The Bainbridge Island Review was named one of the best newspapers for its size in the United States and Canada in the 2014 Newspaper of the Year competition by the Local Media Association.

The Review won second place in the extremely competitive contest in the category of non-daily newspapers up to 10,000 in circulation.

The award was announced by the LMA Wednesday.

“We are very proud of our Bainbridge team for winning this prestigious award. It is an honor to be chosen from so many tremendous publications across North America and Canada,” said Bainbridge Review Publisher Lori Maxim.

The LMA is a media industry organization of newspapers, radio and television stations, directories and pure play companies and is built on a foundation of more than 2,400 traditional media outlets.

The 2014 Newspaper of the Year competition was judged by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

Judges praised the Review its news content, front page design, reader appeal, advertising and photography.

The judges said the newspaper boasts a “great layout, clear organization, attractive typography and layout” as also noted its “strong coverage with good diversity” and “great photography.”

The Gaylord Herald Times, a Gaylord, Michigan newspaper published by Schurz Communications, won first place in the category of non-daily newspapers up to 10,000 in circulation.

The Long Beach Herald in Garden City, New York, published by Richner Communications, Inc. placed third.

The Review was one of two Washington state newspapers to earn honors in the competition. The contest features six different circulation classes; two for dailies and four for non-dailies.

The Everett Daily Herald, also owned by Sound Publishing, was named Newspaper of the Year for newspapers with a circulation over 30,000.