Nebraska’s newspapers came together April 25-26 for the annual Nebraska Press Association convention and to learn the winners in the Better Newspaper Competition.
The competition is divided by circulation and includes categories ranging from photography to writing to advertising. Milford is in Division A, and Seward is in Division D.
The Seward County Independent earned third place in General Excellence, a category that includes all aspects of the newspaper.
“As the world changes around us, we have to continue to change what we are reporting and how it is being delivered. We have to keep up on advertising and marketing trends and again how we deliver these messages.
“Our staff has proven again that we are doing this well,” owner/publisher Kevin L. Zadina said. “We were honored with numerous awards at the Nebraska Press Annual Convention. The contest was judged by our peers from the North Carolina Press Association, and I appreciate the hard work that our staff puts in to create a community newspaper each week.”
All five newspapers in the Sweet Tea Media company earned awards. Honors for Milford and Seward included:
Milford Times
• lassified section, first place
• eature Photography, Doug Carroll, second place for “Dance Team”
• ingle Ad, color, second place for 154th Seward County Fair by Kennedy Goldsmith
• ingle Ad, color, third place for Happy Holidays by Kennedy Goldsmith and Paula Miller
• uilding Circulation, third place for Veterans Day special offer
Seward County
Independent
• eature Series, Lori Shriner, first place for Opening the Time Capsule
• hoto Page, first place for “Dance Recital” by Amy Hausman
• ports Feature Photo, Doug Carroll, first place for “Bench Support”
• eature Photography, Stephanie Croston, second place for “Stubborn cow”
• ports Feature Photo, Stephanie Croston, second place for “Home Run Smile”
• ommunity Promotion Advertisement, second place for Community Connection - FFA
• mall Ad, black and white, third place for Rooted Movement by Kennedy Goldsmith and Paula Miller
• ingle Feature Story, Stephanie Croston, third place for “Beachcomers find remnants of World War II”
• hoto Page, third place for “King’s Players bring story to life” by Stephanie Croston
• ports Column, Stephanie Croston, third place
• ports page, third place
• ports Feature Photo, Doug Carroll, third place for “Snowy Start”
• ports Action Photo, Stephanie Croston, third place for “Cross Country Shower”
• lassified Section, third place
• ignature Page, third place for Beaver Daze
