In 2015, as a one-man news operation, Jerry Nowicki led the LeRoy Farmer City Press to win the David B. Kramer Memorial Trophy awarded to Illinois' best small weekly newspaper.

The Award

The Illinois Press Association awards the David B. Kramer Trophy annually to the state's best non-daily newspaper with a circulation of less than 3,000. Jerry Nowicki was the editor of the LeRoy Farmer City Press and the lone full-time employee of the publication when it was awarded the trophy in 2015. Nowicki's LeRoy Farmer City Press took home 15 Illinois Press Association awards that year for various design, sports, news, photography and headline writing categories, including General Excellence and Community Service. Nowicki earned 33 Illinois Press Association awards in his three years at the Press.

A Record of Excellence

Nowicki was editor of the Press for just two years before he made it the best small weekly newspaper in Illinois. Take a look at some of his other work or contact him to help with yours.