Schurz Communications newspapers in Kentucky won 65 awards in the Kentucky Press Association awards.
The Winchester Sun won 26 of the awards and was named winner of the Daily Class 1 category. It won 11 firsts, 6 seconds, 4 thirds and 5 honorable mentions.
The Jessamine Journal won 16 awards in Weekly Class 3, the Danville Advocate-Messenger 12 awards in Daily Class 2 and the Interior Journal 11 awards in Weekly Class 2.
Highlights for the Schurz Communicator properties included:
-Three of the properties won the Best Newspaper Website in their circulation categories..
-James Mann, Winchester Sun veteran photographer, won seven photo awards including four firsts, two seconds and an honorable mention.
-The Winchester Sun swept the Best Feature Story category winning a first, second, third and honorable mention.
-The Danville Advocate-Messenger’s 12 awards included five firsts that enabled it to finish third in General Excellence. The Jessamine Journal and Interior Journal were also third in General Excellence in their circulation categories.
The Advocate-Messenger award winners were:
First – Mandy Simpson, Best Enterprise Story; Todd Kleffman, Best Investigative Story; Kleffman, Best Ongoing Story; David Brock, Best Business Story; Kasey Doyle, Best Front Page;
Second – Mike Marsee, Best Sports Story; Ben Kleppinger, Best Graphic;
Third – Larry Vaught, Best Sports Column; Doyle, Best Lifestyle Page; Staff, General Excellence;
Honorable Mention – Clay Jackson, Best Sports Picture; Jackson, Best Sports Picture Essay;
The Winchester Sun award winners were:
First – Rachel Parsons and Fred Petke, Best General News Story; Petke, Best Feature Story; Katie Perkowski, Best Investigative Story; Perkowski, Best Business Story; James Mann, Best Spot News Picture; Mann, Best Feature Picture; Mann, Best Picture Essay; Mann, Best Sports Picture; Shane Walters, Best Lifestyle Page; Staff, Best Newspaper Website; Staff, General Excellence;
Second – Petke, Best Feature Story; Keith Taylor, Best Sports Column; Taylor, Best Sports Feature Story; Mann, Best General News Picture; Mann, Best Picture Essay; Stone, Best Lifestyle Page;
Third – Bob Flynn, Best Feature Story; Parsons, Best Investigative Story; Perkowski, Best Business Story; Taylor, Best Sports Picture;
Honorable Mention -- Flynn, Best Feature Story; Parsons, Best Column; Flynn, Best Sports Feature Story; David Stone, Best Headline; Mann, Best General News Picture;
The Jessamine Journal award winners were:
First – Laura Butler, Best Feature Story; Ben Kleppinger and Shane Walters, Best Business Page; Ben Kleppinger, Best Lifestyle Page; Staff, Best Newspaper Website;
Second – Mike Moore, Best Business Story; Jonathan Stark, Best Sports Picture; Stark, Best Sports Picture Essay; Ben Kleppinger, Best Graphic; Ben Kleppinger, Best Lifestyle Page; Walters, Best Front Page;
Third – Jonathan Kleppinger, Best Feature Story; Ben Kleppinger, Best Headline; Stark, Best Graphic; Stark, Best Sports Page; Staff, General Excellence;
Honorable Mention -- Butler, Best Enterprise Story;
The Interior Journal award winners were:
First – Michael Broihier, Best Spot News Coverage; Broihier, Best General News Story; Nancy Leedy, Best Headline; Staff, Best Newspaper Website;
Second – Broihier, Best Investigative Story; Leedy, Best Sports Section; Broihier, Best Editorial Page;
Third – Broihier, Best General News Story; Leedy, Best Sports Story; Leedy, Best Sports Picture; Staff, General Excellence.
