The »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· newsroom was recognized with 8 awards in the 2013 SPJ Top of the Rockies journalism competition.
First place awards were given for and . Reporter won and place awards in the Enterprise Reporting category for her ongoing coverage of the issues surrounding on-line education in the state. Reporter received a first place award in the Feature Reporting category for his coverage of an at a Denver elementary school.
Heffel and Hood were also both recognized in the News Reporting Category with and place awards for stories relating to last summer’s .
The Top of the Rockies is sponsored by the , a volunteer board. The contest had more than 700 entries this year from the four states that make up SPJ's Region 9: Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. Entries were judged by journalists in Oklahoma.
The »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· news department has also been recognized this year with three awards from the and five regional from the Radio Television Digital News Association.
