Ark Valley Voice was honored to receive six prestigious Colorado Press Association Awards in our first year as a full-fledged member of the CPA. We won on work completed in 2019, with awards presented in May 2020. AVV competed against nearly 30 publications in Class 5; Dailies below 10,000 circulations.

1st Place for Best Small Space Ad, Class 5

Michelle Pujol, Tom McTighe
Cottonwood Veterinary Services


2nd Place for Best Breaking News: Deadline Reporting, Class 5

Jan Wondra, Taylor Sumners, Becky Osterwald, Elliot Jackson, Michelle Pujol
#deckerfire2019


2nd Place for Best Investigative Story Package, Class 5

Stephen Hall
Jan Wondra
Henry Dekam
Becky Osterwald
Disparities in Official Reports, Witnesses Point to Excessive Force


2nd Place for Best Series, Class 5

Jan Wondra
What The Mueller Report Says

Meuller Report

2nd Place for Best Sustained Coverage, Class 5

Jan Wondra, Taylor Sumners, Daniel Smith, Elliot Jackson, Becky Osterwald
#deckerfire2019

Salida Fire evactuations ordered

1st Place for Best news Photograph, Class 5

Merrell Bergin
DECKER FIRE DESIGNATED A TYPE I WILDFIRE, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CONFIRMED

Merrell Firet Photo