Hungry Horse News wins top photo award

The Hungry Horse News garnered the Mel Ruder photograph of the year award at the Montana Newspaper Association annual awards ceremony Saturday. Photographer Chris Peterson won the honor for a photograph of a mountain goat licking salt off the railing at the Hidden Lake Overlook in Glacier National Park.

The newspaper also took first place for its annual "Adventure Guide."

It took second place in the news story category for a story about saving a Canyon man's life by Richard Hanners and third place in lifestyle coverage.

Peterson also took first and third place in outdoor writing and third place in the sports photo category.