Vindicator staff does well in Associated Press awards

COLUMBUS (AP) —Finalists in Division IV, Newspapers with daily circulation of 25,000 to 74,999

Best Online Photojournalist: Chris Geier, The Lima News; Robert K. Yosay, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; William D. Lewis, The (Youngstown) Vindicator.

Best Headline Writer: Kiarash Zarezadeh, The Lima News; Tom Anderson, Warren Tribune Chronicle; Tom Harrison, The Lima News.

Best Business Writer: Bart Mills, The Lima News; Larry Ringler, Warren Tribune Chronicle; Robert Wang, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Columnist: Charita Goshay, The (Canton) Repository; David Trinko, The Lima News; Todd Franko, The (Youngstown) Vindicator.

Best Editorial Writer: Dennis Mangan, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Gayle Beck, The (Canton) Repository; Guy C. Coviello, Warren Tribune Chronicle.

Best Feature Writer: Charita Goshay, The (Canton) Repository; Ed Runyan, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Shane Hoover, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Graphics Artist: John Cruz, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Robert McFerren, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Scott Brown, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Columnist: Jim Ingraham, The (Willoughby) News-Herald; Steve Doerschuk, The (Canton) Repository; Todd Porter, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Feature Writer: Joe Scalzo, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Josh Weir, The (Canton) Repository; Steve Doerschuk , The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Writer: Bill Tilton, The (Willoughby) News-Herald; Joe Scalzo, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Todd Porter, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Photographer: Craig J. Orosz, The Lima News; Jay Sowers, The Lima News; Scott Heckel, The (Canton) Repository.

Best News Writer: Adam Ferrise, Warren Tribune Chronicle; Heather Rutz, The Lima News; Kelli Young, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Sports Event Coverage: Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Harding Fires Coach”; The (Canton) Repository, “OHSAA Spring Sports Championships”; The (Canton) Repository, “Hall of Fame.”

Best Sports Enterprise: The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “News-Herald All-Decade Football: Where Are They Now?”; Joe Scalzo, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Tom Usher and Jim Naveau, The Lima News, “OHSAA Division Realignment Proposal.”

Best Special Sports Section: Warren Tribune Chronicle, “High School Football”; The Lima News, “Football Prep Preview”; Mark Huber, The (Canton) Repository, “Class of 2011.”

Best Daily Sports Section: The (Willoughby) News-Herald, The Lima News, The (Canton) Repository.

Best Informational Graphic: Nate Warnecke, The Lima News, “August Light Show: The Perseid Meteor Shower”; Nate Warnecke, The Lima News, “A Century of Chevy”; Scott Brown, The (Canton) Repository, “Senate Bill 5.”

Best Illustration: John Cruz, The (Youngstown) Vindicator; Nate Warnecke, The Lima News, “Black Friday 2011”; Nate Warnecke, The Lima News, “Kindle e-reader vs. Books.”

Best Spot News Photo: Jeff Forman, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Fire Aftermath”; Robert K. Yosay, The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Six Dead in Fire”; Scott Heckel, The (Canton) Repository, “Mother’s Grief.”

Best General News Photo: Jay Sowers, The Lima News, “Falcons Tagged for Flight”; Maribeth Joeright, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Evarts Funeral”; Maribeth Joeright, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Ricket Sentence.”

Best Feature Photo: Jeff Forman, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Shake It Off”; R. Michael Semple, Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Tiny Dancer”; R. Michael Semple, Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Bocce.”

Best Sports Photo: Bob Rossiter, The (Canton) Repository, “Flip”; Jeff Forman, The (Willoughby) News-Herald, “Missed Reception”; William D. Lewis, The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Header.”

Best Use of Multimedia: The Lima News, “Dr. Mark Wangler Trial Coverage”; The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Fracking”; Nate Warnecke and David Trinko, The Lima News, “New Elida Road Traffic Pattern.”

Best Community Service: The (Canton) Repository, “B. Virdot”; Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Fitness Challenge”; The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Government Watch.”

Best Investigative Reporting: Adam Ferrise, Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Dealing with Gangs”; Christine Keeling, The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Church Liens”; Robert Wang, The (Canton) Repository, “Timken Peninsula.”

Best Full Page Layout: Denise Hunter, The Lima News, “William E. Metzger Jr.”; Joe Landsberger, Warren Tribune Chronicle, “Korey Stringer”; Robert McFerren, The (Youngstown) Vindicator, “Rocket Man/Our Civil War.”