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E-town staff enjoys Appreciation Cookout

Graphic Designer Bill Mathers and Amy Davis of the Business Office made their way through the buffet line.

The News-Enterprise senior leadership team hosted its annual Employee Appreciation Cookout (You’ve Earned It!).

The team grilled and prepared lunch for the employees, which included hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw, potato salad, pasta salad, baked beans, watermelon and cookies.

Each employee also received a tote bag with a couple of goodies inside.

Editor Ben Sheroan, left, and Publisher Chris Ordway man the grills.

At left are winners of the water-melon eating contest. Reporter Grant Wieman and Ad Sales Rep Andrea Thomas show off their prize money.

The Graphics team stopped to smile and show off their new totes. They are (from left), Jamie Barnes, Klarissa Delk-Booth, Sandy Ashlock, Kaela Ward, Ryanne Shaull and Cheryl Molstad.

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Newspaper Location CoordinatorMetroWest Newspapers .......................Brighton, CO .......................................... Beth PotterEvergreen Newspapers .........................Evergreen, CO ....................................Michael HicksClear Creek Courant ............................. Idaho Springs, CO ...............................Michael HicksChiefland Citizen ...................................Chiefland, FL......................................... Dale BowenCitrus Publishing................................ Crystal River, FL ..................................Deb KamlotGator Bait .............................................Gainesville, FL .....................................Marty CohenGadsden County Times .......................Quincy, FL .............................................Cheri HarrisOsceola .................................................Tallahassee, FL.................................... Bob FerranteWakulla News ......................................Crawfordville, FL ..........................William SnowdenWilliston Pioneer Sun-News .................Williston, FL .............................. Carolyn Ten BroeckLeader-Union ........................................Vandalia, IL ............................................. Rich BauerInside Indiana .......................................Bloomington, IN ......................................Ed MagoniMount Vernon Democrat .....................Mount Vernon, IN ........................................VacamtSpencer Co. Journal-Democrat .............Rockport, IN .................................... Mark Eisenlohr Perry County News ...............................Tell City, IN ...................................... Mark Eisenlohr Opinion-Tribune ...................................Glenwood, IA ...................................... Joe ForemanVoice of the Hawkeyes ......................... Iowa City, IA ............................ Todd BrommelkampRed Oak Express ...................................Red Oak, IA..............................................Brad HicksKentucky Standard/PLG ..................... Bardstown, KY ................................... Carrie PrideTrimble Banner .....................................Bedford, KY ........................................... Dave TaylorCentral Kentucky News-Journal ............Campbellsville, KY ............................. Jeff MorelandNews-Democrat ....................................Carrollton, KY ........................................ Kristin BeckCynthiana Publishing ............................Cynthiana, KY ......................................Robin SmileyGrant County News ..............................Dry Ridge, KY ...................................Bryan Marshall News-Enterprise ................................ Elizabethtown, KY ...............................Paula EvansLaRue County Herald News ..................Hodgenville, KY .............................Allison ShepherdOldham Era ...........................................LaGrange, KY ........................... Melissa BlankenshipAnderson News ....................................Lawrenceburg, KY .................................Ben Carlson

Newspaper Location CoordinatorLebanon Enterprise .............................Lebanon, KY ..................................... Eva Jo NugentThe Record ...........................................Leitchfield, KY ..................................Rebecca MorrisThe Cats’ Pause ....................................Lexington, KY ......................................... Darrell BirdCasey County News ........................... Liberty, KY ........................................ Larry RowellHenry County Local ..............................Eminence, KY ......................... Melissa BlankenshipNews-Herald .........................................Owenton, KY .......................................Molly HainesCentral Office .......................................Shelbyville, KY .................................... Linda BarnettSentinel-News ......................................Shelbyville, KY .........................................Jacob BlairPioneer News .......................................Shepherdsville, KY .................................... Tom BarrStandard Publishing ..............................Shepherdsville, KY .......................Margaret MendezSpringfield Sun .....................................Springfield, KY ....................................Nick SchragerSpencer Magnet ...................................Taylorsville, KY ..................................Lynette MasonHuskers Illustrated ................................Lincoln, NE .............................................. Darren IvyLas Vegas Optic .....................................Las Vegas, NM ...............................................VacantLos Alamos Monitor .............................Los Alamos, NM ............................... Jill McLaughlinBrunswick Beacon ............................ Shallotte, NC .................................... Jackie TorokCarolina Blue ........................................Chapel Hill, NC .....................................Shawn KrestNews & Reporter ..................................Chester, SC ....................................... Marissa WhiteLancaster News ................................. Lancaster, SC......................................Linda O’NeilPageland Progessive Journal ...............Pageland, SC ............................ Kimberly HarringtonRoane Newspapers ...............................Kingston, TN ............................................. Kevin KileLaFollette Press ....................................LaFollette, TN ................................ Jennifer SpradlinMorgan County News ...........................Wartburg, TN ...............................................JVacantBedford Bulletin ...................................Bedford, VA .......................................Jay BondurantThe Gazette ..........................................Galax, VA .......................................Newsletter TeamThe Declaration_ .................................. Independence, VA ......................... Shaina Stockton

LINDA BARNETT, EDITORLCNI NEWS MAKERS who submitted news for

April, May and June are highlighted in blueLCNI news

Comple ng HeartChaseMatthew Fogle, left, Danielle Mattingly, her daughter Violet and Patrick Beam from PLG-TV participated in the 2017 HeartChase in Bardstown, Ky. The event is a fun-filled scavenger hunt/obstacle course that raises money for the American Heart Association. The Kentucky Standard and PLG-TV were title sponsors of the event as well. At right, Matthew comes tumbling down the slide while Patrick is off to the next obstacle.

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Ask Jen!Hello and welcome to the quarterly Ask Jen! column featuring commonly asked benefits and HR related questions. The Central Office HR Team invites you to submit your questions to Jennifer McCray, LCNI HR Specialist, via email at [email protected], by mail to P.O. Box 549, Shelbyville, KY 40066-0549 or phone 502-513-1149. We hope you find this to be a useful resource. Suggestions are welcome!

Q. How long will it take for my Viverae homepage to reflect points for my Biometric Screening?

A. There are three different ways to receive credit for the Biometric screening for the 2017 Wellness Program:

Home Test Kit – It can take up to 30 days depending on when you complete the home kit. Viverae ships the home kit within 1 week. You’ll test and ship the home kit back to Viverae according to the instructions provided; ideally this should be done within one week of receiving the home test kit. The home test kit shipping time is about 1 week. The kit is received/tested by the lab and sent to Viverae via a file feed into your portal/homepage.

