Winges elected AP Society director

Bruce Winges, vice president and editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, was elected as a director of the Associated Press Society of Ohio for 2011-12 at the group's annual convention Sunday. Winges will represent newspapers with a daily circulation of more than 50,000.

Also serving on the board, with a term expiring in 2012, is Jeff Gauger, editor of the Canton Repository, representing newspapers from all circulation divisions as an at-large director.

Laura Kessel, managing editor of The (Willoughby) News-Herald, was elected president of the Associated Press Society of Ohio for 2011-12 at the group's annual convention Sunday.

Lance White, managing editor of The (Wooster) Daily Record, was named president-elect, and Peter Mattiace, editor of The (Findlay) Courier, was named trustee.

Jim Bebbington, managing editor of the Springfield News-Sun, was elected to represent newspapers with a daily circulation of 10,000 to 50,000.

David Fong, executive editor of the Troy Daily News, was elected to represent newspapers of up to 10,000 daily circulation.

Winges, Bebbington and Fong were elected to two-year terms.