By C.J. LOVELACE
Hagerstown, MD Herald-Mail
The Hagerstown, MD Herald-Mail received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.
The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail is in Division B, for newspapers with daily circulation between 30,000 and 75,000.
Tri-State Editor Bill Kohler earned the Best In Show award in the Local Column: Critical Thinking category.
The awards were presented during the annual MDDC luncheon, held at the Four Points by Sheraton BWI Hotel in Baltimore.
The winners and their categories include:
News Awards
First place, Spot News: Dave McMillion for “Fiery Wreck Ends Chase”
First place, Public Service: Arnold Platou for “We Want Full Transparency”
Second place, General News: Dan Dearth for “Rescue Mission Criticized for Accepting Violent Criminals”
Second place, Continuing Coverage: C.J. Lovelace for “Study Says New Stadium Could Help Revitalize Downtown Area”
Second place, Feature Story — Profile: Janet Heim for “Former Wrangler, 98, Remembers His First-Hand Look at U.S. History”
Second place, Local Government: Andrew Schotz for “Cops Concede Error in Death Notification”
Second place, Public Service: Arnold Platou for “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”
Second place, Election or Ballot Initiatives: Staff for Election Previews and Q&A
Second place, Business Reporting: Arnold Platou for “Taking Advantage or Taking a Risk”
Second place, Medical/Science Reporting: Chris Copley for “Prey. Eat. Love it.”
Editorial Awards
First place, Local Column — Critical Thinking: Bill Kohler for “Paterno’s Statue Had To Fall…”
Second place, Local Column — Feature or Humor: Kate Coleman for “Working Mom Lives American Dream”
Photography Awards
First place, Feature Photo: Joe Crocetta for “Super Slide”
Second place, Sports Photo: Colleen McGrath for “Simply Perfect”
Second place, Best Photo Gallery: Ric Dugan for Battle of Antietam: “Bloody Lane” Re-Enactment
Design and graphics awards
First place, Headline: Sherry Bourgeois for “Powerless”
Second place, Headline: Dave Rhodes for “It’s a Tree-For-All”
Multimedia and online awards
First place, General Web Site Excellence: Staff for Herald-Mail.com
Second place, Multimedia Storytelling — Sports: Dave Barnhart, C.J. Lovelace, Yvette May for JFK 50 Mile Ultramarathon
Second place, Best Web Video: C.J. Lovelace for “Antietam: Burying the dead”.
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