The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News picked up six awards April 28 during the Iowa Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contests.

News editor Nick Pedley won first place in the Master Columnist category and the publication also took top honors for Best Website. Pedley won second and third place in the Excellence in Editorial Writing category, also earning a third place finish for Best Feature Photo for a picture of Dave Vander Broek and his beehive. Finally, Pedley and sports editor/staff writer Mike Petersen won third place in the Best COVID-19 Coverage category.

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