May 6th, 2008

WNPA Member Pic: Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Kristyna Wentz-Graff record audio during a memorial for Ricky Nelson,
a Marine Cpl., 23, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. The
memorial was organized by students at Christian Life School, in
Kenosha, from where Ricky and his widow Kristen both graduated.

Photo by Kevin Poirier/Kenosha News

Posted by Administrator as WNPA Member Pics at 1:30 PM EDT

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Clip standings following March clips

Here are the up-to-date clip standings following the return of the March 2008 clips.

Corey Wilson, Green Bay Press Gazette, 255
Evan Siegle, Green Bay Press Gazette, 225
Dan Powers, Appleton Post Crescent, 220
Terry Mayer, The Week, 215
Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 190
Tom Loucks, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 175
Scott Anderson, Racine Journal Times, 165
Mark Hertzberg, Racine Journal Times, 150
H. Marc Larson, Green Bay Press Gazette, 130
Doug Alft, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 120
Susan Pischke, Herald Times Reporter, 90
Kristyna Wentz-Graff, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 80
Kevin Poirier, Kenosha News, 70
Dan Lassiter, The Janesville Gazette, 50
Eric Young, Herlad Times Reporter, 40
Michelle Stocker, The Capital Times, 40
Cory Dellenbach, Shawano Leader, 40
Jaslyn Gilbert, Herald Times Reporter, 30
Gregory Shaver, Racine Journal Times, 30

Posted by dellenbach as Webmaster's Column, Clip Contest Update at 12:23 AM EDT

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March 2008 clips are in

The March clips have just returned. Thank you to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for judging the March 2008 clips.

SPOT NEWS
1. Scott Anderson — Racine Journal Times = Dump truck tips over.
2. Doug Alft — Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune = Power outage at school.
3. Corey Wilson — Green Bay Press Gazette = Motorcycle accident.

PORTRAIT
1. Evan Siegle — Green Bay Press Gazette = Man who sold gun to shooter.
2. Dan Powers — Appleton Post Crescent = Wrestler of the Year
3. Scott Anderson — Racine Journal Times = Fan listens as Favre announces retirement.
Honorable mention: Scott Anderson — Racine Journal Times = Wrestler of Year working on the farm.

FEATURE
1. Corey Wilson — Green Bay Press Gazette = Shaved head for charity.
2. Scott Anderson — Racine Journal Times = Son helps day snow plow.
3. Scott Anderson — Racine Journal Times = Recognizing National Pi Day.

GENERAL NEWS
1. Mark Hertzberg — Racine Journal Times = Wife of killed police officer cries in court
2. Cory Dellenbach — Shawano Leader = Brett Favre pauses to cry.
3. Dan Powers — Appleton Post Crescent = Jury convicts stepfather of killing boy reaction.
Honorable mention: Evan Siegle — Green Bay Press Gazette = After school tutoring program.

SPORTS
1. Mark Hoffman — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel = Favre carrying Jennings off the field.
2. Michelle Stocker — The Capital Times = Brian Butch celebrates Big Ten Title.
3. Dan Powers — Appleton Post Crescent = High school hockey.
Honorable mention: Mark Hoffman — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel = Dunking at the Bradley Center.
Honorable mention: Terry Mayer — The Week = State boys basketball reaction.

FEATURE MULTIPLE
1. Tom Loucks — Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune = Teacher leaving on maternity leave.
2. Tom Loucks — Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune = Boxing.
3. Mark Hoffman — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel = Tough as ice sled hockey team.

Illustration (quarterly)
1. Dan Lassiter — The Janesville Gazette = Fraternalist visible in community.

There you have it. Great job again to all and good luck with the April clips!

Posted by dellenbach as Webmaster's Column, Clip Contest Update at 12:11 AM EDT

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May 3rd, 2008

New website to be unveiled

A major redesign for WNPAonline.com is due to come online in the next few weeks, showcasing a number of new features and drastically changing the presentation of information online.

Improvements will be made in the way photo galleries are presented online, incorporating Lightbox, an innovative new gallery browser.

The membership page has been updated, and will allow users to add custom information and e-mail other users directly from WNPAonline.com

There will still be polls, story comments and all the other features, but perhaps the biggest reorganization will be the dissolution of blog.WNPAonline.com. All of the data from the blog will be merged into WNPAonline, creating one comprehensive source of information, including vastly better archives. Once the new site is up, brows our archives, you may find a few things that disappeared over the years.

Looking forward, the new site offers many potential upgrades including better handling of multimedia formats, online registration and an easier to use FTP function, including many others beyond the horizon.