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2009 Contest Awards Better Newspaper Contest Associate Member Publications Contest |
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This year, the contests went digital. In all but 5 categories, newspapers uploaded PDF files containing the pages related to their entries. Contest judges went online and judged those entries by viewing the PDF files. You can view those same PDF files by clicking the award (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in the listing below. You can zoom in and read entire articles in all categories except 101-104 and 304. Navigation is easier, too. In the listing below, or in any single-entry display, click the newspaper name to see a summary of all their awards. Click on any of those awards to see their individual entries. The press releases below can be downloaded by clicking on either the PDF or the Word link.
For the Better Newspaper Contest, entries in 27 categories were judged in the six circulation groups described below. In a few categories, circulation groups were combined because entries were too few for adequate competition.
Click here for 2009 Associate Member Publications Contest winners. |
| 101 General Excellence | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian |
| 2nd | The Bulletin |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review |
| 2nd | Herald and News |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register |
| 2nd | The Outlook |
| 3rd | Central Oregonian |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The News Guard |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) |
| 3rd | The Times (Tigard) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | The Stayton Mail |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings |
| 3rd | Keizertimes |
| 102 Best Special Section or Issue | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Ron Bellamy) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Ron Bellamy) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Staff, Gordon Oliver, editor) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Staff) |
| 3rd | Herald and News (Staff) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Staff) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Sue Cody) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Staff) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Staff) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Times Newspapers Staff) |
| 2nd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Staff) |
| 3rd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Staff) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Wallowa County Chieftain (Staff) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Staff) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Michelle Te) |
| 103 Best Sports Page | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Tim Trower, Kevin Goff, Kris Henry, Luke Andrews) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Ron Bellamy) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Tom Eggers, Rob McCallum, Dan Jones, Jon Mitchell) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Lance Ogden, Zach Urness, Craig Craker, Larry Cathey) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Steve Gress) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer (Scott Ford, Ray Rodriguez) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Sue Cody) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Wallowa County Chieftain (Hector Del Castillo ) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 3rd | Blue Mountain Eagle (David Heldreth) |
| CircGroups D & E combined | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Dan Brood) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Lawrence Kreifels, Ron Forbes, Steve Poehler) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Troy Shockley) |
| 104 Best Sports Page for Sunday Editions | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Ron Bellamy) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune (Tim Trower, Kevin Goff, Kris Henry, Luke Andrews) |
| CircGroups B & C combined | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Tom Eggers, Rob McCallum, Dan Jones, Jon Mitchell) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer (Scott Ford, Ray Rodriguez) |
| 3rd | Herald and News (Staff) |
| 201 Best Coverage of Business and Economic Issues | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Anne Saker) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Diane Dietz) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Jim Moore, Jeff Duewel) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Tricia Jones) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Ed Merriman) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Vickie Aldous, Julie French, Michele Mihalovich) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Nick Christensen) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Starla Pointer) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Leah Weissman) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Lee Vandervoo) |
| 3rd | The Times (Tigard) (Jennifer Clampet, Leah Weissman) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 3rd | Curry County Reporter (Mark Cogan) |
| 202 Best Editorial | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune (Robert L. Hunter) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Jack Wilson) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Dick Hughes) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Steve Miller) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Widdison) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Hasso Hering) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer (Pat Caldwell) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | The Outlook (Mark Garber) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Nick Christensen) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (W. Clark Gallagher) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (John Schrag) |
| 3rd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Kurt Holland) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter (Joel Summer) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 203 Best Editorial Page | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Jack Wilson) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Dick Hughes) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Pat Bushey) |
| 2nd | The World (Elise Hamner) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Vicki Menard) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer (Pat Caldwell) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Mike Green) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Staff) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Jeb Bladine, Cassie Sollars, Steve Bagwell) |
| 3rd | The Hermiston Herald (Dean Brickey, Rachel Florip) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (John Schrag) |
