Ponoka News with Lessons on life and grieving from a box of paper, by Emily Jaycox
Wetaskiwin Times with Wetaskiwin draws all kinds to it, by Christina Max
Fort Macleod Gazette with Macleod Notebook, by Frank McTighe
Honourable Mention:
Bashaw Star with Stepping outside your comfort zone, by Kevin Sabo
Best Feature Story By Local Writer
Rocky Mountain Outlook with Searchers of Kananaskis plane crashes made ultimate sacrifice, by Jessica Lee
Town & Country News (Grande Prairie) with The last newsstand; Al’s News Grande Prairie’s heritage business, by Jesse Boily
Fort Macleod Gazette with Ham Radio Field Day, by Frank McTighe
Honourable Mention:
Jasper Fitzhugh with NASA tests robot snake on Athabasca Glacier, by Scott Hayes
Town & Country This Week with In a class of her own, by Barry Kerton
Ponoka News with "Apartment building carbon monoxide leak brought back fear for Ukrainian refugee family", by Emily Jaycox
Best House Ad
Jasper Fitzhugh with Sign Up For Our Newsletter!, by Melissa Morris
Town & Country This Week with Get local news right to your inbox, by Glyn Parish
Wainwright EDGE with 6 Reasons why you should Advertise, by Carrie Baumgartner
Best Local News Story
St. Albert Gazette with ‘Nobody deserves this’: St. Albert residents appalled by treatment of loved ones in long-term care, by Rachel Narvey
Shootin' the Breeze with Town hall gym debate divides town and user groups, by Dave Lueneberg
Wetaskiwin Times with Citizens concerned about homeless shelter "losing faith", by Christina Max
Honourable Mention:
Rocky Mountain Outlook with Canmore Utility Master Plan should be council approved: governance experts, by Greg Colgan
Best Special Supplement or Section
Okotoks Western Wheel with Foothills Magazine
Ponoka News with Ponoka Stampede
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader with Letters to Santa
Honourable Mention:
Wainwright Edge with I DO Bridal Guide
Education Writing Award
Rocky Mountain Outlook with Bow Valley students learn cultural, ecological significance of bison, by Jessica Lee
Shootin' the Breeze with Students training to become firefighters, by Dave Lueneberg
Fort Macleod Gazette with F.P. Walshe Grade 7s help raise tipi, by Frank McTighe
Honourable Mention:
Ponoka News with Crestomere School class pilots successful virtual lunar rover mission simulation, by Emily Jaycox
Effective Use of Colour in Advertising
Taber Times with Halloween Party, by Bonnie Krizsan
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader with Canadian Tires - Hunting, by Jisun Kwon
Lloydminster Meridian Source with The Motley Troupe Dinner Theatre, by Dan Quach
Excellence in Creative Advertising
Shootin' the Breeze with Steak Sale, by Shannon Peace
Flagstaff/Sedgewick Community Press with Wawanesa, by Leslie Cholowsky, Eric Anderson
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader with Whitecap Chevrolet Buick GMC - Halloween savings, by Jisun Kwon
Habitat Conservation Story
Shootin' the Breeze with Growing concern for bats in Waterton Biosphere Reserve as white-nose syndrome looms, by Writer – William Cockerell, Photographer – Jaiden Panchyshyn
The Mountaineer with Darwin Park shares Crimson Lake loon survey, by Brittany Willsie
Wetaskiwin Times with WOW Wetaskiwin giving lessons on water and waste, by Christina Max
Honourable Mention:
Castor Advance with Renewable energy having strong impact on province, Paintearth County, by Kevin Sabo
Oyen Echo with Snakes on a plain, by Sheri Monk
Sports Writing Award
Rocky Mountain Outlook with Peak performance: Canmore sharpshooter summits every visible peak in area, by Jordan Small
Town & Country News (Grande Prairie) with Grande Prairie Storm in dire need financially: The reality is we will not make it through another year without help: Storm, by Jesse Boily
St. Albert Gazette with Drag Racing Legend: Fastest Canadian has no intention of slowing down, by Jackie Carmichael
Honourable Mention:
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader with So it is the fracking, after all, by Joe McWilliams
Sue Gawlak Best Local Editorial
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader with So it is the fracking, after all, by Joe McWilliams
Fort Macleod Gazette with Have Pride in Fort Macleod, by Frank McTighe
Okotoks Western Wheel with Something smells with large-scale project, by Ted Murphy
Honourable Mention:
Stettler Independent with MAiD and mental illness, by Kevin Sabo