For work published in 2021 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Headline, to Michael Turton, for The Long and Winding Code
■ Best Beat Reporting, to Brian PJ Cronin for environmental coverage
■ Best Community Service, to Brian PJ Cronin for Hunger in the Highlands
■ Best Page Design, to Pierce Strudler
■ Best Business Reporting, to the staff for Operation Infrastructure
For work published in 2020 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Business Reporting, to Jeff Simms, Victoria Shannon, Leonard Sparks and Michael Turton for COVID 2021: Business as Usual
■ Best Investigative Reporting, to Leonard Sparks for Placed in Harm’s Way
■ Best Column, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Best Sports Writing, to Michael Turton, for Leaving the Game Behind
■ Best Feature Photography, to Ross Corsair, for Make Some Noise!
■ Best Page Design, to Pierce Strudler
For work published in 2019 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Investigative Reporting, to Chip Rowe, for “The Extremist Next Door”
■ Best Sports Column, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Best Business Reporting, to Victoria Shannon for “Living on the Edge, Part 1”
For work published in 2018 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Business Reporting for A Growing Challenge
■ Best Investigative Reporting for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
■ Best Headline, to Chip Rowe, for Were You Just Thinking We Should Do a Story on Coincidences?
■ Best Design, to Pierce Strudler, for A Growing Challenge
For work published in 2017 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Community Service Award for Fighting Back: The Opioid Crisis
■ Best Online Photo Gallery to Ross Corsair for Twin Forts Day
■ Best Headline to Chip Rowe for $4.2 Million? Dam!
■ Best News Photo to Ross Corsair
