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The Marion County Record, a small-town newspaper that fell into the national spotlight when its offices were raided by police in August, has won a press award recognizing excellence in journalism. The newspaper will be the first organization as a whole to receive the William Allen White National Citation Award, according to a Tuesday press release from the University of Kansas. The award, which has been granted annually since 1950, is usually given to individual journalists. Eric Meyer, the newspaper’s owner and publisher, will accept the award in April on behalf of the newsroom. “To be mentio…

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