The Spencer Magnet; Laurel News-Journal; Jessamine Journal; Appalachian News-Express, Pikeville; The Winchester Sun; The Gleaner, Henderson; Lexington Herald-Leader, The Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; and the Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky.

Other newspapers honored included The Fulton Leader; Hickman Courier; Springfield Sun; Citizen Voice & Times, Irvine; Corbin News-Journal; Anderson News; Georgetown News-Graphic; Shelbyville Sentinel News; Corbin Times-Tribune; Somerset Commonwealth-Journal; Ashland Daily Independent; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; The Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Paducah Sun; College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University; and the Williamson (W.Va.) Daily News.

The complete list of winners include:

Weekly Class 1 (circulation up to 3,000)

Spencer Magnet - First place: General Excellence, Front Page, Newspaper Promotion, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures; Second place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Certificate of Merit: Typography, Freedom of Information, Use of Photo Illustrations.

Fulton Leader — First place: Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Second place: General Excellence, Special Edition/Section; Certificate of Merit: Local Sports Pictures, Original Ad Idea, Display Advertising.

Hickman Courier - First place: Special Edition/Section; Third place: Special Edition/Section.

Beattyville Enterprise - Second place: Sports Page/Section.

Weekly Class 2 (circulation from 3,001 to 4,700)

Laurel News Journal — First place: General Excellence, Sports Page/Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Use of Photo Illustrations; Second place: Local Sports Pictures, Special Edition/Section, Use of Photo Illustrations; Third place: Typography, Local News Pictures, Use of Graphics.

Springfield Sun - First place: Newspaper Promotion, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Use of Graphics, Original Ad Idea; Second place: General Excellence, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local Feature Pictures; Third place: Sports Page/Section.

Citizen Voice & Times, Irvine — First place: Typography, Local Sports Pictures; Second place: Sports Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Use of Graphics; Third place: General Excellence; Certificate of Merit: Freedom of Information.

Owenton News Herald - First place: Front Page, Editorial Page, Special Edition/Section; Second place: Typography, Original Ad Idea.

Henry County Local - First place: Display Advertising; Second place: Newspaper Promotion; Third place: Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion; Honorable mention: Sports Page/Section.

McLean County News - First place: Local Feature Pictures; Third place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Honorable mention: Front Page.

Carrollton News Democrat - First place: Local News Pictures; Second place: Front Page; Third place: Lifestyles Page/Section, Local Feature Pictures.

Grant County News - Second place: Editorial Page; Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Third place: Special Edition/Section.

Clay City Times - Third place: Original Ad Idea.

Flemingsburg Gazette - Third place: Front Page.

LaRue County Herald News - Second place: Display Advertising.

Weekly Class 3 (circulation 4,701 and above) 

Jessamine Journal — First place: General Excellence, Typography, Front Page, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Local Sports Pictures, Special Edition/Section; Third place: Editorial Page, Use of Photo Illustrations; Honorable mention: Sports Page/Section.

Corbin News-Journal — First place: Freedom of Information, Use of Photo Illustrations, Display Advertising; Second place: General Excellence, Typography, Front Page, Local Feature Pictures, Local Sports Pictures; Third place: Lifestyles Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Special Edition/Section, Original Ad Idea; Honorable mention: Sports Page/Section, Original Ad Idea.

Anderson News - First place: Community Service, Newspaper Promotion, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Second place: Lifestyles Page/Section, Use of Graphics, Original Ad Idea, Newspaper Promotion; Third place: General Excellence, Sports Page/Section, Display Advertising; Honorable mention: Local News Pictures, Use of Photo Illustrations.

Lebanon Enterprise - Second place: Community Service, Freedom of Information, Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Local News Pictures; Third place: Local Feature Pictures; Honorable mention: Local Sports Pictures, Use of Graphics.

Cynthiana Democrat - First place: Use of Graphics, Original Ad Idea; Second place: Display Advertising; Third place: Typography; Honorable mention: Freedom of Information, Use of Photo Illustrations.

Casey County News - Third place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Use of Graphics, Newspaper Promotion; Honorable mention: Use of Graphics.

Oldham Era - First place: Editorial Page; Third place: Local Sports Pictures.

Benton Tribune-Courier - First place: Sports Page/Section; Honorable mention: Display Advertising.

Pulaski News-Journal - Second place: Editorial Page; Third place: Front page.

Union County Advocate - Second place: Special Edition/Section; Third place: Freedom of Information; Honorable mention: Front Page.

Wayne County Outlook - Second place: Use of Photo Illustrations.

Cadiz Record - Honorable mention: Special Edition/Section

Multi-Weekly (published two to three times per week)

 Appalachian News-Express, Pikeville — First place: General Excellence, Front Page, Editorial Page, Lifestyles Page/Section, Original Ad Idea, Display Advertising; Second place: Local Sports Pictures, Use of Graphics; Third place: Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion, Local News Pictures; Honorable mention: Use of Photo Illustrations.

Georgetown News-Graphic — First place: Freedom of Information, Local Feature Pictures, Local Sports Pictures, Special Edition/Section; Second place: General Excellence, Front Page, Sports Page/Section; Third place: Typography; Honorable mention: Editorial Page.

Shelbyville Sentinel News — First place: Community Service, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Second place: Community Service, Use of Photo Illustrations, Special Edition/Section; Third place: General Excellence.