Uploading Physician Form –Results are typically entered into your portal/homepage within 10 business days from the day they were uploaded to your Viverae homepage.

LabCorp – It takes 10 to 14 business days from the day you visited LabCorp. Results are tied to the requisition number and sent to Viverae via a file feed and uploaded into your portal/homepage.

Don’t Forget!!! To avoid the $20 (subject to change) bi-weekly surcharge that will apply to 2018 Landmark medical plan enrollments (Standard and Premium), the Biometric Screening and Member Health Assessment must be completed by September 30, 2017. Get started today!

From www.ASK4HR.com, click the MYHR buttonChoose Wellness Program (PowerME)Click on My VIVERAE “LOG IN (SINGLE SIGN ON)”

CVS Prescription Changes Effective July 1, 2017Effective July 1, 2017 there will be several changes to both Performance Drugs and Specialty Formulary Drugs.

If any of your current prescribed medications are impacted by these changes, you should have received a letter directly from CVS notifying you of the change.

For prescription questions, call CVS directly at 1-866-332-1647.

An updated listing of the Performance and Specialty Formulary Drugs will be available on the company’s website. You can copy this link and paste in your browser for access, http://www.lcni.com/employee/hr/forms/index.htm.

See your publisher, manager or HR Rep for the website log on information.

Take a moment to watch this fun video about the $5,000 Wellness Program incentive.

https://drive.google.com/a/dominionenterprises.com/file/d/0B-KqvgKc4CpLN2ZpeHozUjBRbkE/view?usp=sharing


Returns to Chronicle Kathy Key has returned to the Citrus County Chronicle, Crystal River, Fla., as a Circulation CSR. She has lived in Florida for over 30 years. Kathy has been married for 25 years and has 4 children and 3 granddaughters. She enjoys photography and crafting.

Chronicle CSR Hunter Park has been hired as a Circulation CSR at the Citrus County Chronicle in Crystal River, Fla. He has lived in Florida for 12 years. Hunter plays a variety of instru-ments and describes himself as being very hard working.

Citrus copy editor Gwen Bittner has joined the Citrus County Chronicle Editorial team as a Copy Editor. She is originally from Dover, New Hampshire, and has lived in Florida since 1998. She earned a BA in English Literature and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida. Gwen enjoys going on trail walks with her Lab puppy, swimming, cooking and gardening. She describes herself as an introverted lover of the arts.

Citrus district manager Marcus Myles has been hired as a district manager for the Citrus County Chronicle in Crystal River, Fla. Marcus is involved in youth league - high school sports officiat-ing. He has studied computer science, pro-gramming and information technology. He previously worked as the Tampa Bay Times Field Manager. Marcus describes himself as attentive to detail with respect toward self and others.

Chronicle sales coordinator

Amber Manz has joined the Citrus County Chronicle as a sales coordinator. She has lived in Citrus County, Fla., for over 8 years. She will earn her Associate’s degree in Business Management in the fall and looks forward to continuing her education to earn her Bachelor’s degree. She has one child, Aubriegh. Amber enjoys kayaking, yoga, reading and painting.

Citrus Chronicle new hires

LCNI Employee Service Recogni on

5 Years of Service

20 Years of Service

Toni Heady BUSINESS/OFFICE

MANAGERThe Kentucky Standard

Don Pilosky PRESS ASSISTANT

Cynthiana Democrat

10 Years of Service

Carrie Pride COMMUNITY NEWS

COORDINATORThe Kentucky Standard

Lisa D’AlessioFINANCIAL MANAGERThe News-Enterprise

35 Years of Service

Jim WellsCIRCULATION/MAILING

The Opinion-Tribune

30 Years of Service

Talon Hampton GRAPHIC ARTIST The Oldham Era

Darren Ivy GENERAL MANAGER/

EDITORHuskers Illustrated

Bryan EldridgePRESS TECHNICIAN

The News-Enterprise

Forrest BerkshireEDITOR

The Kentucky Standard

Tris DeRomaREPORTER

Los Alamos Monitor


15 Years of Service

Stevie LoweryPUBLISHER

The Lebanon Enterprise

Maria SanchezCOMPOSITION

MANAGERLas Vegas Optic

Jan Montoya ADVERTISING

SALES REPLos Alamos Monitor

Randi MouserADVERTISING

SALES REPThe Kentucky Standard


Remember When...

5 Years Ago – 2012 Max Heath, retired vice president and executive editor of LCNI, was one of two rural journalists to receive the Al Smith Award from

the Bluegrass Society of Professional Journalists and the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues. Smith credited Heath with making a Kentucky-based newspaper company a national leader in community journalism while sharing a strong conviction about the importance of local journalism.

10 Years Ago – 2007 Joyce Dauby, circulation manager of The Perry County News in Tell City, Ind., visited Okinawa, Japan, where she lived during her

childhood. While there she and her family observed all the changes that had taken place since Okinawa reverted back to Japan in 1973. They were also able to find where their house and high school once stood.

15 Years Ago – 2002 The Springfield (Ky.) Sun left its old home downtown to move to a newer facility.

20 Years Ago – 1997

Gerry Mulligan, publisher of the Citrus County Chronicle in Crystal River, Fla., was elected president of the Florida Press Association. Joe Foreman, editor of The Opinion-Tribune in Glenwood, Iowa, took part in the Mormon Trail Ride when is passed through Mills

County. The trail ride commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Great Mormon Migration from Nauvoo, Ill. to Salt Lake City, Utah. 25 Years Ago – 1992

The Spencer Magnet, Taylorsville, Ky., hosted an open house to celebrate the newspaper’s 125th year of serving the community.

30 Years Ago – 1987 Charles W. Mills, publisher emeritus of The Leader-Union in Vandalia, Ill., was honored at a reception to pay tribute to his 50 years

of service to his community and to the field of community journalism.

35 Years Ago – 1982 A number of News-Enterprise employees, spouses and friends chartered a bus and visited the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn.

40 Years Ago – 1977

LCNI employees could be found in abundance staffing booths at local county fairs. Among those featured in LCNI News were Max Heath of The News in Tell City, Ind., and Joyce Ford of The Sentinel-News in Shelbyville, Ky.

Lancaster summer interns

The Lancaster (SC) News Editorial Depart-ment welcomes three Interns for the sum-mer. From left are Kali Coleman, news intern; Selena Stroble, Carolina Gateway intern; and Kelly Morrissette, news intern.


