Congratulations to all award winners!
2020 Awards Materials Posted June 12, 2021
Download - Awards Program
(booklet listing ALL award winners)
- View - Awards Program on Issuu
- View - Slideshow of Winners
- Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for Better Newspaper Contest
- Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for other OPA and ONF contests
- Download - Press release
- View - Rules and entry guidelines for OPA Better Newspaper Contest
- View - Rules and info for all other OPA and ONF contests
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- Download - Award winning newspaper (Well Done)
- Download - Sequoyah award-winning newspaper (Top Honor)

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Better Newspaper Contest Results
Points in the following categories determine the Sequoyah Award winner in each division: News content, layout & design, advertising, editorial writing, photography, sports coverage, sales promotion and community leadership.
Daily Newspapers
Division 1 - Circ. of more than 4,700
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Lawton Constitution, 720 points
- The Norman Transcript, 590 points
- Enid News & Eagle, 540 points
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Daily Newspapers
Division 2 - Circ.
of 3,000 - 4,700
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& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Stillwater News Press, 530 points
- Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, 470 points
- Shawnee News-Star, 390 points
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Daily Newspapers
Division 3 - Circ. of less than 3,000
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Tahlequah Daily Press, 610 points
- McAlester News-Capital, 590 points
- The Ada News, 550 points
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Semi- and Tri-Weekly Newspapers
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- El Reno Tribune, 510 points
- Okmulgee Times, 380 points
- Woodward News, 310 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 4 - Circ. of more than 1,700
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Purcell Register, 490 points
- Mustang Times, 410 points
- OKC Friday, 340 points
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Weekly Newspapers Division 5 - Circ.
of 1,176 - 1,700
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& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Cleveland American, 380 points
- Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh), 350 points
- Midwest City Beacon, 320 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 6 - Circ. of 900 to 1,175
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& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Owasso Reporter, 620 points
- Wagoner County American-Tribune, 460 points
- The Fairfax Chief, 290 points
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Weekly Newspapers Division 7 - Circ.
of less than 900
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Eastern Times Register (Roland), 360 points
- Cushing Citizen, 330 points
- Minco-Union City Times, 280 points
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College Newspapers
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Cameron University Collegian, 470 points
- Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 330 points
- The Gazette at Langston University, 130 points
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