At Colorado Press Association’s annual conference last weekend, The Sopris Sun received 20 awards for work published in 2024 (statewide, within our division), earning 14 first-place awards and six second-place ones to boot! Congratulations to all the talented folks who comprise this very special newspaper. We couldn’t do it without you! FIRST PLACE AWARDS Best […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Lift-Up shutters thrift storesLift-Up, a local food assistance nonprofit, is closing thrift stores in Parachute and Rifle to focus on its food assistance services. The Glenwood Springs thrift store closed earlier this year. Lift-Up has been serving those in need since the oil shale bust in 1982 and added thrift stores in Rifle and Parachute […]
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One dozen awards
We are proud to announce that The Sopris Sun received a dozen Better Newspaper Contest Class 5 awards over the weekend at the Colorado Press Association conference for works published in 2023. 1st Place: Best Cover Design: “Poop, there it is!” by Will Sardinsky, Raleigh Burleigh and Hattie Rensberry 1st Place: Best Advertising Campaign: “Sunscribe” […]
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Sopris Sun wins 15 awards
The Sopris Sun is proud to announce that we were given 15 awards at the Colorado Press Association’s annual conference this past weekend. The awards, for work completed in 2022, were as follows: Best Investigative Story Package – First Place – “Tunnel Busters: Stones yet unturned” by James Steindler, Myki Jones, Paula Mayer, Larry Day […]
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The Sopris Sun earns statewide recognition for innovation and more
Last weekend, The Sopris Sun sent four of its staff to the Colorado Press Association’s 144th annual convention, the first in-person convening since 2019. Under the banner of “Stronger Together,” it was a wholesome bonding experience for each of us first-time attendees. Among the highlights, including numerous shout-outs durings panels and breakaway sessions, The Sopris […]