1859
Milton W. Reynolds
Nebraska City News |
1946
E.C. Leggett
Ord Quiz** |
1864
T.H. Robertson
Omaha Nebraskan |
1947
W.H. Smith
Seward Independent |
1870
A.D. Balcombe
Omaha Republican |
1948
Guy Ludi
Wahoo Newspaper** |
1873
Charles Henry Gere
Nebraska State Journal |
1949
Warren Wood
Gering Courier* |
1875-76
Webster Eaton
Kearney Nonpareil Press |
1950
Fred Zimmer
Hartington Cedar Co. News |
1877
J.C. McBride
Nebraska Farmer |
1951
R.F. Kennedy
Columbus Daily Telegram |
1878
John Mexander McMurphy
Plattsmouth Herald |
1952
Clyde H. Taylor Sr.
Lexington Dawson Co. Herald † |
1879
Thomas Wolfe
Seward Reporter |
1953
J.E. Hauge
Meadow Grove News |
1880
Charles Henry Gere
Nebraska State Journal |
1954
W.F. Greenlee Jr.
Oshkosh Garden Co. News † |
1881
Mentor A. Brown
Beatrice Express, Kearney Hub |
1955
Byron B. Vaughan
Blue Hill Leader |
1882,
1886 Erasmus Correll
Hebron Journal |
1956
Henry Mead
Seward Co. Independent |
1883
Fred Nye
Fremont Tribune |
1957
Ed Apking
Ord Quiz |
1887-89
Herbert M. Bushnell
Lincoln Daily Call |
1958
Jack Lough
Albion News |
1890
George P. Marvin
Beatrice Democrat |
1959
W.E. Buechier
Ogallala Keith Co. News |
1891-92
Frank G. Simmons
Seward Reporter |
1960
Tyler Edgecombe
Geneva Nebraska Signal **† |
1893
Frank 0. Edgecombe
Falls City Journal** |
1961
A.H. Henningsen
Omaha Daily Record |
1894
Ross L. Hammond
Fremont Tribune |
1962
E.R. Montgomery
Morrill Mail |
1895
Charles Morton Hubner
Nebraska City News |
1963
Bob Bogue
Oakland Independent † |
1896
Will E. Dayton
York Republican |
1964
Derrel Ludi
Wahoo Newspaper † |
1897
Frank M. Kimmell
McCook Tribune |
1965
Don Harpst Sr.
Cambridge Clarion |
1898
Edgar Howard
Papillion Times |
1966
Arnold E. Kuhn
Hemingford Ledger |
1899
W.N. Huse
Norfolk News* |
1967
Kerry E. Leggett
Ord Quiz** |
1900
Will Maupin
Omaha World-Herald |
1968
Emil W. Reutzel Jr.
Norfolk Daily News |
1901
Dennis H. Cronin
O'Neill Frontier |
1969
Ronald R. Furse
Aurora News-Register *† |
1902
Arthur W. Ladd
Albion News |
1970
Alton W. Wilhelms
Stromsburg Headlight † |
1903
Adam Breede
Hastings Tribune |
1971
John Edgecombe Sr.
Geneva Nebraska Signal **† |
1904
Charles Bowley
Crete Democrat |
1972
Robert J. Pinkerton
Kimball Western Nebr. Observer* |
1905
John Donovan
Madison Star-Mail |
1973
J. Alan Cramer
Wayne Herald † |
1906
Frank D. Reed
Shelton Clipper |
1974
Clarence Hebda
Fullerton Nance Co. Journal |
1907
Henry C. Richmond
Omaha Nebraskan |
1975
Fred Rose
Ainsworth Star-Journal |
1908
L.A. Varner
Sterling Sun |
1976
Jack Pollock
Ogallala Keith Co. News |
1909
Nelson J. Ludi
Wahoo Democrat** |
1977
George P. Miller
Papillion Times † |
1910
Asa B. Wood
Gering Courier* |
1978
Henry Trysla
South Sioux City Star |
1911
John M. Tanner
South Omaha Democrat |
1979
Arthur J. Riedesel
Ashland Gazette † |
1912
Henry G. Taylor
Central City Nonpareil |
1980
Loral Johnson
Imperial Republican |
1913
Charles W. Pool
Tecumseh Johnson Co. Journal |
1981
Dick Lindberg
West Point News |
1914
Henry Allen Brainard
Hebron Champion |
1982
Kent Thomas
Beatrice Daily Sun |
1915
Horace M. David
Ord Journal |
1983
Ken Kauffold
Dodge Criterion |
1916-17
Clark Perkins
Beatrice Express |
1984
Douglas Duncan
Shelton Clipper |
1918
C.B. Cass
Ravenna News* |
1985
George A. Peterson
Loup City Sherman Co. Times |
1919
Will C. Israel
Havelock Post |
1986
William Nuckolls
Fairbury Journal-News † |
1920
Emerson R. Purcell
Broken Bow Custer Co. Chief |
1987
Arlen Miles
O'Neill Holt Co. Independent † |
1921
George C. Snow
Chadron Journal |
1988
Jack Tarr
David City Banner-Press † |
1922
J.P. O'Furey
Hartington Cedar Co. News |
1989
Charlyne Berens
Seward County Independent |
1923
J.S. Kroh
Ogallala Keith Co. News |
1990
Kenneth Rhoades
Blair Newspapers |
1924
Marie O'Donnel Weekes
Norfolk Press |
1991
Jerry Huse
Norfolk Daily News** |
1925
Joseph 0. Alden
York Republican |
1992
Greg Viergutz
Gothenburg Times |
1926