LCNI NEWS/PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST AWARD WINNERS

(1st place winners who are current employees are pictured)

BECKY BARNESThe Cynthiana DemocratFront Page Design (A1) —

Weekly

MATTHEW BECKCitrus County ChronicleFeature Photography — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

FORREST BERKSHIREThe Kentucky Standard

Editorial Wri ngNews Photography —

Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

DEB HURLEY BROBSTThe Canyon Courier

News or Feature Story Series — Weekly

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1: EXCELLENCE IN NEWS WRITINGDaily A. Mike Wright, Citrus County Chronicle1. Judge’s Comments: Compelling, out-of-the-ordi-nary stories that cover the more curious ingredients with forthright fairness. Particularly liked the Adams story and its attention to the questions surfacing from an elected official’s personal lawsuit and his behavior since the wreck he’s suing over. Good, thorough reporting.Michael D. Bates, Citrus County Chronicle2. Jeff D’Alessio, The News-Enterprise 3.

Tri & Semiweekly B. Randy Patrick, The Kentucky Standard1. Judge’s Comments: In-depth reporting even in breaking news stories; thorough in getting several sources for the reports; well written/edited. Mandy Catoe, The Lancaster News2. (tie) Forrest Berkshire, The Kentucky Standard3.

3. (tie) Peter W. Zubaty, The Kentucky Standard

WeeklyC. Kimberly Harrington, Pageland Progressive Journal1. Judge’s Comments: Creative approach to a long executive session, straightforward reporting on a suspected murder-suicide and excellent coverage of a girl’s body found after fi ve years. Combines the

power of good sources and quotes with a to-the-point narrative.Robby O’Daniel, LaFollette Press 2. Melissa Blankenship, Henry County Local3.

2: EXCELLENCE IN FEATURE WRITINGA: Daily

Nancy Kennedy, Citrus County Chronicle1. Judge’s Comments: Readers of the Citrus County Chronicle are blessed to be exposed to the feature writing of such a talented journalist as Nancy Kennedy. She draws the reader into her stories with well-placed quotes, humor and a genuine sense of compassion when appropriate. Best of all, perhaps, she knows to keep her copy at a readable length.

Writing too much was the most common downfall of too many other entries in this category. Some potentially great stories were severely damaged by being too wordy. In today’s world, few people want to take the time to read a story that jumps from a cover page to, in many cases, a full page of copy. You expect that kind of writing in a book, but not your newspaper.

If I lived in Citrus County I’d be looking for the Nancy Kennedy byline every day.



NEAL CARDINThe News-Enterprise

Photo Page Layout — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

CHERYL DUNCANRoane County News

Front Page Design (A1) — Tri & Semiweekly

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JEFF BRYANRiverland NewsEditorial Wri ng

News PhotographyPhoto Page Layout —

Weekly

CHANCEY BUSHColumbine Courier

Feature Photography — Weekly

Jeff D’Alessio, The News-Enterprise2. Robert Villanueva, The News-Enterprise3.

B: Tri & SemiweeklyLisa King, The Sentinel-News 1. Judge’s Comments: All three entries from this talented writer of down-home journalism were excellent, but Friends for Life stood out. It’s doubtful many readers got through this piece without having extreme feelings of emotion, bringing forth anger and tears. Lisa is defi nitely “king” of the feature writers for LCNI’s tri and semiweekly newspapers. Mandy Catoe, The Lancaster News 2. Shannon Watkins, Galax Gazette 3.

C: WeeklyDeborah Swearingen, Columbine Courier1. Judge’s Comments: Very easy to follow and of excellent length. Felt like I knew the subjects of these three stories on a personal level after reading. Seeing this writer’s byline surely puts readers of the Columbine Courier on a Rocky Mountain high. Hopefully, fellow staffers of Deborah Swearingen will toast her accomplishment with a can, or two, of Coors. Logan White, LaFollette Press2. Melissa Blankenship, Henry County Local3.

3: EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS WRITINGA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Peter W. Zubaty, The Kentucky Standard1. Judge’s Comments: Excellent features on the lower-profi le sports with good emphasis on outstanding athletes, how they got to where they are and what they’re doing now. Strong use of quotes from players and coaches. Robert Howey, The Lancaster News 2. Goose Lindsay, Roane County News 3.

C: WeeklyGreg Woods, Henry County Local 1. Judge’s Comments: Good community-based sports features with plenty of quotes and perspectives. The story about the peewee football player with Down’s Syndrome, which included a curiosity provoking lede, was an excellent story. Sam Draut, The Oldham Era 2. Joel Stevens, The Opinion-Tribune3.

4: EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITINGA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Forrest Berkshire, The Kentucky Standard1. Judge’s Comments: Editorial entries in the 2016 LCNI contest are testimony in black and white that community newspapers remain relevant – they know



KIMBERLY HARRINGTONPageland Progressive Journal

News Wri ng — Weekly


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BRIAN GARNERThe News & Reporter

Eff orts to Increase Online Readership — All Newspapers

GLEN JENNINGSThe Oldham Era

Column Wri ng — Weekly

STEPHANIE JESSIEThe Pioneer NewsColumn Wri ng —

Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

their communities and display the courage to fulfill their watchdog responsibilities to hold public officials accountable. There’s no better example than the editorials submitted by Forrest Berkshire. Writing with clarity about the real reason for the resignation of the police chief, strange decisions by the police department and dispatch service funding, Berkshire leaves no doubt about the editorial board’s civic-minded goals. Every reader might not agree, but they certainly have access to an authoritative, community-oriented point of view to help guide their own personal decisions.Gina Clear, The News-Enterprise2. Charlie Brennan, Citrus County Chronicle 3.

C: Weekly Jeff Bryan, Riverland News1. Judge’s Comments: Jeff Bryan provides critical public services raising thought-provoking questions about what happens after the Florida governor suspended the county sheriff just months before an election, and by calling for the city’s mayor to apologize for behavior at odds with the council’s code of conduct. Dwane Wilder, LaFollette Press 2. Chris Brooke, Henry County Local 3.

5. EXCELLENCE IN COLUMN WRITING A/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Stephanie Jessie, The Pioneer News 1. Judge’s Comments: Stephanie Jessie showcases a sense of community in her conversational column, spotlighting the boost a community can get from one person’s actions – a mother’s effort to honor her deceased son, the importance of learning local as well as national and world history. And she uses a far-off fire to open a door on daily disasters affecting especially children in her community.Hugh Willett, Roane County News 2. Brian Garner, The News & Reporter 3.

C: Weekly1. Glen Jennings, The Oldham Era

Judge’s Comments: Oldham readers are treated to an insight into life as a person diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, pegged to Autism Awareness Month. In this well-written, must-read column, Jennings observes that the worst thing about Asperger’s is dealing with people who don’t understand it. He earned readers’ recognition for the advice: take “time to learn and listen to people with autism. We have a wealth of stories to share… .”

