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2021 Contest Winners

Congratulations to all award winners!

2021 Awards Materials    Posted June 11, 2022

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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 - City population more than 30,000

»  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
for all contest categories

Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:

  • The Norman Transcript, 510 points
  • The Lawton Constitution, 370 points
  • Muskogee Phoenix, 320 points

    Daily Newspapers
    Division 2 - City population less than 30,000

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:

    • McAlester News-Capital, 700 points
    • Tahlequah Daily Press, 480 points
    • Weatherford Daily News, 270 points

    Semi- & Tri-Weekly Newspapers

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • The Duncan Banner, 530 points
    • Sequoyah County Times, 490 points
    • Okmulgee Times, 310 points

    Weekly Newspapers
    Division 4 - City population more than 19,000

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    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • Midwest City Beacon, 590 points
    • Mustang Times, 560 points
    • OKC Friday, 290 points

    Weekly Newspapers
    Division 5 - City population between 7,000 - 19,000

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • Choctaw Times, 550 points
    • The Newcastle Pacer, 510 points
    • The Express-Star, 350 points

      Weekly Newspapers 
      Division 6 - City population between 3,500 - 7,000

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      for all contest categories

      Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
      • The Purcell Register, 660 points
      • The Eufaula Indian Journal, 640 points
      • Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh), 260 points

      Weekly Newspapers
      Division 7 - City population between 2,000 - 3,500

      »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
      for all contest categories

      Top 4 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
      • Lincoln County News, 380 points
      • Watonga Republican, 340 points
      • Johnston County Sentinel, 300 points
      • McIntosh County Democrat, 300 points

        Weekly Newspapers 

        Division 8 - City population less than 2,000

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        for all contest categories

        Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
        • The Fairfax Chief, 550 points
        • Vian Tenkiller News, 510 points
        • Minco-Union City Times, 470 points

        College Newspapers

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        for all contest categories

        Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
        • The Cameron University Collegian, 380 points
        • Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 360 points
        • The O'Colly at Oklahoma State University, 240 points