2008
David Powls
Holton Recorder
2007
Gary Mehl
McPherson Sentinel
2006
Caroline Trowbridge
The World Company
2005
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawa Herald
2004
Rhonda Humble
Gardner News
2003
John D. Montgomery
Hays Daily News
2002
Darrel Miller
Smith County Pioneer
2001
Doug Anstaett
Newton Kansan
2000
Larry Byers
Herington Times
1999
Jeff Burkhead
Emporia Gazette
1998
Steve Haynes
Oberlin Herald
1997
Ann Charles
Parsons Sun
1996
Les Anderson
Ark Valley News
1995
Vivien Sadowski *
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
1994
Bruce Buchanan
Harris Enterprises
1993
Kurt Kessinger *
Osage Co. Chronicle
1992
James Logback
Hill City Times
1991
Frederick D. Seaton
Winfield Courier
1990
Howard Kessinger
Marysville Advocate
1989
Ned Valentine
Clay Center Dispatch
1988
Richard Clasen *
Eureka Herald
1987
Tom Eblen
University Daily Kansan
1986
Murrel Bland
Wyandotte West
1985
John H. Stauffer
Topeka Capital-Journal
1984
W.W. Jiggs Morford *
Western Times
1983
Mike Harris
Chanute Tribune
1982
Bill Meyer *
Marion County Record
1981
Paul Jones
Lyons Daily News
1980
Tom Buchanan *
Washington Co. News
| 1979
Robert McCants *
Goodland Daily News
1978
John E. Chandler *
Holton Recorder
1977
Emerson Lynn Jr.
Iola Register
1976
Karl Gaston *
Ellsworth Reporter
1975
Kenneth C. Bronson
Pittsburg Morning Sun
1974
William V. Krause
Peabody Gazette
1973
Chuck Barnes
Pratt Tribune
1972
Richard Ramsey *
Hoisington Dispatch
1971
Don McNeal *
Council Grove Republican
1970
Webster Hawkins
Osawatomie Graphic
1969
Bill Brown
Garden City Telegram
1968
Merle M. Miller *
Belleville Telescope
1967
Dolph Simons Jr.
Lawrence Journal-World
1966
Kenneth Bruce *
Hillsboro Star-Journal
1965
Kenneth Powell *
Southwest Daily Times
1964
E.R. Woodward *
Oberlin Herald
1963
Stanley Stauffer *
Topeka Capital-Journal
1962
John Boyer *
Scott City News-Chronicle
1961
Stewart Newlin *
Wellington Daily News
1960
George Clasen *
Florence Bulletin
1959
Clyde M. Reed Jr. *
Parsons Sun
1958
Howard Wilson *
Jetmore Republican
1957
Elton Carter *
Norton Daily Telegram
1956
McDill “Huck” Boyd *
Phillipsburg Review
1955
Henry Jameson *
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
1954
Wharton Hoch *
Marion County Record
1953
Harry Valentine *
Clay Center Dispatch
1952
Leonard McCalla Jr. *
Anderson Countian
| 1951
H.A. Meyer Jr. *
Independence Reporter
1950
Max S. Miller *
Russell Record
1949
Richard M. Seaton *
Coffeyville Journal
1948
Albert L. Higgins *
Linn Record
1947
George W. Marble *
Fort Scott Tribune
1946
Frank Hall *
Hill City Times
1945
H.A. Meyer Sr. *
Independence Reporter
1944
Pete McKechnie *
Kiowa County Signal
1943
C.W. Wheeler *
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
1942
Lester P. Greenbank *
Valley Center Index
1941
W.G. Anderson *
Winfield Courier
1940
Walter A. Carlile *
Jamestown Ks Optimist
1939
Dolph Simons Sr. *
Lawrence Journal-World
1938
Leland Robinson Jr.*
LaCrosse Republican
1937
Harold A. Hammond *
Caldwell Messenger
1936
R.G. Hemenway *
Minneapolis Messenger
1935
F.W. Brinkerhoff *
Pittsburg Headlight Sun
1934
Earl Fickertt *
Peabody Gazette
1933
W.A. Bailey *
Kansas City Kansan
1932
E.A. Briles *
Stafford Courier
1931
John Redmond *
Burlington Republican
1930
Charles Browne Sr. *
Horton Headlight
1929
John C. Mack *
Newton Kansan
1928
Lou F. Valentine *
Clay Center Times
1927
Charles P. Beebe *
Neodesha Sun
1926
George Harman *
Valley Falls Vindicator
1925
Jess C. Denious Sr. *
Dodge City Globe
1924
W.F. Hill*
Westmoreland Recorder
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