Kentucky Standard, Bardstown - First place: Typography; Second place: Local News Pictures; Third place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Use of Photo Illustrations, Special Edition/Section; Honorable mention: Sports Page/Section.

Central Kentucky News-Journal, Campbellsville - Second place: Freedom of Information, Newspaper Promotion; Third place: Local Feature Pictures; Honorable mention: Typography, Sports Page/Section.

Floyd County Times - First place: Newspaper Promotion, Use of Photo Illustrations; Second place: Typography, Editorial Page, Lifestyles Page/Section; Third place: Sports Page/Section.

Princeton Times Leader - First place: Sports Page/Section, Local News Pictures; Second place: Local Feature Pictures; Third place: Local Sports Pictures.

Russellville News Democrat & Leader - First place: Use of Graphics; Second place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Original Ad Idea.

Morehead News - Second place: Display Advertising.

Daily Class 1 (circulation up to 10,000)

Winchester Sun — First place: General Excellence, Typography, Front Page, Local Feature Pictures; Second place: Community Service, Freedom of Information, Editorial Page, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local Sports Pictures, Display Advertising; Third place: Newspaper Promotion; Honorable mention: Special Edition/Section. 

Corbin Times-Tribune — First place: Community Service, Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Original Ad Idea; Second Place: General Excellence, Front Page, Special Edition/Section.

Somerset Commonwealth-Journal - First place: Special Edition/Section; Second place: Newspaper Promotion, Sports Page/Section, Use of Graphics; Third place: General Excellence, Front Page, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Local Sports Pictures.

Madisonville Messenger — Second place: Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Use of Photo Illustrations; Third place: Lifestyles Page/Section, Use of Photo Illustrations.

State Journal, Frankfort - First place: Freedom of Information, Use of Graphics, Use of Photo Illustrations; Third place: Typography, Editorial page, Sports Page/Section

Harlan Daily Enterprise — First place: Sports Page/Section, Local Sports Pictures, Display Advertising; Third place: Community Service.

Murray Ledger & Times - Second place: Original Ad Idea; Third place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Use of Graphics.

Middlesboro Daily News - First place: Business/Agribusiness Page or Section; Second place: Typography; Third place: Freedom of Information.

Richmond Register - Third place: Special Edition/Section.

Daily Class 2 (circulation from 10,001 to 25,000)

The Gleaner, Henderson — First place: General Excellence, Typography, Community Service, Front Page, Newspaper Promotion, Sports Page/Section, Local Sports Pictures, Special Edition/Section; Second place: Freedom of Information, Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Use of Graphics, Use of Photo Illustrations, Special Edition/Section; Third place: Lifestyles Page/Section; Original Ad Idea.

The Daily Independent, Ashland - First place: Editorial Page, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Use of Graphics; Second place: General Excellence, Local Sports Pictures; Third place: Community Service, Sports Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Special Edition/Section.

Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville — First place: Local News Pictures, Original Ad Idea; Second place: Front Page, Sports Page/Section, Original Ad Idea, Display Advertising; Third place: General Excellence, Typography, Use of Photo Illustrations.

The Advocate-Messenger, Danville — First place: Display Advertising; Third place: Editorial Page, Local Feature Pictures, Sports Pictures, Use of Graphics; Honorable mention: Special Edition/Section.

The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown — First place: Use of Photo Illustrations; Second place: Community Service, Lifestyles Page/Section; Third place: Front Page. 

The Daily News, Bowling Green — First place: Local Feature Pictures, Freedom of Information; Second place: Typography; Third place: Freedom of Information; Honorable mention: Editorial Page.

Daily Class 3 (circulation over 25,000)

Lexington Herald-Leader — First place: General Excellence, Freedom of Information, Front Page, Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion, Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Special Edition/Section, Original Ad Idea; Second place: Community Service, Newspaper Promotion; Third place: Original Ad Idea; Honorable mention: Special Edition/Section; Certificate of Merit: Typography.

The Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro — First place: General Excellence, Community Service, Local Sports Pictures, Use of Graphics, Use of Photo Illustrations; Second place: Freedom of Information, Editorial Page, Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Local News Pictures, Use of Graphics, Use of Photo Illustrations, Special Edition/Section, Original Ad Idea; Third place: Newspaper Promotion; Honorable mention: Special Edition/Section; Certificate of Merit: Local Feature Pictures, Display Advertising.

Paducah Sun - Second place: General Excellence; Third place: Editorial Page, Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page or Section, Special Edition/Section.

Associate Newspapers - Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky — First place: General Excellence, Typography, Editorial Page, Newspaper Promotion, Sports Page/Section, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Use of Graphics, Special Edition/Section, Display Advertising; Second place: Newspaper Promotion, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Local Sports Pictures, Special Edition/Section, Original Ad Idea; Third place: Front Page, Business/Agribusiness Page or Section, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Use of Photo Illustrations.
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University — First place: Front Page, Local News Pictures, Local Feature Pictures, Local Sports Pictures, Use of Photo Illustrations, Original Ad Idea; Second place: General Excellence, Typography, Editorial Page, Sports Page/Section, Lifestyles Page/Section, Photo Illustration, Display Advertising; Certificate of Merit: Freedom of Information.
Williamson (W.Va.) Daily News - Second place: Local News Pictures; Third place: General Excellence, Typography, Special Edition/Section; Certificate of Merit: Community Service.
Community Recorder, Florence - Second place: Front page.
Kenton Community Recorder - Second place: Local Feature Pictures.