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DES MOINES The Sheldon N'West Iowa Review was named Friday as the Iowa Newspaper Association 2009 "Newspaper of the Year."

The award was announced at the association's awards banquet capping the two-day Iowa Newspaper Association 2009 Convention and Trade Show in downtown Des Moines.

Presentations also were made to winners of the INA 2009 Better Newspaper Contests, which were judged by the Minnesota Newspaper Association. More than 4,000 entries in dozens of categories were judged by class, based on circulation. Daily Class 1 is for newspapers published daily with 9,999 circulation and less. Daily Class 2 is for newspapers published daily with 10,000 circulation and more. Weekly Class 1 is for newspapers published weekly with 1,400 circulation and less. Weekly Class 2, 1,401 to 2,274 circulation; Weekly Class 3, 2,275 and above circulation.

The Hawk Eye was among the winners in this year's competition.

The awards and places are as follows:

* Best feature page, first place.

* Excellence in editorial writing, second place, Steve Delaney.

* Best editorial page, third place.

* Best spot news story, third place.

* Best ad featuring grocery/food/entertainment, third place.

Matt Levins, John Bohnenkamp and The Hawk Eye staff photographers, John Gaines, John Lovretta, Matt Ryerson and Amy Vinchattle were given awards in the Iowa APMA competition.

Levins won first place in the sports spot news category for "Suddenly, the game didn't matter," a story about umpire Perry Brown, who died of a heart attack at a softball game in May. Brown was a long-time ump who loved the game.

John Bohnenkamp earned third place for "Battle back," for a story on Western Illinois University football coach Don Patterson's first public appearance after being diagnosed with cancer.

Gaines, Lovretta, Ryerson and Vinchattle earned first place for a picture story, "Flood of 2008," a photo documentary on the communities and people impacted by the area's historic disaster.