2. Becky Barnes, The Cynthiana Democrat3. John Barnhart, Bedford Bulletin

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CHUCK JONESThe News-Enterprise

Sports Column Wri ng — All Newspapers

General Page Design — Daily

NANCY KENNEDYCitrus County Chronicle

Feature Wri ng — Daily

LISA KINGThe Sen nel-NewsFeature Wri ng — Tri & Semiweekly

BRIAN LAPETERCitrus County Chronicle

Front Page Design (A1) — Daily

6: EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS COLUMN WRITING (All Newspapers)

Chuck Jones, The News-Enterprise1. Judge’s Comments: Chuck Jones makes an advance story about an in-county high school rivalry a well-researched, stat-fi lled (the kind of statistics baseball fans obsess over) look at what to expect when two county high schools, Elizabethtown and Central Hardin, face off for the sixth in the last 10 regional baseball fi nals. Jones writes with authority and knowledge of sports traditions and personalities deeply embedded in his community. Jamie Grabert, Mount Vernon Democrat2. Greg Woods, Henry County Local 3.

7: BEST NEWS OR FEATURE STORY SERIESA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Buster Thompson, Citrus County Chronicle 1. Judge’s Comments: When I fi rst started this series, I almost passed on it. I am a little skeptical of stories that offer glowing reviews of elected offi cials. But I’m glad I stuck with it. The stories about retiring Sheriff Jeff Dawsy and his two decades of work were very well written and effectively communicated the unique challenges he has faced and how well-loved and received he is by the community (which is in and of itself unique). The story about Jessica Lunsford’s

case was heart-wrenching and delicately handled. Excellent series on a public servant who obviously had a major impact on this community. Kacie Goode, The Kentucky Standard2. Lisa King, The Sentinel-News 3.

C: WeeklyDeb Hurley Brobst, The Canyon Courier1. Judge’s Comments: The thing I loved most about this series is its uniqueness – this is a story I’ve never read. The writer did a great job making what could be the mundane task of recruiting fi refi ghters interesting and enjoyable. Sal Christ, The Canyon Courier 2. Michael Hicks, Columbine Courier3.

8: BEST ON-GOING/EXTENDED COVERAGEA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Mike Wright, Citrus County Chronicle 1. Judge’s Comments: Extremely thorough and touching coverage of a tragic news event. The writer covered each story following the sheriff candidate’s death with delicacy and class, writing it in such a way that made a reader hundreds of miles away feel as if she was right there, experiencing the heartache of this community and family. Details about the candidate’s last minutes of life while running that race, typing a text to his wife




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MATT PFIFFNERCitrus County ChronicleSports Photography — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

ATHENA REDMONDThe Lancaster News

General Page Design — Tri & Semiweekly

RANDY PATRICKThe Kentucky Standard

News Wri ng — Tri & Semiweekly

BRYAN MARSHALLGrant County News

On-going/Extended Coverage — Weekly

he would never send, were undoubtedly diffi cult to gather, but very well communicated. Excellent job. Gregory Summers, The Lancaster News2. Lisa King, The Sentinel-News 3.

C. WeeklyBryan Marshall, Grant County News1. Judge’s Comments: It can be so easy to cover murder trials in textbook fashion. They can also be extremely overwhelming in terms of the amount of information presented, especially at a weekly paper. But for this emotional trial in a small community, the writer did an excellent job distilling that information and con-veying the courtroom climate to readers. The stories moved quickly and fluidly and provided excellent por-tions of testimony. Staff, Carolina Gateway2. Deb Hurley Brobst, Canyon Courier3.

9: EXCELLENCE IN NEWS PHOTOGRAPHYA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Forrest Berkshire, The Kentucky Standard1. Judge’s Comments: There is evidently no shortage of spot news photo opportunities in this community – high speed chases, shootings, fires – and Berkshire is there, his finger on the proverbial trigger. The photos of a car engulfed in flames at the end of one chase,

and officers with guns drawn as they approach the end of another, stand out. Nice composition and crop-ping.Matthew Beck, Citrus County Chronicle2. Jill Pickett, The News-Enterprise 3.

C: Weekly Jeff Bryan, Riverland News 1. Judge’s Comments: Bryan captures important moments between individuals in this group of entries: a firefighter being assisted with his airpack at the scene of a fatality; sisters welcoming home their mili-tary father with a hug; and a father-daughter encoun-ter with an alligator. Good judgment. Nice photos.Nick Schrager, The Springfield Sun2. Robby O’Daniel, LaFollette Press3.

10. EXCELLENCE IN FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHYA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Matthew Beck, Citrus County Chronicle1. Judge’s Comments: Excellent framing and cropping is used throughout for photos on a number of sub-jects. Great angle on the firefighter playing basket-ball while wearing a self-contained breathing appa-ratus. Goose Lindsay, Roane County News 2. Jill Pickett, The News-Enterprise 3.




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DEBORAH SWEARINGENColumbine Courier

Feature Wri ng — Weekly

BUSTER THOMPSONCitrus County Chronicle

News or Feature Story Series — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

C: WeeklyChancey Bush, Evergreen Newspapers (Columbine 1. Courier)Judge’s Comments: Amazingly high quality of weekly entrants. Bush captures emotion, exhibits technical ability under difficult lighting and captures raw fan emotion. Composition and cropping are excellent. Becky Barnes, Cynthiana Democrat2. Martin Steele, Sumter County Times 3.

11. EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHYA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Matt Pfiffner, Citrus County Chronicle1. Judge’s Comments: Pfiffner captures the motion and emotion of each sport. His wrestling photos are grip-ping and filled with excitement. The football shot displays the concentration of both the players and the photographer. Goose Lindsay, Roane County News 2. Michael Lindsay, Roane County News3.

C: WeeklyMichael Paul, Brunswick Beacon 1. Judge’s Comments: Paul always knows precisely where to find the ball, and that’s how he ends up with precisely the right image. Great instincts produce great photography. Very nicely done.Chancey Bush, Evergreen Newspapers (Canyon 2.

Courier)Robby O’Daniel, LaFollette Press 3.

12. BEST PHOTO PAGE LAYOUTA/B: Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

Melissa Vessels and Neal Cardin, The News-1. EnterpriseJudge’s Comments: Off the charts technical excel-lence by Neal Cardin. Even though “Patterns of Light” and “Patterns of Frost” have similar themes, the work is of tremendous quality, color saturation and cropping. Layouts by Melissa Vessels are among the very best, including “Back to School.” Athena Redmond and David Kellin, The Lancaster 2. NewsMaria Sanchez, Las Vegas Optic3.