Walter A. Brown
Friend Sentinel |
1993
Elna Johnson
Imperial Republican*** |
1927
H.D. Leggett
Ord Quiz** |
1994
Ted Huettmann
Wisner News-Chronicle † |
1928
Charles R. Kuhle
Leigh World |
1995
Ron "Butch" Furse
Aurora News-Register*† |
1929
J.F. "Dan" Webster
St. Paul Phonograph |
1996
Don Russell
Sutton Clay County News |
1930
Fred H. Price
Newman Grove Reporter |
1997
Gene Morris
McCook Gazette |
1931
Thomas T. Osterman
Blair Pilot (died in office) |
1998
Jim Dickerson
Elgin Review |
1931
Dwight P. Griswold
Gordon Journal |
1999
Zean Carney
Wahoo Newspaper |
1932
J. Hyde Sweet
Nebraska City News-Press |
2000
Steve Chatelain
Kearney Hub |
1933
L.A. Glassburn
Exeter Fillmore Co. News |
2001
John Edgecombe
Jr., Geneva Nebraska Signal** |
1934
Doyle L. Buckles
Fairbury News |
2002
Kent Broyhill
Star Printing and Publishing Co. |
1935
Lyman P. Cass
Ravenna News* |
2003
Sherry Blanche
Kimball Western Nebraska Observer* |
1936
W.H. Plourd
Fullerton Nance Co. Journal |
2004
Lee Warneke
Plainview News* |
1937
Ralph Kelly
Atkinson Graphic |
2005 Kent Warneke
Norfolk Daily News*
|
1938
S.W. Thurber
Tecumseh Chieftain |
2006 Lee Ostdiek
Blue Hill Leader |
1939
E.M. Von Seggem
West Point Republican |
2007 Russ Pankonin†
Imperial Republican |
1940
Ralph Cox
Arapahoe Public Mirror |
2008 Mark Rhoades*
Blair Enterprise |
1941
E.W. Huse
Wayne Herald** |
|
1942
Parke F. Keays
Broken Bow Custer County Chief |
|
1943
A.C. Gardner
Crete News |
|
1944-45
Nate Pont
Stanton Register |
|
1952 A.C.
Gardner
Crete News |
1982 Ted
Gill
Arapahoe Public Mirror |
1953 Ronald R. Furse
Plattsmouth Journal*† |
1983 John Sanders
Auburn Newspapers |
1954 Tyler Edgecombe
Geneva Nebraska Signal**† |
1984 Jack Spiegel
Ravenna News |
1955 Ralph L. Cox
Arapahoe Public Mirror |
1985 Harley Lofton
Holdrege Citizen |
1956 Fred R. Zimmer
Hartington Cedar Co. News |
1986 Bryce Wilkins
Mitchell Index |
1957 Clyde Taylor Sr.
Lexington Dawson Co. Herald |
1986 Marvin Taylor
Randolph Times |
1958 Derrel Ludi
Wahoo News** † |
1987 Kim Johnson
Hebron Journal-Register |
1959 W.F. Greenlee Jr.
Oshkosh Garden Co. News † |
1988 Gene Morris
Benkelman Post |
1960 John Gebbie
Bellevue Leader |
1989 Connie Thompson
St. Paul Phonograph-Herald |
1961 Bob Bogue
Oakland Independent † |
1990 Les Mann
Chadron Record |
1962 Alton Wuheims
Stromsburg Headlight † |
1991 Lee Warneke
Plainview News |
1963 Loren C. Fry
Neligh News and Leader |
1992 John Edgecombe
Jr.
Geneva Nebraska Signal** |
1964 John Edgecombe
Sr.
Geneva Nebr. Signal** † |
1993 Dan Collin
York News-Times |
1965 George Miller
Papillion Times † |
1994 Dewaine Gahan
Oakiand Independent |
1966 J. Alan Cramer
Wayne Herald † |
1995 Fred Kuhlman
Alliance Times-Herald |
1967 Dave McLaughlin
Deshler Rustler |
1996 Rod Worrell
Ainsworth Star-Journal |
1968 Arthur Riedesel
Ashland Gazette † |
1997 Penny Overmann
Elkhorn Douglas Co. Post-Gazette |
1969 Vance Viergutz
Randolph Times* |
1998 Russ Pankonin
Imperial Republican |
1970 Ray Dover
Valentine Newspaper |
1999 Mark Cramer
Omaha* |
1971 Lloyd Reeves
Crete News |
2000 Julie Speirs
Kearney Hub |
1972 William C. Nuckolls
Fairbury Journal-News † |
2001 Jim Holland
Fremont Tribune |
1973 Wayne Friedly
Humboldt Standard |
2002 Gayle Schutz
Arapahoe Public Mirror |
1974 Leslie Falter
Tilden Citizen |
2003 Mike Overmann
Elkhorn Douglas County Post-Gazette |
1975 Arlen Miles
O'Neill Holt Co. Independent † |
2004 Steve DeLashmutt
Burwell Tribune |
1976 Everette Waters
Bertrand Herald |
2005 Beverly Puhalla
Tecumseh Chieftain
|
1977 Jack Tarr
David City Banner-Press † |
2006 Rob Dump
Hartington Cedar Co. News |
1978 Ronald L. Furse
Aurora News-Register*† |
2007 Bob Blackman
Columbus Telegram |
1979 Marlin Waechter
Stanton Register |
2008 Deb McCaslin*
Broken Bow Custer Co. Chief |
1980 Leland Ostdiek
Blue Hill Leader |
|
1981 Ted Huettmann
Wisner News-Chronicle † |
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