| 2nd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Kurt Holland) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Blue Mountain Eagle (Scotta Callister) |
| 2nd | Wallowa County Chieftain (Andy Martin) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Dan Itel) |
| 204 Best Educational Coverage | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Amy Hsuan, Bill Graves, Melissa Navas) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Jeff Wright) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune (Paris Achen) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Teresa Williams) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer (Larry Meyer) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Sam Craig) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Chris Collins) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | The Outlook (Rob Cullivan) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | Canby Herald (Peggy Savage) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Nancy Townsley) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Ray Pitz) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Rebecca Mayer) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Lebanon Express (Larry Coonrod) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 3rd | The Stayton Mail (Denise Ruttan) |
| 205 Best Enterprise Reporting | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Statesman Journal (Alan Gustafson) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin (Cindy Powers) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Alan Gustafson) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Bennett Hall) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Cory Eldridge) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Kara Hansen, Staff) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Times (Newport) (Kate Rowland) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Ivan Miller) |
| 3rd | Canby Herald (Peggy Savage) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Christian Gaston, Lee Van Der Voo, Stover E. Harger III) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Christian Gaston, John Schrag) |
| 3rd | The Times (Tigard) (Darryl Swan) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Wallowa County Chieftain (Kathleen Ellyn) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 3rd | Keizertimes (Jason Cox) |
| 206 Best Feature Story: General | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Laura Oppenheimer, Rob Finch) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian (Julie Sullivan, Rob Finch) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune (Mark Freeman) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Tricia Jones, Staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Marissa Harshman) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Nancy Raskauskas) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Cory Eldridge) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Raelynn Ricarte) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Janet Cook) |
| 3rd | The Outlook (Sharon Nesbit, Mara Stine, Shannon Wells) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Christian Gaston) |
| 3rd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Jillian Beaudry, Adam Korst) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Jason Cox) |
| 3rd | Curry County Reporter (Matthew Smith) |
| 207 Best Feature Story: Personality | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Mark Baker) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian (Stephen Beaven) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Mark Baker) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Lee Juillerat) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Larry Cathey) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Marissa Harshman) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Sam Craig) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot (Scott Graves) |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot (Leah Weissman) |
| 3rd | Canby Herald (Peggy Savage) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Madras Pioneer (Susan Matheny) |
| 2nd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Jillian Beaudry) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Cliff Newell) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Linda Hundhammer) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Dan Itel) |
| 208 Best Headline Writing | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Ron Richmond) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian (Jim Braly) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Christine Sherk) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Ty Walker) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (Kurt Eckert) |
| CircGroups B & C combined | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (Steve Lundeberg) |
| CircGroups E & F combined | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Jason Cox) |
| 2nd | The Times (Tigard) (Nick Peterson) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 209 Best Lifestyle Coverage | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Tom Hallman Jr., Randy L. Rasmussen) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal (Beth Casper, Henry Miller, Michelle Maxwell) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Randi Bjornstad) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Ryan Pfeil) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Craig Reed) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Mike Ferguson) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Nicole Montesano) |
| 2nd | The Outlook (Sharon Nesbit, Mara Stine) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Esther K. Smith, Jody Thompson, RaeLynn Ricarte, Ben McCarty) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Jillian Beaudry, Adam Korst) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Linda Hundhammer) |
| 3rd | The Times (Tigard) (Jennifer Clampet) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (Michelle Te) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 3rd | Blue Mountain Eagle (Angel Carpenter, Cheryl Jessup, David Heldreth) |
| 210 Best Local Column | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (John Canzano) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian (Margie Boule) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Dick Hughes) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Steve Matthies) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Lance Ogden) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Rob McCallum) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer (Sean Hart) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Vickie Aldous) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (Charissa Bernard) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Elaine Rohse) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Nathalie Hardy) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (John Schrag) |
