Daily Journal staffers earn state advertising awards

Daily Journal staff reporters

The Daily Journal took home a host of awards at the annual Hoosier State Press Association advertising awards dinner.

Among the winners at the event Sept. 17 were seven first-place honors.

Home News Enterprises, the company that owns the Daily Journal, took home a total of 115 awards, including 35 first-place honors.

Here’s the total list of Daily Journal winners and their ads and categories:

First-place winners

» Amanda Waltz and Chris Cosner, event marketing category for an ad for the Franklin Rotary Sip & Savor.

» Kelsey Ruddell and Alyson Vaught, churches and nonprofits category for an ad for Franklin United Methodist Community.

» Ruddell and Miranda Stockdall, in the vehicle dealerships category for an ad for Ray Skillman Ford.

» Ruddell and staff, in the classified advertising category for the Open Homes Extravaganza ad.

» Tina Ray and Sheila Stewart, in the lifestyles and recreation category for an ad for Honey Creek Tackle.

» Ray and Shelly McElfresh, in the personal care category for an ad for Transformations.

» Ray and Stewart, in the home category for an ad for Miles Homes Furnishings.

Second-place winners

» Waltz and staff, in the special section tab or broadsheet category for the Business Exchange.

» Hollie Miller and JR Prentice, in the lifestyles and recreation category for an ad for Gray Goat Sports.

» Miller and Vaught, in the residential service category for an ad for Plumbers Supply Co.

» Ruddell and Stockdall, in the digital display ad category for an ad for SOUTH Ladies Night Out.

» Margo Wininger and staff, in the event marketing category for an ad for SOUTH Ladies Night Out.

» Ray and Stewart, in the food and beverage category for an ad for Appleworks.

» Ray and McElfresh, in the real estate category for an ad for Berkshire Hathaway.

Third-place winners

» Miller and Vaught, in the political category for an ad for Johnson County Republicans.

» Ruddell and staff, in the ROP series or campaign category for the Countdown to Christmas.

» Wininger and Stockdall, in the best publication cover category for SOUTH.

» Stewart and staff, in the new digital product category for an ad for Miles Home Furnishings.

» Ray and Cindy Warren, in the classified advertising category.

» Ray and Warren, in the other retail category for an ad for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.

» Ray and staff, in the special topic page category for Halloween Safety.

» Honorable mention awards

» Waltz and staff, in the special section tab or broadsheet category for the Holiday Guide.

» Desiree Poteete and McElfresh, in the auto services category for an ad for Paul’s Glass.

» Miller and McElfresh, in the garden, yard and farm category for an ad for Greenwood Farmers Market.

» Ruddell and Warren, in the churches and nonprofits category for an ad for Grace United Methodist Church.

» Robert Wilson and Nikki Duckworth, in the vehicle dealerships category for an ad for Fletcher.

» Ray and Stewart, in the other retail category for an ad for Patriot Tactical.