(Listed by year.)
1999
- Division F 2nd The Hermiston Herald "Rising to the top," (Best Education Reporting).
- Division F 2nd The Hermiston Herald "Residents up in arms/Mobile home owners want to fight for their rights...," (Enterprise Reporting).
- Division F 2nd The Hermiston Herald "Defying the odds," (Best Lifestyle Reporting)
First place!
- Better Newspaper 1st, The Hermiston Herald article, "Baker future still up in air." (Business and Economics category).
2002
A banner year, two second places, two third places and one shared second place. (Possible to have multiple second, third places because writers can place in more than one category.)
- 2nd place The Hermiston Herald "Life in Ione" (Best Feature Stories).
- Division E 2nd The Hermiston Herald "Enron woes won't threaten PGE plant (Best Business Reporting).
- Division E 3rd The Hermiston Herald :My money is gone" (Business and economic reporting).
- Division E 3rd The Hermiston Herald (Not all stores pulling medicines - (Enterprise reporting).
- Division E (Shared) 2nd The Hermiston Herald (Best Spot News)
Direct Link to Better Newspaper Contests.
http://www.orenews.com/Contests/Winners/index.html
http://www.orenews.com/Contests/BncGen/2002/index.html
http://oregonnewspapers.com/Contests/BncGen/2002/bnc17-e-2.html
