Jerry Nowicki won several awards for reporting and editorial writing in three years at the LeRoy Farmer City Press. Below are all of the entries that were recognized by the Illinois Press Association with the original publish date on which they were printed. The awards include:
2016 Awards
- 1st Place Illinois Public Policy Institute Award for Promotion of the Public's Right to Know
- 1st Place Investigative Reporting
- 1st Place Sports News
- 2nd Place Business/Economic Reporting
- 3rd Place Government Beat Reporting
2015 Awards
- Honorable Mention Local Editorial
- 1st and 2nd Place Sports News
- 3rd Place Feature Story
- 2nd Place Sports Feature
2014 Awards
- 2nd Place Sports News
- 3rd Place Sports Feature