The Era’s Marcie Schellhammer has been recognized with an honorable mention in the investigative journalism category of the Keystone Press Awards.

Her story, “For the Love of God,” was a look at the separation of the Global Methodist Church from the United Methodist Church.

Awards will be presented during a luncheon Oct. 17 at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel.

A graduate of Otto-Eldred High School and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Schellhammer has been with The Era since 2001.

She has been honored for her professional achievements 16 times, four as a finalist in the Quill competition, and through the Pennsylvania News Media Association, 12 times — three for columns and nine for reporting.

She and her daughter, Emily, live in Bradford.

The Keystone Media Awards — formerly called the Keystone Press Awards before merging with the PAPME Media Awards in 2020 — reinforce excellence by individuals in the news media profession, by recognizing journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences, and faithfully fulfills its First Amendment rights/responsibilities.