Lehigh Valley Press cartoonist and photojournalist Ed Courrier, LVP photographer Donna Gewertz and Times News Editor Marta Gouger, above, left to right, display some of the 2026 Keystone Media Awards they and others from The Press newspapers received at an Oct. 8 luncheon at the Central Hotel and Conference Center, Harrisburg.

The Bethlehem Press was named a Sweepstakes Winner in Division VI Weekly News General News Publications for work published during 2025. For Bethlehem Press Editor George Taylor, this was the ninth time that the Bethlehem Press was a Sweepstakes Winner in the Professional Keystone Awards. The Bethlehem Press is noting its 21st year.

A total of 17 Keystone Media Awards were won in 2026 by The Press newspapers. The East Penn Press, Parkland Press, Catasauqua Press and Whitehall-Coplay Press weeklies scored awards. Lehigh Valley Press is a division of Times News Media.

Eleven Keystone Media Awards were garnered by The Times News daily paper.

List of Press newspapers 2026 Keystone Media Awards:

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