Awards and Honors
2022
2021 MPA Better Newspaper Contest,
Michigan Press Association
1st, Best Opinion, Susan J. Demas
1st, Best Page or Pages Design, Laina G. Stebbins, Susan J. Demas
1st, Best Publication Design, Staff
1st, Public Service Award, Allison R. Donahue, Ken Coleman, Anna Gustafson, Susan J. Demas
2nd, Newspaper of the Year, Staff
2nd, Best Opinion, Rick Haglund
2nd, Best Video Presentation, Laina G. Stebbins
2nd, News Photo, Anna Liz Nichols
3rd, Best Digital, Staff
3rd, Feature Photo, Ken Coleman
3rd, News Photo, Andrew Roth
3rd, Spot News, Ken Coleman, Susan J. Demas
3rd, Excellence in Policing and Social Justice Reporting, Staff
Honorable Mention, Feature Photo, Ken Coleman
Honorable Mention, Government/Education News, Allison R. Donahue
Honorable Mention, News Enterprise Reporting, Allison R. Donahue, Susan J. Demas
Honorable Mention, News Photo, Andrew Roth
Honorable Mention, Spot News, Laina G. Stebbins
2021
2020 MPA Better Newspaper Contest,
Michigan Press Association
1st, Best coverage of the Coronavirus in Michigan, Staff
1st, Newspaper of the Year, Staff
1st, Best Columnist, Susan J. Demas
1st, Best Newspaper Design, Staff
1st, Best Page or Pages Design, Laina G. Stebbins, Susan J. Demas
1st, Feature Photo, Ken Coleman
1st, Government/Education News, Susan J. Demas
1st, News Photo, Andrew Roth
1st, Spot News Story, Anna Liz Nichols, Susan J. Demas
2nd, Feature Photo, Allison Donahue
2nd, Government/Education News, Allison Donahue
2nd, News Photo, Staff
2nd, Photo Story, Andrew Roth
2nd, Spot News Story, Laina G. Stebbins
3rd, Feature Photo, Anna Liz Nichols
3rd, News Enterprise Reporting, Ken Coleman
3rd, Spot News Story, Nick Manes
Honorable Mention, News Enterprise Reporting, Laina G. Stebbins
Honorable Mention, Rookie Writer, Allison Donahue
2020
2020 Awards,
Sierra Club of Michigan
Environmental Journalism Award, Laina Stebbins
2019 Awards,
Michigan Press Association
1st, Best Columnist, Susan J. Demas
1st, Business/Agriculture News, Nick Manes, Michael Gerstein, Ken Coleman
1st, Government/Education News, Nick Manes, Susan J. Demas
1st, News Enterprise Reporting, Michael Gerstein
2nd, Best Coverage of the Suicide Epidemic and Awareness of the issue in Michigan, Derek Robertson
2nd, Business/Agriculture News, Nick Manes
2nd, Feature Story, Susan J. Demas
2nd, News Enterprise Reporting, Ken Coleman
2nd, News Photo, Michael Gerstein
2nd, Newspaper of the Year, Staff
3rd, Best Columnist, Susan J. Demas
3rd, Feature Photo, Ken Coleman
3rd, News Enterprise Reporting, Nick Manes
3rd, Spot News Story, Michael Gerstein
Honorable Mention, Best Newspaper Design, Staff
Honorable Mention, Business/Agriculture News, Nick Manes
Honorable Mention, Feature Photo, Ken Coleman
Honorable Mention, News Enterprise Reporting, Derek Robertson, Susan J. Demas
Honorable Mention, News Photo, Michael Gerstein
2019
34th Annual Proof Awards,
West Michigan Chapter, Public Relations Society of America (WMPRSA)
2019 Media Person of the Year, Nick Manes