03-04-2025
Tribune collects seven finalist entries in Golden Quills competition
The Meadville Tribune has been named a finalist in seven categories for the 2025 Golden Quills competition.
According to The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, the Golden Quill Awards recognizes professional excellence in written, broadcast, photographic, video and digital journalism in western Pennsylvania and neighboring counties in Ohio and West Virginia.
'For the Golden Quills, the work of our newsroom is judged against the best in our region,' Editor Rick Green said. 'Our division is perhaps the most competitive one. I'm especially proud of our team here. The honors we have received are a reflection of the hard work and dedication of everyone on staff.'
The Tribune's finalists in Division 2 are:
• Traditional feature, Mike Crowley, 'Going for gold: Student competes in 'major league' of marching band.'
• Public affairs/politics/government reporting, Chloe Forbes, 'Critical Pa. swing county remains in limbo as Election Day nears,' and Crowley, 'Bye-bye biomass: Crawford Central pulls plug on energy initiative.'
• Business/technology/consumer reporting, Crowley, 'Parking puzzle: Town hall shows meter increases unpopular, other options limited,' and Forbes, 'Meadville weighs if skill games regulations are a good bet.'
• Science/environment reporting, Crowley, 'Weed patrol: Checking Pymatuning Reservoir and Conneaut Lake for invasive species.'
• Education: Crowley, ''Much ado,' but few books removed: One year after PENNCREST library policy changes.'
The winners will be announced during the annual Golden Quills dinner May 28 at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.
This is the fourth year the Tribune has entered the competition. In 2024, the newspaper was a finalist in five categories. The Tribune had four finalists in 2023 and five in 2022.
'I'm incredibly pleased to see Chloe and Mike recognized for their great work by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania,' said Tribune Publisher Devon Stout. 'We are fortunate to have such talented journalists working for us, and I want to congratulate them and acknowledge the hard work of our entire news team. A huge amount of effort goes into the quality local coverage that we produce, and I couldn't be more proud of our staff.'
'It's cliche to say it's an honor to be a finalist, but we are,' Green said. 'Everyone at the newspaper is proud of the local journalism we produce on a daily basis. It's quite the honor to see that work recognized by our peers.'
