August 3, 2022 3:30 a.m.  

The News-Review recently received nine awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Awards included a third-place designation in the General Excellence Award, which is the top newspaper prize in the state. That award is given to the newspaper with the best overall product and based on samples of the newspaper during 2021.

The News-Review staff won the Best Special Section or Issue category with its “Our Umpqua: Archie Creek Fire”. That publication was a compilation of the community stories and photos that documented the fire. It was designed by Nathan Miller.

Former business reporter Scott Carroll won for Best Coverage of Business and Economic Issues and for Best Enterprise Reporting

Former reporter Carisa Cegavske finished first in Best Feature Story and was third in Best Government Coverage.

Donovan Brink received a third-place award for Best Feature Story: General, for a story titled “Symbol of Healing”, which is about a local artist who turned a tree stump left behind after the Archie Creek Fire into an octopus to symbolize healing and rebirth.

Sports Editor Tom Eggers earned a third-place award for Best Sports Story for “An Athlete for all Seasons”, a profile of Sutherlin’s Jadyn Vermillion.

Mike Henneke was runner-up for Best News Photo and received third in Best Sports Photo. Henneke is a page designer and photographer and previously served as news editor.

The News Review is a member of ONPA, a trade association composed of weekly and daily paid-circulation newspapers serving large cities and small communities across the state.