| 2nd | The Times (Tigard) (Mikel Kelly) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | The Sandy Post (Darrell Jackson) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Barb Randall) |
| 3rd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 211 Best Religion Coverage | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Nancy Haught) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Andrea Damewood) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Nancy Haught, Randy L. Rasmussen) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kathleen Alaks) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Cara Pallone) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Craig Reed) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Julie French) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (David Bates, Katie Armes) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Peggy Savage) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Paul Daquilante) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Nancy Townsley) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Blue Mountain Eagle (Angel Carpenter, Cheryl Jessup, David Heldreth) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Josh Kulla) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 212 Best Silk Purse Story | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune (Mark Freeman) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Mark Freeman) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Kathy Korengel) |
| 2nd | Herald and News (Ty Beaver) |
| 3rd | Herald and News (Staff) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Mike Ferguson) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Mike Ferguson) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot (Stacey Nadelman) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Paul Daquilante) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Paul Daquilante) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The News Guard (Allyson Longueira) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Lee Vandervoo) |
| 3rd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Christian Gaston) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Debbie Raney) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 213 Best Sports Story | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Paul Buker, Rick Bella) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Luke Andrews) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Roy Gault) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Dan Jones) |
| 2nd | Herald and News (Steve Matthies, Ryan Pfeil) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Zach Urness) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Cory Eldridge) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Ivan Miller) |
| 2nd | The Outlook (David Ball) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Ben McCarty) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Zack Palmer) |
| 2nd | The Times (Tigard) (Dan Brood) |
| 3rd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Sam Scott) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 3rd | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 214 Best Spot News Coverage | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune (Chris Conrad) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Mark Baker, Jim Murez) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal (Dennis Thompson Jr.) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Chelsea Duncan, Teresa Williams) |
| 2nd | The World (Elise Hamner) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (AnneMarie Knepper) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Sam Craig) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Ben Tertin) |
| 2nd | Central Oregonian (Kevin Gaboury) |
| 3rd | Central Oregonian (Kevin Gaboury) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald (LeeAnn Neal) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Staff) |
| 3rd | Headlight-Herald (Eileen McSweeney) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (Michelle Te) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 215 Best Writing | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Tom Hallman Jr.) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Sanne Specht) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Katy Muldoon) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Widdison) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Cara Pallone) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Marissa Harshman) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer (Jessica Keller) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (Garrett Rudolph) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot (Leah Weissman) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Kurt Holland) |
| 2nd | Headlight-Herald (LeeAnn Neal) |
| 3rd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Nancy Townsley) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Blue Mountain Eagle (Scotta Callister) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (Michelle Steinhebel) |
| 3rd | Blue Mountain Eagle (Angel Carpenter) |
| 301 Best Graphics | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Tom Penix) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian (Steve Cowden) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Steve Cowden) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Patricia Snyder) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Patricia Snyder) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer (Scott Ford, Ray Rodriguez) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer (Scott Ford, Ray Rodriguez) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer (Scott Ford, Ray Rodriguez) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Chris Miles) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Chris Miles) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Chris Miles) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Adam Korst) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter (Mark Cogan) |
| 2nd | Curry County Reporter (Matthew Smith) |
| 3rd | Keizertimes (Brian Penn, Jason Cox) |
| 302 Best Page One Design | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune (Robert Galvin, Steve Dieffenbacher) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard (Rob Romig, Dave Baker, Chris Frisella, Craig Runyon) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Jody Stott, Lisa Cowan) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mike Henneke, Kim Jackson, Steve Lundeberg) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Wendy Kieffer, Nancy Raskauskas) |
| 3rd | Herald and News (Staff) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Mike Oxendine, Mike Green) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer (Pat Caldwell) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | The Outlook (Steven Brown, Tiffaney O'Dell) |
