The Union newspaper won a handful of awards in the 2020 California Journalism Awards Contest. The paper took fifth place in General Excellence, a category that includes all papers with a daily circulation of 15,000 or under. The Union Publisher Don Rogers lauded the newspaper’s contest wins. “What’s most important to me is that we are the very best we can be for our communities every day,” Rogers said. “Having our colleagues recognize our work is both icing and a sign of being on the right track, especially with such a challenging year.” Staff Writer Liz Kellar took a fourth place award in Breaking News for “’Tragic:’ Man shot, killed after pointing Airsoft rifle at law enforcement.” The story focused on the officer-involved shooting death of Gabriel Strickland.