The New Era received multiple awards, including place-winners in two very competitive categories, in the 2019 Better Newspaper Contest conducted by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.
Winners were announced at the 125th annual ONPA convention held last week.
The awards were based on newspaper content published during 2018. This year’s contest was judged by journalists in Kentucky.
A total of 49 newspapers throughout the state participated in the contest, submitting 1,133 entries, organizers said.
The…