C: WeeklyJeff Bryan, Riverland News1. Judge’s Comments: The Civil War reenactments pro-vide a multitude of opportunities for great photos. Bryan seems to have found them all and produced clearly designed and attractive pages. Julie Mancini and Jeff Bryan, Riverland News2. Robin Smiley, Cynthiana Democrat 3.

13: BEST FRONT PAGE DESIGN – A1 A: Daily

Brian LaPeter, Citrus County Chronicle 1. Judge’s Comments: Citrus is playing good art prom-inently on their pages and getting that art above the fold. And they are creating packages with multiple stories spinning off the same subject. And the content is pretty intensely local. The package for Hurricane Hermine was especially well done. The design is clean and very eye-catching without being overdone. We could tell a lot of thought went into these pages.Melissa Vessels, The News-Enterprise2. Bradford J. Bautista, Citrus County Chronicle3.

B: Tri & Semiweekly Cheryl Duncan, Roane County News1. Judge’s Comments: Roane has very nicely executed centerpieces with clean design overall. As with




MELISSA VESSELSThe News-Enterprise

Photo Page Layout — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

GREG WOODSHenry County Local

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Category A, Roane isn’t afraid to give big stories their space, and they let the pages breathe a bit. Very clean pages that are easy to read. Maria Sanchez, Las Vegas Optic 2. Todd Martin, Sentinel-News 3.

C: WeeklyBecky Barnes, Cynthiana Democrat 1. Judge’s Comments: Cynthiana has some fascinating content and gives its centerpieces room to shine, from the Rod Run (with a nice alliterative headline) to the Walking Dead Day. There’s a lot on these front pages, but it doesn’t feel like it. There’s a nice balance of features and news. Very nicely done. Jeff Bryan, Riverland News 2. Chris Brooke, Henry County Local3.

14: BEST GENERAL PAGE DESIGNA: Daily

Chuck Jones, The News-Enterprise 1. Judge’s Comments: The top three stood out here for their use of local content. Jones’ pages run with clean art played BIG. We especially enjoyed the graphic that accompanied the “Signs of life” story. The Gameday timelines were a nice touch, too. This is another case of ideas that were clearly well planned and well executed.

Bradford J. Bautista, Citrus County Chronicle2. A. B. Sidibe, Citrus County Chronicle3.

B: Tri & SemiweeklyAthena Redmond, The Lancaster News1. Judge’s Comments: This was a really nice mix of page styles, all under the Faces & Places theme. Each page was unique in its execution. What really cap-tured the win for this entry was the Making History page. This was just an absolutely lovely presentation that played art well, but also used white space to good effect. The Art of Dance also was well executed. Rounding out the entry, the reunion of the class of 1966 from Lancaster’s black high school, Barr Street High, was a nice blend of design styles and good use of photography. Kyle Camp, The Lancaster News2. Todd Martin, Sentinel-News 3.

C: WeeklyLogan White, LaFollette Press1. Judge’s Comments: The choice between first and second here was tough. Both entries used are very good, had very clean design. Both entries used art well, giving good play to good photos. In the end, we felt the Through the Years piece from Evergreen could have used a different presentation, utilizing some dominant art. But this was a very, VERY tough choice. LaFollette edged Evergreen out on the strength of the 2nd and 3rd pages of their entry, which utilized a variety of photos to complement the primary story.Michael Hicks, Evergreen Newspapers2. Jane Alford, Carolina Gateway3.

15: BEST SPECIAL SECTIONA: Daily

Sports Staff, The News-Enterprise, Prep Hoops 1. PreviewJudge’s Comments: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bet-ter example of a well-thought out and incredibly well-executed theme for a sports preview. This category was absolutely no contest. The News-Enterprise used the theme of “Building Team Chemistry” and did so




MIKE WRIGHTCitrus County ChronicleNews Wri ng — Daily

On-going/Extended Coverage— Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

PETER ZUBATYThe Kentucky Standard

Sports Wri ng — Daily/Tri & Semiweekly

with consistency from the first page to the last. Each story had a science-related term for a headline and subheads defining the term scientifically and in rela-tion to basketball teams. The photos reflected each story’s title. The info boxes and “Keys to the Season” all utilized scientific terms. On top of it all, the pages were clean and crisp. This section was undeniably impressive. Very well done!Staff, The News-Enterprise, Discover Hardin County2. Staff, The News-Enterprise, Heartland , The Center 3. of it all

B: Tri & Semiweekly Staff, The Lancaster News, Discover1. Judge’s Comments: This one set a new standard for Discover guides. We really enjoyed the organization of the book, reflected in the color bars on the sides of the pages denoting what section you were in. The maps were excellent and easy to read. The overall attention to detail in this book stands out (the use of the colored dots to indicate which community a par-ticular thing was in is an especially nice touch that we know took a lot of time). But this isn’t just a Discover guide listing the contact names and numbers for area services; there’s some nice news content in here. There’s also a very nice mix of photos. The entire presentation was very professional and well done.

Staff, The Lancaster News, Honoring Veterans2. Staff, Roane County News, Class of 2016 3.

C: WeeklyStaff, Cynthiana Democrat, Zombie Chronicle1. Judge’s Comments: This almost wasn’t fair. When your community is home to both the creator and the original artist of The Walking Dead graphic novels, upon which the popular AMC TV series is based … well, you have a little fun with that. And Cynthiana’s community and its newspaper clearly did. The Democrat took full advantage of this unique opportunity, and it paid off, from the stories to a few of the advertisements. Every time I go through this section, I find something new that tickles me because of its creativity. THIS is what a special section should be … A theme carried through not just the stories, but the ads as well. Great coordination, great execution, great product. Staff, LaFollette Press, Life, Norris Dam2. Staff, Red Oak Express and Glenwood Opinion-3. Tribune, adventures in Southwest Iowa

16: BEST EFFORTS TO INCREASE ONLINE READERSHIP (All Newspapers)

Brian Garner, The News & Reporter1. Judge’s Comments: First place stood out: Garner and Travis Jenkins were covering two big stories (court trials) happening almost simultaneously. During breaks in the sexual harassment trial of the county sheriff, Garner posted breaking news updates. It’s a simple, but effective strategy to drive reader-ship. As Garner notes in his entry, “The ability to update the online story as events broke in the civil trial gave this twice-weekly newspaper the ability to get its readers up-to-the minute information and then flesh out the trial in more detail for the two print edi-tions that week.” Readers got not only daily breaking news updates on the trial, but expanded coverage in the print edition.

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Follow me outside of work

Jake Bethel spends free me prac cing and performing with The Jangle Sheep

Three of the Jangle Sheep band members are shown performing. From left, are Sean Adams of Evansville, Ind., Jake Bethel of Rockport, Ind. and Mike Cassidy of Jasper, Ind.

