HOLLAND — Holland Sentinel Executive Editor Sarah Leach was once again honored for her dedication to the coverage of Ottawa County politics on Thursday, Feb. 29.
Leach was recognized for a recent Pulitzer Prize nomination by speaker Milton Nieuwsma at Holland Museum. Nieuwsma, an award-winning writer and journalist, shared details of his freelancer career as part of the museum’s “Newsflash! The Story of Journalism in Holland” exhibit.
According to Nieuwsma, the nominating committee for Leach consisted of himself, former Sentinel editor Ben Beversluis and former New York Times and Chicago Tribune editor Tom Stites.
Leach was presented with a plaque recognizing her nomination for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting.
“I have followed Sarah’s coverage of Ottawa Impact with keen interest,” Stites wrote in a release. “At a time when newspapers are in decline, her work demonstrates how important diligent reporting is to preserving democracy at the local level. Sarah illuminates the way you’re supposed to do it.”