Cimarron Valley Communications earns multiple honors at OPA convention

  • Cimarron Valley Communications staff stand with their first place plaques following the Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet Saturday, June 6 held at the Embassy Suites in Norman. Pictured back row advertising director Jeremy Fincher, middle row lead reporter DeAnna Maddox, accounts and office manager Sapphire Smith, managing editor Allie Prater, owner and publisher J.D. Meisner, front row chief moral officer Jamison Prater. Photo by Caleson Coon.
    Cimarron Valley Communications staff stand with their first place plaques following the Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet Saturday, June 6 held at the Embassy Suites in Norman. Pictured back row advertising director Jeremy Fincher, middle row lead reporter DeAnna Maddox, accounts and office manager Sapphire Smith, managing editor Allie Prater, owner and publisher J.D. Meisner, front row chief moral officer Jamison Prater. Photo by Caleson Coon.

    NORMAN — Newspapers published by Cimarron Valley Communications brought home numerous individual and publication awards during the 2025 Oklahoma Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, with honors presented June 6 during the Oklahoma Press Association Annual Convention in Norman.

    Among the highlights, the Yale News finished tied for second place overall in its Sequoyah Award division with the F…