Oklahoma Press Association

09/24/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the July Oklahoma Natural Gas-OPA Column and Editorial Contests! Connie Burcham of Watonga Republican won in the column category for her piece, "A Bubble Off Plumb," and Mark Codner at The Newcastle Pacer won in the editorial category for his piece, "North campus - now or never?!" Their winning opinion pieces were featured in the September issue of the Oklahoma Publisher.

Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check! Submit your column and editorial entries at the following link.
https://okpress.com/page/ong-contest

To see previous winners of the ONG-OPA column and editorial contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/news/Default.asp?id=18656

09/23/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the July OG&E-OPA Photo Contest! Andy Dossett at Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise won in the daily division and Rodney Haltom of The Eufaula Indian Journal won in the weekly division.

Submit your photos for the September contest at the link below or email them to [email protected]! Winners are featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check.
https://okpress.com/page/oge-photo-contest

To see previous winners of the OG&E-OPA photo contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/page/2025-photo-winners

09/22/2025

We are sad to announce the death of award-winning journalist Wayne Trotter. Wayne died September 18, 2025. He was 86.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 25, at the Broadway United Methodist Church at 302 S Broadway St. in Tecumseh.
Wayne and his wife, Gloria, were owners and publishers of the Countywide & Sun in Tecumseh from 1983 to 2017, and continued working there until 2021. To read Wayne's full obituary, please visit https://okpress.com/news/710602/Funeral-Service-for-Wayne-Trotter.htm

09/08/2025

HIRING: The OPA is looking for its next great employee with a background in journalism that wants to support OPA and its members in moving the industry forward. We are seeking a detail-oriented Executive Assistant to assist in managing the association’s many programs and activities. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the news/media industry, superior organization and communication skills, with meeting and event planning experience. Please share with any potential candidates you may know!

09/05/2025

Congratulations to Clytie Bunyan, who retires from The Oklahoman today after a 35-year career in journalism. "You may love us or hate us," she said, "but I’m proud of The Oklahoman brand, what we do on the news side and the opinion platform we created for you. Thank you for trusting me to amplify your voice." As a Trustee of the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation Board, Clytie will continue to serve Oklahoma’s news community by supporting the next generation of reporters and industry leaders across the state.

It’s been my pleasure to serve readers these 36 years, and now it’s my time to retire from The Oklahoman.

09/03/2025

Locally owned Hilliary Communications will soon purchase The Lawton Constitution from Southern Newspapers. Hilliary also publishes the weekly Southwest Ledger newspaper.

The Lawton Constitution will be sold to Hilliary Communications, according to an agreement reached Tuesday with Southern Newspapers, Inc (SNI). The agreement is expected to close within the next few

08/22/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the June Oklahoma Natural Gas-OPA Column and Editorial Contests! Connie Burcham of Watonga Republican won in the column category for her piece, "A Bubble Off Plumb," and Mike W. Ray at Southwest Ledger won in the editorial category for his piece, "Unreasonable, Wide-Ranging Open Records Requests Cost Taxpayers." Their winning opinion pieces were featured in the August issue of the Oklahoma Publisher.

Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check! Submit your column and editorial entries at the following link.
https://okpress.com/page/ong-contest

To see previous winners of the ONG-OPA column and editorial contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/news/Default.asp?id=18656

08/22/2025

Congratulations to the Woodward News staff on their new office!

We're having an open house of our new office!
Come by on September 4th at 11:30 for our ribbon cutting!

08/21/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the June OG&E-OPA Photo Contest! Jason Elmquist at Stillwater News Press won in the daily division and Paxson Haws of The Express-Star won in the weekly division.

Submit your photos for the May contest at the link below or email them to [email protected]! Winners are featured in The Oklahoma Publisher and receive a $100 check. https://okpress.com/page/oge-photo-contest

To see previous winners of the OG&E-OPA photo contests, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/page/2025-photo-winners

08/21/2025

Services for Dawnyal Hill will be held Friday, August 22, at 4:00 p.m. at the Lamar Community Center in Lamar, Oklahoma, under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home. Our thoughts are with the McAlester News-Capital staff and Dawnyal's family as they deal with this tragic loss.

The McAlester News-Capital is closed Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22 to honor our friend and colleague Dawnyal Hill.

Services for Dawnyal Hill are as follows:
Viewing:
Thursday, August 21
10am-4pm at Fisher Funeral Home
700 South Broadway
Holdenville, OK 74848

Funeral:
Friday, August 22 at 4pm
Lamar Community Center
On S. Walnut St. in Lamar, OK

08/20/2025

Meghan Kathleen McCormick Jackson, a former Oklahoma reporter and daughter of The Lincoln County News reporter Mike McCormick, died August 18, 2025. She was 44.

After high school, she followed in her father’s footsteps and pursued her passion for journalism at St. Gregory’s College. Her first assignment was as a reporter for The Lawton Constitution.

To read her full obituary, please visit the link below.
https://okpress.com/news/708460/Memorial-services-for-Meghan-McCormick-Jackson.htm

08/20/2025

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