Here’s a look at the finalists:
SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN
Best Columnist: Tom Stafford
Best News Photo: Bill Lackey, "Fudge Funeral"
Best Feature Photo: Bill Lackey, "Fair Frustration"
PHOTO GALLERY: 85 Photos: Clark County Fair
Best Photo Story: Bill Lackey, "Robot Helps Boy Attend School"
Best Explanatory Reporting: Parker Perry, "EF Hutton Promises"
Best Enterprise Reporting: Riley Newton, "'Worth Their Weight in Gold': Clark, Champaign Schools Complete First Year With Resource Officers"
READ: ‘Worth their weight in gold’: Clark, Champaign schools complete first year with resource officers
WHIO TV CHANNEL 7
Best Producer: Emily Gay
Anchor: Cheryl McHenry
Best Feature Reporting: John Bedell and Michael Burianek, "The Truth About Tourette's"
Best Broadcast Writing: James Brown and Michael Burianek, "Making A Difference: Helping Strangers" and "Making A Difference: Sympathy Cards"
Best Reporter: Jim Otte
Best Sports Feature: Mike Hartsock, "After EF4 Tornado, Trotwood Players Help Favorite Teacher"
Best Use of Photography: Michael Burianek
Best Spot News Coverage: WHIO-TV, "The Oregon District Mass Shooting"
Best Continuing Coverage: WHIO-TV, "Sunny Farms Landfill" and "Memorial Day Tornadoes Continuing Coverage"
Best Enterprise Reporting: WHIO-TV, "Walking the Path of the Storm"
Best Investigative Reporting: Molly Koweek and Michael Burianek, "I-Team Investigation: Erin's Law"
Best Newscast: Alex King and Quincy Wallace, "Corruption Probe Indictments;" Savannah Marceau and Quincy Wallace, "Winter Storm Team 7 Coverage"
Best Digital Presence: WHIO-TV
WHIO RADIO
Best Spot News Coverage: WHIO-AM/FM, Dayton, "Oregon District Mass Shooting"
Best Newscast: WHIO-AM/FM, "The Morning after the Miami Valley Memorial Day Tornado Outbreak"
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