| 2nd | Central Oregonian (Vance W. Tong, Dena Marshall) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot (Scott Graves) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Nick Peterson) |
| 2nd | The News Guard (Allyson Longueira) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter (Mark Cogan, Matthew Smith) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Steven Brown, Staff) |
| 303 Best Section Front or Inside Page Design | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Quentin Lueninghoener, Steve Zimmerman) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Robert Galvin) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Tom Penix, Rob Romig, Adam Sparks) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright) |
| 3rd | The Outlook (Steven Brown) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Zack Palmer) |
| 3rd | The Madras Pioneer (Joe McHaney) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Pamela Palmer) |
| 3rd | Valley Herald (Melanie Hall, Marcia Akes, Sharee LaRue, Gary Hall) |
| CircGroups B & C combined | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Wendy Kieffer, Nancy Raskauskas) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Lacey Hoyer) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer (Casey Clark Ney) |
| 304 Best Web Site | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Carl Davaz, John Heasly, Brad Bowlin, Micky Hulse) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Ben Sherman, editor) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Herald and News (Staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Teresa Williams and News-Review staff) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Travis Moore, Todd Wels, Gary Mack) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Staff) |
| CircGroups D, E & F combined | |
| 1st | The Hermiston Herald (Laura Sellers-Earl, Crindalyn Lyster, Gene Hancock, Jason Nagy) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Staff) |
| 401 Best Feature Photo | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Jamie Francis) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal (Thomas Patterson) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune (Bob Pennell) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer (Ray Rodriguez) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Kathy Orr) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Marcus Larson) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Newport) (Steve Card) |
| 3rd | News-Register (Marcus Larson) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Adam Korst) |
| 2nd | The Times (Tigard) (Jonathan House) |
| 3rd | Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Adam Korst) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 3rd | Lebanon Express (Robin Camp) |
| 402 Best News Photo | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard (Brian Davies) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal (Thomas Patterson) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune (Jamie Lusch) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (David Patton) |
| 2nd | Herald and News (Andrew Mariman) |
| 3rd | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Cory Eldridge) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Sam Craig) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Ed Cox) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot (Arwyn Rice) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Jaime Valdez) |
| 2nd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Chase Allgood) |
| 3rd | News-Times (Forest Grove) (Chase Allgood) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 2nd | Curry County Reporter (Matthew Smith) |
| 403 Best Photo Essay | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian (Jamie Francis) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Bob Pennell, Jamie Lusch) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian (Faith Cathcart, Stephanie Yao) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| 2nd | The News-Review (Robin Loznak) |
| 3rd | The World (Lou Sennick) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Mark Gibson) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Adam Lapierre) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Kirby Neumann-Rea) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Kirby Neumann-Rea) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Jonathan House) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter (Mark Cogan) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Lance Masterson, Jason Cox, Sheena Workman) |
| 3rd | The New Era (Sean C. Morgan, Scott Swanson, Gary Graham) |
| 404 Best Sports Photo | |
| CircGroup A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune (Jamie Lusch) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune (Jamie Lusch) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard (Paul Carter) |
| CircGroup B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Jim Krois) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| CircGroup C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Kathy Orr) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Mark Gibson) |
| CircGroup D | |
| 1st | News-Register (Marcus Larson) |
| 2nd | News-Register (Marcus Larson) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Ben McCarty) |
| CircGroup E | |
| 1st | The Times (Tigard) (Jaime Valdez) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times (Jonathan House) |
| CircGroup F | |
| 1st | Lebanon Express (Robin Camp) |
| 2nd | Wallowa County Chieftain (Hector del Castillo) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
2009 Associate Member Publications Contest
For the Associate Member Publications Contest,
entries were judged in 5 categories.
There are no circulation divisions in this contest.
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| 101 Design | |
| 1st | The Sherwood Gazette (Ray Pitz, Kelly Moyer) |
| 2nd | Oregon Coast Today (Dave Price, Niki Price) |
| 3rd | Capital Press (Will Koenig, Steve Brown, Carl Sampson, Gary West) |
| 102 Graphics | |
| 1st | Clackamas Review (Anthony Roberts) |
| 2nd | Smoke Signals (George Valdez) |
| 3rd | Capital Press (Will Koenig) |
| 103 Photography | |
| 1st | Clackamas Review (Anthony Roberts) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review (Jonathan House) |
| 3rd | Oregon Coast Today (Emily Leiper) |
| 104 Target Audience | |
| 1st | Smoke Signals (Dean Rhodes, Ron Karten, Michelle Alaimo, Siobhan Taylor) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Bee (Gail Park, Eric Norberg, David Ashton, Elizabeth Ussher Groff) |
| 105 Writing | |
| 1st | Oregon Coast Today (Niki Price) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review (Ellen Spitaleri) |
| 3rd | Oregon Coast Today (Niki Price) |