Cedar County News earns national honors

HARTINGTON — The Cedar County News is one of only three Nebraska community newspapers to earn national honors at last week’s annual National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest.

The Hartington newspaper earned four national awards at this year’s annual convention.

The News earned a first-place plaque in the Breaking News category for the online and social media coverage by Rob Dump and Kenneth Ferrerria of an attempted murder in Fordyce and the ensuing pursuit and capture of Kevin Haug.

Judges were impressed by the constant updates the News put out about the happenings of the day.

Dump also earned a third place plaque for a sports photo he took during a Wynot girls basketball state tournament game.

Judges said the shot captured a great moment.

“The look on the defender’s face as the elbow approaches her — wonderful. Great timing on the photographer’s part,” the judge said.

The News also earned an Honorable Mention award for Ferrerria’s photo page about a television show being filmed by Hartington veterinarians Dr. Ben and Dr. Erin Schroeder. 

The News picked up another Honorable Mention award for a video report of the Cedar Catholic volleyball team’s Distict championship game win.