Pioneer wins 17 awards at Minnesota Newspaper Association convention
In the columnist category among all daily newspapers, travel and tourism reporter Bria Barton won second place for her "Trip on a Tankful" column series. "Barton makes readers long to visit -- just as a travel column should," the judges said. "Her lively writing complements well the zany locales she reviews, with many great photos, too!" Though the Pioneer is designed by many graphic designers throughout Forum Communications Co., Meghan Dowhaniuk submitted her work on the Pioneer for a design portfolio and won second place among all daily newspapers. Two Pioneer journalists were honored wit...