction City Daily Union First Place 26 - Sports Pages Olathe News Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Emporia Gazette Third Place 26 - Sports Pages Lawrence Journal-World First Place 26 - Sports Pages Hays Daily News Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Manhattan Mercury Third Place 26 - Sports Pages Topeka Capital-Journal First Place 26 - Sports Pages Kansas City Star Second Place 26 - Sports Pages Wichita Eagle Third Place 27 - Special Section Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick First Place 27 - Special Section Piper Press Second Place 27 - Special Section Beloit Call Third Place 27 - Special Section Osawatomie Graphic First Place 27 - Special Section Louisburg Herald Second Place 27 - Special Section Mirror (Tonganoxie) Third Place 27 - Special Section Wyandotte West Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Miami County Republic First Place
27 - Special Section Business Journal of Kansas City Second Place 27 - Special Section Fort Leavenworth Lamp Third Place 27 - Special Section Pratt Tribune First Place 27 - Special Section Atchison Daily Globe Second Place 27 - Special Section El Dorado Times Third Place 27 - Special Section Goodland Daily News Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Iola Register Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Emporia Gazette First Place 27 - Special Section Southwest Daily Times Second Place 27 - Special Section Olathe News Third Place 27 - Special Section Leavenworth Times Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Olathe News Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Hays Daily News First Place 27 - Special Section Newton Kansan Second Place 27 - Special Section Hays Daily News Third Place 27 - Special Section Lawrence Journal-World Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Salina Journal Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Kansas City Star First Place 27 - Special Section Wichita Eagle Second Place
27 - Special Section Wichita Eagle Third Place 27 - Special Section Topeka Capital-Journal Honorable Mention 27 - Special Section Wichita Eagle Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek First Place 28 - Feature Package Eudora News Michael Sudhalter Second Place 28 - Feature Package Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Third Place 28 - Feature Package Eudora News Erinn R. Barcomb Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel First Place 28 - Feature Package Mirror (Tonganoxie) Lisa Scheller Second Place 28 - Feature Package Smith County Pioneer Linda Riedy Third Place 28 - Feature Package Fort Leavenworth Lamp Prudence Siebert, Diane Alpeter and Bob Kerr First Place 28 - Feature Package Miami County Republic Gene Morris Second Place 28 - Feature Package Fort Leavenworth Lamp Lia Russell, Adrian Lugo and Robert Kerr Third Place 28 - Feature Package Pratt Tribune Gale Rose First Place 28 - Feature Package Atchison Daily Globe Marcelo Gomez Second Place 28 - Feature Package El Dorado Times Matt Jacobs Third Place 28 - Feature Package Atchison Daily Globe Angela Holmes Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Derby Reporter Julie Anderson and Kurt Schneider Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Olathe News Adam Hutton First Place
28 - Feature Package Dodge City Daily Globe Michael Schweitzer Second Place 28 - Feature Package Leavenworth Times Lisa Horn, Connie Parish and Dave McKune Third Place 28 - Feature Package Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat, David Doemland and John Lechliter Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Southwest Daily Times Nancy Kletecka Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead and Kim Callahan First Place 28 - Feature Package Hutchinson News Greg Nucifora, Amy Roh and Wes Johnson Second Place 28 - Feature Package Lawrence Journal-World Jim Baker Third Place 28 - Feature Package Hays Daily News Mark Colson and Judy Sherard Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Salina Journal Richae Morrow Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Kansas City Star Stacy Downs and Jeff Roberson First Place 28 - Feature Package Kansas City Star Steve Kraske Second Place 28 - Feature Package Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles, Bern Ketchum, Alicia Henrikson, Jeff Davis and Tomari Quinn Third Place 28 - Feature Package Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles, Earl Richardson and Bern Ketchum Honorable Mention 28 - Feature Package Wichita Eagle Arlice Davenport Honorable Mention 29 - Editorial Cartoon Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Barbara Holm First Place Nondaily Division 29 - Editorial Cartoon Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Barbara Holm Second Place Nondaily Division 29 - Editorial Cartoon Kiowa County Signal Scott Huckriede Third Place Nondaily Division 29 - Editorial Cartoon Marysville Advocate Don Fitzgerald Honorable Mention Nondaily Division 29 - Editorial Cartoon Kansas City Star Lee Judge First Place