by Brian Orr
HUERFANO- The Huerfano World Journal won five awards from the Colorado Press Association’s 2012 Better Newspaper contest.
Reporter Eric Mullens won in the Best Investigative Story Package for his in-depth story and photos on the Amanda Daniels arrest in May.
Sales Associate Debi Sporleder snapped a winning photo of five boys eating ice cream outside Charlies.
The paper also won awards for Best Advertising Slogan-”Weekly news on a daily basis,” and for space and house ads.
We are very proud of our staff and the tremendous newspaper they put out every week, and are gratified when our fellow professionals recognize their achievements.
Breaking news: Results of Walsenburg Mayor race and recall election
Gary M. Vezzani was elected Walsenburg’s mayor in Tuesday’s special mayoral election/recall vote. Preliminary results announced Tuesday night show that both Nick Vigil in Ward