Awards and Honors
2023
For the Common Good Awards,
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Media Award, Clara Bates and Rebecca Rivas
2022
2022 Better Newspaper Contest,
Missouri Press Association
1st, Best Story about History, Rudi Keller
1st, Best COVID-19 coverage, The Missouri Independent and The Documenting COVID-19 Project
1st, Best Health Story, Tessa Weinberg and Betsy Ladyzhets
1st, Best Breaking News Story, Jason Hancock
1st , Best Video, Rebecca Rivas
2nd , Best Health Story, Rudi Keller
2nd, Multi-media reporting, Rebecca Rivas and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
2nd, Best Coverage of Rural Life or Agriculture, Allison Kite
2nd, Best Coverage of Government, Tessa Weinberg
3rd , Best Story about Rural Life or Agriculture, Allison Kite
Honorable Mention, Best News or Feature series, Rudi Keller
Honorable Mention, Best News Story, Jason Hancock
Honorable Mention, Best Health Story, Tessa Weinberg and Allison Kite
Honorable Mention, Best Headline writing, The Missouri Independent
2022 Sunshine Hero,
Missouri Sunshine Coalition
Missouri Sunshine Hero, The Missouri Independent
2021
2021 Better Newspaper Contest,
Missouri Press Association
1st, Best Coverage of Government, Tessa Weinberg, Rudi Keller and Rebecca Rivas
1st, Best Breaking News Story, Tessa Weinberg
2nd, Best Columnist - Serious, Jason Hancock
2nd, Best Online Newspaper or Website, Jason Hancock
2nd, Best Headline Writing, Jason Hancock
3rd, Best News Story, Rebecca Rivas
Honorable Mention, Best Story About Education, Tessa Weinberg
Honorable Mention, Best Story About History, Rudi Keller
Honorable Mention, Best Health Story, Adam Satrya Jackson