Many days when he leaves the Perry County News office in Tell City, Ind., Jake Bethel darts straight over to Evansville, Ind., three counties over, to practice or perform with his original four-piece rock band, The Jangle Sheep.

This 50-mile jaunt has become common-place within his schedule over the last year and half he has been employed as the newspaper’s feature writer and lifestyles editor.

The band began nearly three years ago, in September of 2014, bringing together four University of Southern Indiana stu-dents, all with various bachelor’s degrees in media. Bethel chose Journalism, but found a temporary home working as the local music director at what was then called The Edge.

While there in the spring of 2014, he met a future bandmate, Mike Cassidy of Jasper. They discussed playing music together as conversations around the station had led them to the conclusion they both enjoyed a lot of the same artists. The two met up once and had a good time playing instru-ments they would not end up playing in The Jangle Sheep (Jake playing drums and Mike playing bass guitar), both of them being able to play more than one.

It wasn’t until the next semester Cassidy befriended another guitarist he had class with, Travis Horton from Elderado, Ill., who happened to know a talented drum-mer, Sean Adams from Gallatin County, Ill., and the four lone sheep became a sonic flock, with Bethel picking up bass guitar.

Over the course of the last two and a half years, the quartet have released two extended plays of six songs each, the most recent in March of 2016, when Bethel had only been at the Perry County News for a few months.

Over the last year, they have written and are now finished recording their first full-length album, comprised of 15 songs at a run-time of nearly 65 minutes.

The Jangle Sheep mainly play in and around Evansville, but have gone out of the tri-state area a few times. They won the Sunfest Battle of the Bands at Wabash Valley College in April 2016, beating sev-eral other Evansville bands to take top prize of $400 and some spots on that col-lege’s radio station, 89.1 The Bash.

They also played a Battle of the Bands in

St. Louis in June of 2016, but did not win that contest.

In March of 2017, two shows in Louisville saw them playing east of their headquar-ters in Evansville, a first for the band.

The future of the band in terms of how far they may take their sound out of Evansville is uncertain. But one thing that is crystal clear is the fun Bethel has creat-ing and performing the band’s signature blend of rock and roll.

All things The Jangle Sheep can be found at www.thejanglesheep.com.

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Citrus Publishing’s June Employee of the Month

Cindy ConnollySpecial Section & Ad Designer

Cindy Connolly has been with the Chronicle since 1990 – that’s 27 years! In 2015, she rejoined the Advertising Department and quickly became an enormous asset to the team. She regu-larly jumps in to build creative ads in between her special section work. Even with her busy schedule, Cindy has cre-ated some great special sections. She will do whatever is needed and can always be counted on to offer her assis-tance. She’s creative, organized and always positive and happy. Thank You, Cindy, for all you do!

Pageland editor Don Worthington has been hired as the new editor for the Pageland (SC) Progressive Journal. Since the start of his career, Don has interviewed a King, a Queen, Hank Aarron, an Indian Chief, Presidents and Presidential Candidates, but he most enjoys telling the stories of ordinary peo-ple doing extraordinary things.

Elected secretary of Mid-Atlan c circula on

managers group Congratulations to Linda O’Neil, circula-tion manager for The Lancaster (SC) News, Carolina Gateway, News & Reporter and Progressive Journal, for being elected to the Mid-Atlantic Circulation Managers Association (MACMA) Board of Directors. She will serve as secretary.

Joins E-town repor ng team

Mary Alford is the newest reporter for The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown, Ky. Mary is originally from Owenton, Ky., and has a Bachelor’s degree in Convergent Media from Morehead State University. She previously worked at the Delta Democrat Times in Greenville, Mississippi. Mary enjoys reading and being outdoors.

Vandalia sales rep Trisha Miller has joined the staff at the Vandalia (Ill.) Leader-Union as a sales rep. Trisha has been a local resident of Vandalia for the last 18 years and, with her husband Josh, has five daughters: Elizabeth 20, Anna, 17, Laura 15, Rebekah, 8 and Hadley, 1. When not working, Trisha is involved with her children and all of their sports and activities. In her spare time she enjoys working out, reading and an occasional concert.


Taking it one day at a me

WILLIAM “BILLY” WEBB

By Nick Schrager EditorThe Springfield Sun

William A. “Billy” Webb is a sick man, but he’s not letting the illness or stress bring him down.

The 62-year-old, who was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in 2011, is all smiles, even when recalling the worst moments of the cancer that affects him to this day.

“It’s one disease you just deal with and go on,” Billy said, “and eventually it’ll do me in, but until then, I’m going to laugh.”

Webb was born and raised in Washington County and spent most of his adult life here. Before being diagnosed with leuke-mia and osteoarthritis, he worked for Bluegrass Dairy and Food as well as the Armour plant.

He recalled when he was asked to come in for blood work to double-check his white blood cell count after having a sim-ple blood test.

“I got a call from the doctor Dec. 2, 2011,” Webb said. “It was on a Friday night at 6 o’clock in Nicholasville.”

Billy had just come out of a restaurant with his wife, Renee, after a long after-noon of Christmas shopping.

For her, the call was troubling from the beginning. She said she secretly called a friend who was a nurse to ask what a high white blood cell count could mean.

“And she said it could be leukemia,” Renee said. “So I researched all weekend. I kind of knew deep down that it was, but hoped that it was a fluke test.”

After waiting the weekend, Billy went back to the doctor for a retest.

“He sat me down in the hallway and I thought; boy, this is a great place to tell me something like this,” Webb said. “It just kind of stunned me and I thought, what did he just say? I just sat there and thought; did I hear him right?”

Despite the terrible news, there was light at the end of the tunnel. Billy recalled his doctor telling there were more treatments available than there were a few years ago.

“He said ‘if this had been five years prior to this date, I would have handed you a death sentence,’” Billy said.

After his diagnosis, Billy’s doctor arranged for him to start going to the can-cer center in Danville, but even after the news, he couldn’t quite process it all. He

said he asked the nurse to write down his diagnosis so he wouldn’t tell his wife the wrong thing.

“It got my attention, no doubt,” Billy said.

Renee remembers her husband laughing when he called her on the phone at work and said he had leukemia.

Once the news sank in, however, he had a meltdown the next day. Afterwards, he promised himself and others it wouldn’t happen again. In fact, he only allotted one meltdown for family members, too. He told them “you get one, but that’s it.”

“It’s one of those deals where you can’t dwell on it and you take it day by day,” he said. “The way I see it, life is like stair steps, you get to this level and you get to this level and every time something comes up, you just get to the next level.”

Billy went through a 6-month regiment of chemotherapy, which put his leukemia into remission for two years.

