Lime Springs Herald Ranks High Again This Year (2004)!

A bit of background is probably in order here, as not all readers of The Lime Springs Page are readers of the Lime Springs Herald. Dan Evans is publisher of "The Herald," the Riceville Recorder, the Le Roy Independent, and a paper in Grand Meadow. Dan holds out in the Le Roy office when he's not on the run gathering news, taking pictures, selling ads, or managing his outlying "bureaus."

The Lime Springs bureau, neatly housed in the Jones Meat Market building, is ably manned (peopled?) by Marcie Klomp. Marcie writes most of the articles for the Herald and is well aware of what is going on in her territory! The Herald has come a long way since the Evanses took over—sometimes putting out double-sized issues, sometimes with color pictures, and always with lots of Lime Springs news. And Marcie is always there with the story of the week!

In early February, Marcie and others attended the annual meeting of the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) in Des Moines. The Recorder and the Herald placed well again. Awards for The Herald are:
Note: "Comments" are the comments of the INA judges.
Best Use of Graphicsl-----First place, for a graphic created by Marcie

Best Multi-Published Section-----Second place, for the Vacation and Recreation Guide
Comments:A really comprehensive guide to local attractions with lots of valuable information. There are a few ideas I hope to steal.

Best Circulation Promotion----Second place, for a series of ads to increase circulation
Comments: Although other newspapers had similar promos, you had all of them. I like the college-bound promo.

Best Ad Idea for a Community Promotion or Event-----Second place, for a full-page ad promoting Elma in the Vacation and Recreation Guide
Comments: Your "Come Fine Home" ad had a nice layout. Good use of color and photos. Nice simple text. Easy eye flow.

Best Headline Writning----Third place
Comments: Some catchy headlines, but most were straightforward, which isn't all that bad.

Pretty impressive awards for "our" paper, wouldn't you say? Congratulations, Marcie, Dan, and crew.

Carl would be pleased.