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MINNEAPOLIS — The Cedar County News was one of just eight Nebraska newspapers to pick up national honors here Friday.
This marks the 14th year in a row the News has earned national acclaim - the longest streak by any Nebraska newspaper.
The News picked up five awards during the 139th annual National Newspaper Association Foundation convention at the Minneapolis downtown Hilton Hotel.
News Editor Rob Dump was honored with awards for his newswriting and for his personal columns. Photographer Jeremy Buss was honored for his sports photography.
The Cedar County News sta earned awards for its strong local news coverage and for a colorful weather graphic used to show the year’s weather extremes.
Dump earned a second-place plaque for his reporting on the debate over whether to save the Skylon Ballroom or move the facility to a new location.
His personal columns also earned praise from judges — one reflecting on the death of longtime local sports supporter Joe Hish, and another responding to a Nebraska Department of Transportation call for driver safety slogans.
Buss, a perennial winner in the state and national photo contests, earned a plaque for his photo of a Hartington-Newcastle track athlete getting ready to launch the shot put.
There were 1,743 entries in the contest, with 712 awards won by 102 newspapers in 33 states.
Year said she was very proud of the eorts the Cedar County News team puts in each year to earn these honors.
'Our sta has done a great job of going above and beyond to report the local news for our readers. We are very proud of their eorts and honored by the national recognition.'
Other Nebraska newspapers to earn national honors were: Antelope County News, Knox County News, Stanton Register, Cedar Valley News, Fairbury Journal-News, Hooker County Tribune and the Sidney Sun-Telegraph.
The convention was organized by board members of the National Newspaper Association, and National Newspaper Association Foundation. Year was elected last year to serve on the National Newspaper Association Board of Directors.
The Wyoming Press Association was awarded the sixth annual “Best of NNA” award for their 119 winning entries, beating out California with 88 wins and Texas with 56 wins. This is their fifth award for excellence in editorial and advertising. Nebraska newspapers accumulated 36 awards.
Judging was performed primarily by active community newspaper editors and publishers, as well as retired university journalism professors and retired or former newspaper professionals. A judge said, “Stories like this remind readers why newspapers continue to play an important role in their daily lives." Established in 1885, the National Newspaper Association (NNA) is the voice of America's community newspapers and is one of the largest newspaper associations in the country.
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