Unfortunately, however, the cancer would return, and the couple was told there would be no remissions from then forward.

The couple went through four more rounds of chemotherapy, but the drugs began to destroy his white blood cells and bone marrow, so the oncologists switched him to another drug, Imbruvica, which is taken daily. A round of treatment with the drug is synthesized from the blood of more than 1,500 donors.

Even with this huge load on their shoul-ders, Billy pointed out their home life hasn’t changed much and it’s brought him and his family even closer together.

“When you’ve got something like this and you’ve got a spouse, or whoever, it’s not me that has the cancer,” Billy said. “It’s we because it affects my wife as much as it does me.”

He added that when you’re going through treatments, you can’t let yourself get depressed or place your blame on others or God.

“There is a reason I got this,” Billy said. “I don’t understand it but there is a reason I’ll find out one of these days.”

For example, he said, maybe God felt he was getting a little too comfortable.

“And then I got knocked down a notch,” Billy said, later noting that God’s will and man’s medicine have been working togeth-er the last five-and-a-half years. “God’s in control, he really is … he’s taken care of me. There have been times where every-thing looked bleak and then everything went good again.”

Both of them said their journey has been a lot easier because of family and friends who have taken the time to show they care. Renee said they’ve had friends who’ve brought cards and food on a regular basis.

“We had one friend who every time he had chemo, there was a German chocolate cake there when we got home because he got addicted to German chocolate cake,” Renee said.

Billy also stressed how important blood donations are to chemotherapy patients. Many folks like him have to have blood transfusions. In his case, he also went through intravenous immunoglobulin transfusions.

The Webbs have made friends with other patients, as well as medical staff at the place they go for treatment. Both said the patients and staff there are like extended family.

“We’ve made a lot of friends there, and we’ve lost some,” Renee said.

For Billy, who is currently undergoing treatment, there’s one time of year that is very special – Relay for Life. He said in the end, Relay is an event that lets him stand for others.

“It’s like giving back just to be out there,” he said. “How many people who have cancer would love to take that walk but can’t?”


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Four newspapers in Indiana and Illinois put some extra money in their pocket and ticked up their circulation numbers when they heard a simple idea from the folks at Kentucky Standard and decided to give it a try.

It was a simple promotion – sell bulk cop-ies to a sponsor and present each graduating Senior with a keepsake edition of the news-paper and special graduation section – but it really caught the attention of the circulation folks at Perry County News, Spencer County Journal-Democrat, Mount Vernon Democrat and the Vandalia Leader-Union. All four newspapers implemented the idea.

Each paper easily found a sponsor, added a sticker acknowledging the sponsor to the edition and made sure the copies were dis-tributed to the graduating seniors at nearly a dozen different high schools. About $700 was earned through the promotion, with a little over 1,000 copies distributed between

the four publications.In addition, there were several new adver-

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Cynthiana intern will try wrestling circuit first, with journalism to fall back on

TAYLOR CUSICK

By Lee Kendall Staff WriterCynthiana Dmocrat

Taylor Cusick will be working at the Cynthiana Democrat this summer as a journalism intern.

“We are excited to have Taylor join our staff for the summer,” said Becky Barnes, editor of the Cynthiana Democrat. “He is a people person and is excited to become a part of our commu-nity, at least for the summer.”

Cusick, 24, hails from Evarts, Ky., where he graduated from Harlan County High School. Last month, he graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a degree in journalism.

Cusick intends to follow a somewhat unconventional path with his bachelor’s degree.

“My earliest memories are of watching professional wrestling with my step- father,” Cusick said. “It has always been a dream of mine to become a profes-

sional wrestler.”He said that when his internship is con-

cluded with the Cynthiana Democrat, he intends to relocate to Louisville and will attend the Ohio Valley Wrestling

School.“If my wrestling career falls through, I

will have this degree in journalism to fall back on,” he said. “Hopefully, I will be able to get into the production and broadcasting end of professional wres-tling.”

As far as his duties are concerned for the newspaper this summer, Barnes said Cusick will be covering sports as Mike Aldridge will be on vacation through much of June and July. He will also be assigned feature stories as well as gov-ernmental meetings from time to time.

Cusick is looking forward to getting involved with the community during his two-month internship.

“I’m just looking forward to learning as much as possible from the experi-enced staff at the Cynthiana Democrat and am looking forward to building my own personal catalogue of writing expe-riences,” Cusick said. “I’m really look-ing forward to finding out the interesting stories that Cynthiana has to tell.”

Lancaster sales rep The Lancaster (SC) News has added Ashton Terry to its Advertising Team as a sales representative. Ashton is from Lancaster and has previously worked in the restau-rant industry. She loves the water and goes to the beach or lake as much as pos-sible.


Relay for Life dona ons raise $385Over the past several years, the LaRue County Herald News, Hodgenville, Ky., has been a Relay for Life sponsor and gives readers a chance to honor their loved ones with a dona-tion that is published in the newspaper. This year a total of $385 was raised by the pro-motion, of which 100% was given to Relay for Life. Pictured is Publisher Allison Shepherd (right) presenting a check to Kathy Ross with the LaRue County Relay for Life. The paper continues to honor the memory of their beloved Ramona (Mona) Coffey with this promo-tion, as she lost her long battle with ovarian cancer in January of 2016.

Returns to Columbine Courier

Kellie Collins has returned after working in advertising here 17 years ago to sell adver-tising for the Columbine Courier that is based in Evergreen, Colorado. In the inter-im, she worked in business administration. She has lived in the Columbine Courier community for more than 40 years, gradu-ating from Columbine High School in 1985. She surfs whenever she can get to the West Coast, and she likes hiking the beau-tiful Colorado mountains with her two adopted dogs, Bella, a Great Pyrenees, and Jack, a lovable mutt.

Tell City sales rep Whitney Kellems has joined the Perry County (Ind.) News advertising team as a full-time sales rep. The mother of two beautiful children, Conan and Olivia, Whitney grew up in rural Perry County, Ind., where her family owned a farm equip-ment business. She would often travel with her dad, meeting a lot of the local business owners, and she is enjoying meet-ing them again in her new capacity. Whitney graduated from Perry Central Community School and is attending University of Southern Idnaiana where she is working on her Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She enjoys being out-side, swimming, gardening, watching Netflix, the St. Louis Cardinals, and watch-ing her favorite player – her son – play baseball.

N-E press technician Brian Galvin has joined The News- Enter-prise, Elizabethtown, Ky., as a press techni-cian. Brian is originally from Texas and enjoys spending time with family and friends.


