The Lima News wins 20 journalism awards in statewide competition

May 4, 2009 - The Lima News won 20 journalism awards Sunday in the Associated Press of Ohio’s annual newspaper competition. It was the second straight year the newspaper received 20 awards, which is the most The Lima News has won in the yearly competition.

The awards are for work completed in 2008 and include two first-place honors, five second-place finishes, nine third-place honors and four honorable mentions, one of which was in General Excellence.
The Lima News placed in 19 of 34 categories.

Awards won by The Lima News are listed as follows:

FIRST PLACE
• Bart Mills - Best Business Writer
• Kiarash Zarezadeh - Best Headline Writer

SECOND PLACE
• Greg Sowinski -Best Investigative Reporting; "SWAT Raid Fallout".
• Kelli A. Cardinal - Best Online Photojournalist
• Bart Mills - Best Columnist
• Best Special Sports Section: "2008 High School Football Preview"
• Jim Krumel - Best Editorial Writer

THIRD PLACE
• Greg Sowinski - Best News Writer
• Kelli A. Cardinal - Best Spot News Photo; "Tanker Explodes";
• Nate Warnecke - Best Editorial Cartoonist
• Jim Naveau - Best Sports Writer
• Don E. Speck - Best Sports Photo; "Head to Head"
• Diane Pacetti and Denise Hunter - Best Explanatory Reporting; "How Much is a Trillion Dollars?"
• Best Daily Sports Section
• Best Full Page Layout: "Bluffton Bus Crash: NTSB."
• Best Page One Layout

HONORABLE MENTION
• Greg Sowinski and Kate Lohnes - Best Breaking News; "Third Street Shooting"
• Nate Warnecke - Best Informational Graphic; "Do-It-Yourself Backyard Project."
• Jim Naveau - Best Sports Event Coverage; "BCS National Championship";
• General Excellence

Entries in The Lima News' Division IV, which includes newspapers with daily circulation of 25,000 to 74,999, were judged by editors from The Modesto (Calif.) Bee.