Times awarded again in state newspaper contest

The Trempealeau County Times was again awarded in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

The feature titled “Life on the Farm: Changing the World from Ettrick” written by managing editor Andrew Dannehy received a second-place award in the feature (non-profile) category in Division D for weekly newspapers with a circulation greater than 4,000. 

The 2019 contest was judged by the New York Press Association. Of the Times story, the judge wrote: “A long story, crammed with anecdotes of personal experiences, at a off-the-margins place sure to be of interest not just to local readers, but those out of the areas. A lot of work went into this, and it’s a good read, too.”

Of the overall competition the judge noted numerous pieces he or she thought to be deserving of awards. “There were many which did the job nicely, but ultimately my first and second had all that plus a wider scope.”

The story appeared in the June 26, 2019 edition of the Times and can be found at www.trempcountytimes.com.

This was the seventh award received by the Times since the newspaper began entering the contest in 2015. Individually, Dannehy has received four awards from the WNA, including another for a non-profile feature in 2018.