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Standard Blade reporter Andrea Tritschler joined MetroWest News-papers in February when she was hired as a reporter for the Brighton (CO) Standard Blade. Andrea recently moved to Colorado from Milwaukee, where she was a commu-nity news reporter for Now Media Group, a division of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She also is the associate editor and part owner of Rust Magazine, based in Milwaukee. Rust, now printing its fourth issue, is an arts and culture magazine that emphasizes local talent and stories. Andrea also was a freelance writer in Minneapolis and later in Brazil.

Summer sales rep Elise Webb, a full-time senior at Kentucky Wesleyan College, is spending her summer with the Perry County News advertising department while sales rep and friend Alexa Zuelly is off on medical leave after giving birth. Elise is majoring in Biology with a Pre-Medicine emphasis. The area is familiar, growing up across the river from Tell City, Ind. in Hancock County, Ky. Elise enjoys kayaking, hiking or riding the Harley Davidson with her boyfriend David. She also enjoys playing acoustic guitar, reading and working out.

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August BirthdaysAugust 1

Jessica Blackmon ........................... Lancaster News August 2Fred Scheurer ................................. Bedford BulletinAndrea Tritschler ............. MetroWest NewspapersCraig Watrous ............................... News-Enterprise

August 3Bobbie McInvaille ........................... Lancaster News

August 4Duane McClure ............................. News-EnterpriseRandi Mouser ............................ Kentucky Standard

August 5Jill McLaughlin ........................ Los Alamos MonitorRay Van Gundy ........................ Cynthiana Democrat

August 6Jeff Bryan ........................................ Riverland NewsTim Davis ........................... Citrus County ChronicleDebbie Reesor ............................... News-Enterprise

August 7Jessica Ballman ......................... Perry County NewsLynda Kinsey ..................................... Wakulla NewsNathan Simpson ................................ Central Office Morris Spillman ........................ Standard Publishing

August 8Laura Dison ............................. Los Alamos MonitorMerianne Johnson .... E-town Classified Call CenterJohn Salamon, Jr. ..................... Roane County News

August 10Tammy Manning ................................ Galax Gazette

August 11Terry Miller ............................. Cynthiana DemocratCody Wilson ...................... Citrus County Chronicle

August 12Erin Hahn ....................................... News-Enterprise

August 13Hillary Hammerle .............. Citrus County Chronicle

August 14Elise Webb ................................ Perry County News

August 15Sandra Logsdon ............................ News-EnterprisePete Zubaty ............................... Kentucky Standard

August 16Sue Smith ................................... Brunswick Beacon

August 17Steven Bond ................................... Bedford BulletinJames Loveday ........................ Roane County NewsJohn Murphy .......................... South Marion Citizen

August 19Sara Baker .......................................... Galax GazetteDoris Miller .................................... News-DemocratDave Powell ............................... Perry County NewsSteve Smith ...................... MetroWest Newspapers

August 20Artha Hopkins ................... Citrus County ChroniclePeggy Schulze .................................... Leader-Union Greg Thompson ............................ News-Enterprise

August 21Eugene Cozart ......................... Roane County NewsKayla Vaughn ................................. Lancaster News

August 22Jennifer McCray ................................ Central OfficeJan Schultz ............................................ Oldham EraKaela Ward .................................... News-Enterprise

August 23Dale Bowen ................................... Chiefland CitizenStuart Cassidy ........................... Perry County NewsBrenda Dunford ....................... Standard PublishingJeff Moreland ................... Central Ky. News-Journal

August 24Francis Matias ......................... Los Alamos MonitorJanine Piburn ............................. Brunswick BeaconDana Underwood .................... Cynthiana Democrat

August 25Brenda Locklear .................... Sumter County TimesJames Nall ..................................... News-Enterprise

August 26Julia Martinez ......................... Los Alamos MonitorJorge Rodriguez ............................. Lancaster NewsValerie Serra ................................. News-EnterpriseMike Taylor ........................... Sumter County Times

August 27Susan Collins ..................... Citrus County ChronicleJohn McCollum ............................. Red Oak Express Junior Reynolds ............................. News-EnterpriseLinda Shropshire ................................ Galax Gazette

August 29Alice Burgen .............................. Kentucky StandardAndrew Critchelow ....................... News-Enterprise

August 31Eric Stanton ........................................ Wakulla News

E-town reporter Andrew Critchelow joined The News- Enterprise in Elizabethtown, Ky., on June 13 as a reporter. He is originally from Rineyville, Ky., and has a degree in journal-ism from Western Kentucky University. Previously a features editor and reporter for the WKU Herald, Andrew enjoys play-ing music, reading and Indian food.

News-Enterprise reporter

Mike Mathison has joined The News- Enterprise in Elizabethtown, Ky., as a reporter. He is married to Kathleen and has two children, Fairyanne and Garrison. Originally from El Cajon, California, Mike has a B.S. in Journalism from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He enjoys golf, watching NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Big Bang Theory. He is also a fan of Luther Vandross, David Phelps, and his daughters.

Standard Publishing pressman

Vincent Giancola joined the Standard Publishing team in Shepherdsville, Ky., on June 19 as a press operator. Originally from Louisville, Vincent is married to Tammy Lynn and has two children, Vinnie and Nina Marie. He brings with him over 40 years of experience in the printing industry. Vincent enjoys fishing, kayaking, mountain bike riding and BMWs.


Three-year comparison based on YTD Q2 2014 data.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of: In Colorado: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc. In Connecticut: Anthem Health Plans, Inc. In Indiana: Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. In Kentucky: Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. In Maine: Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. In Nevada: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc., dba HMO Nevada. In New Hampshire: Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. HMO plans are administered by Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. and underwritten by Matthew Thornton Health Plan, Inc. In Ohio: Community Insurance Company. In Virginia: Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, and its service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. In Wisconsin: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWi), which underwrites or administers the PPO and indemnity policies; Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (Compcare), which underwrites or administers the HMO policies; and Compcare and BCBSWi collectively, which underwrite or administer the POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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We care about your health, so you might get a confidential call from us

At Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem), we’re more than your health plan company. We’re your partner on the road to better health. That’s why we may call you from time to time to share important health information, remind you about appointments or encourage you to join one of our health programs. These calls are always confidential, so you can feel comfortable talking with us.

We call with your best interest at heart.

We might call to help you with health issues, such as losing weight, quitting smoking, preparing for surgery or making healthier life choices. Other times, we’ll call to give you important health reminders. If you’re expecting a baby, we might introduce you to a supportive program that can help you enjoy a healthier pregnancy. Best of all, these programs have no extra cost, and we’ll always explain how they work with your benefits.

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You can always reach out to us to ask about our health programs and services. Just call the Customer Service number on the back of your ID card. We’re here for you and want you to enjoy the best health possible. After all, you deserve it. We’re just here to help you get there.

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