Journal earns 18 state press awards

The staff of The Ritzville Adams County Journal earned 18 awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Friday. The newspaper was presented with seven photography awards, seven writing awards and four awards for advertising design.

The state association’s annual convention was held in Everett last weekend. On Friday evening during the convention, state newspapers and staff members were honored for their work during the past year. The 2011 entries in the Better Newspaper Contest were judged by the Texas Press Association.

The contest is broken into four divisions. A newspaper is p...