March 29, 2024

CNA wins six awards in INA contest

The Creston News Advertiser won six awards in the Iowa Newspaper Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Contests.

The CNA advertising department won first place in the best web advertisement category for daily newspapers with circulation less than 10,000. The ad was designed by CNA Information Technology Manager Dorine Peterson for Stalker Chevrolet in Creston.

Judges’ comments included: “The use of animation is unique in the category. This makes the ad stand out.”

The advertising department also won third place in the following categories:

• Best ad featuring furniture, furnishings, appliances or hardware (Cook Video & Appliance advertisement built by CNA Ad Designer Kayla Mensing)

• Best ad featuring miscellaneous (Quik Pawn advertisement built by CNA Ad Designer Kayla Mensing)

• Best ad featuring agriculture (Crop Production Services advertisement built by CNA Ad Designer Amber Hayes)

Additionally, the editorial staff at the Creston News Advertiser took second place in the best special section category for last year’s Progress edition that featured more than 60 stories on area educators.

Judges’ comments included: “What a way to bring education into the homes. Lots of hard work evident in this section.”

Larry Peterson — sportswriter at the CNA — also placed third in the best sports story category for his coverage of the Creston softball team sliding into the state semifinals in July.

The News Advertiser’s sister paper — Osceola Sentinel-Tribune — won two awards for weekly newspapers with circulation 1,851 and above.

In advertising, the Tribune won first place in the best ad featuring grocery, food or entertainment category. The ad was designed by Kayla Mensing.

In editorial, Kyle Wilson and Amy Hansen took second place in the best breaking news story category for coverage of the Osceola Farm & Home fire in October 2014.