Yuma Sun nabs 18 awards in state contest
At the 2018 Arizona Newspaper Association’s annual meeting in Chandler, Ariz., on Saturday, the Yuma Sun nabbed 18 awards including first place for Editorial Page Excellence.
The Yuma Sun earned these awards in Division 4 — newspapers with a daily circulation under 25,000.
Awards for editorial
• Yuma Sun Staff — Page Design Excellence — Second Place
• Yuma Sun Staff — Editorial Page Excellence — First Place
• Yuma Sun Staff — Newspaper
Supplement or Magazine — Second Place
• Blake Herzog — Best News Story — Residents defend area’s water rights — Third Place
• Blake Herzog — Best Sustained Coverage or Series — E. coli outbreak in Yuma romaine — Third Place
• Grady Garrett — Best Sports Column — A plane ride with Minnick’s coaching influence — Third Place
• Amy Crawford — Best Feature Story — Preschooler’s choice: Classroom breakfast program sees success — Second Place
• Roxanne Molenar — Best Column, Feature or Criticism — Chart sparks appreciation for chemistry — First Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best News Photograph — Dove hunt silhouette — First Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Sports Photograph — AWC bunter — Third Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Feature Photograph — Winter visitors too — First Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Feature Photograph — Just add water — Second Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Feature Photograph — Multi — step process — Third Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Feature Photo Layout or Photo Story — Blue Angels — Second Place
• Randy Hoeft — Best Feature Photo Layout or Photo Story — The other green season — Third Place
Awards for advertising
• Jim Foster — Best Color Ad — Corona Optique — Second Place
• Jim Foster — Best Paid Ad Series — Color — Paul Bensel Jewelers — Second Place
• Cassandra Highers — Best Special Section — Raising Yuma Families — Third Place