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Caleb M. Soptelean has been a newspaper reporter or editor for over 25 years.

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Caleb Soptelean’s Biography

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Caleb M. Soptelean has been a newspaper reporter or editor for over 25 years covering a variety of beats including law enforcement, schools, sports and city and county government. He takes photographs and is a user of Facebook and X. Caleb M. Soptelean has won awards from newspaper associations in Arizona, Maryland, Montana and Virginia.

Caleb Soptelean’s Journalist Portfolio

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Some tobacco holdouts keep plugging along in Southern Maryland

Some tobacco holdouts keep plugging along in Southern Maryland

There's not many tobacco growers in Southern Maryland these days, but there are some who keep plugging along.…

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Chesterfield asks state to take its 200 inmates

Chesterfield asks state to take its 200 inmates

By a unanimous vote during a special meeting on May 12, the Chesterfield supervisors directed staff to write …

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Morrissey reflects on GOP primary, general election matchups

Morrissey reflects on GOP primary, general election matchups

State Sen. Joe Morrissey said Sunday that the Democrats will not have an easy time hanging on to the governor…

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Woman forgives Ruby Ridge federal agents

Woman forgives Ruby Ridge federal agents

KALISPELL, Mont. - Sara Weaver-Balter has forgiven the federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brot…

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Bigfork man leads Christian Apostolic church

Bigfork man leads Christian Apostolic church

Domingo Guerrero didn't find out he was Jewish until he moved to Montana in 2003. For a man who had been draw…

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Billings attorney campaigns in Polson

Billings attorney campaigns in Polson

POLSON - John Heenan said he stands up to bullies for a living, and that's why he decided to run for Congress…

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Electronic courts contract coming to Carson supervisors in July, admin says

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By Caleb Soptelean Verified
| Nevada Appeal Verified
A 30-month contract that would result in online access for three Carson City courts is set to come before the Carson City Board of Supervisors next month. On Wednesday, Court Administrator Max Cortes said she requested that a $2.3 million contract with Journal Technologies Inc., of Los Angeles be placed on the July 2 agenda. The contract, if approved, would cover district, justice and juvenile courts. The contract includes implementation and data storage.
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50-lot subdivision proposed for south Carson City

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By Caleb Soptelean Verified
| Nevada Appeal Verified
A San Juan Capistrano, California company is requesting a special use permit to build a 50-lot subdivision on 6.95 acres on the northwest corner of West Appion Way and Cochise Street, just west of South Carson Street. LP Cochise LLC submitted an application for a special use permit that would result in two-story homes with two-car garages. The land is currently zoned retail commercial (RC).
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Carson City restaurateur ready to plate his last dish June 27

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By Caleb Soptelean Verified
| Nevada Appeal Verified
It’s been a good run. With those words, business owner and top chef Mark Claypool described his time owning and operating Garibaldi’s Italian Kitchen in Carson City. His last day – and maybe for the business as well – is Saturday, June 27. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. that day, even though he usually closes at 9 p.m. “If you saw the reservations that are stacking up right now…,” he said, explaining the reason for the later closing time.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Harrison News-Herald as a part-time sports reporter during my senior year at Jewett-Scio High School.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. In high school typing class. LOL

What does it mean to be a journalist?

I get to write for a living and I enjoy it!

Awards

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Maryland Delaware DC Press Association

2022 - Religion reporting

First-place award for story, "From TV production to the pulpit." The Rev. Peter Ackerman tells of how he left TV production to become an Episcopal priest. His father, Harry Ackerman, was the executive producer for such popular shows as “Bewitched,” “Gidget” and “Dennis the Menace.” His mother, Elinor Donahue, was an actress who played Betty, the oldest daughter on “Father Knows Best.” She was also the lady pharmacist Ellie Walker, who was Andy Griffith’s first girlfriend on the first season of the “Andy Griffith Show.”

Maryland, Delaware DC Press Association

2021 - Religion reporting

Staff writer Caleb M. Soptelean, who now covers Charles County, won a first in religion reporting for this article “Frustrations are starting to mount.” A judge commented, “The writer was successful in presenting the pastor [Rev. Robert Hahn] as someone willing to fight for his congregation and community. He never came across as anything less than concerned. The bank damned itself with the weak water reply.”

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Virginia Newspaper Association

2015 - Best news story

Third place.

Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year, Montana Newspaper Association

2014 - photography

This award was chosen for the top photograph among all newspaper divisions in Montana: "Wall exam." The photo of Zach Hoffer and his shadow examining a wall in a tunnel in Glacier National Park also won a first-place photography award in the weekly division.

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Montana Newspaper Association

2014 - Best News Story

Montana Newspaper Association, second place, "Son killed in Libya." The father of Benghazi hero Ty Woods has moved to Bigfork, Mont. Woods, who helped rescue over 30 people on Sept. 11, 2012, was a Navy Seal.

Arizona Newspaper Association

2000 - Best team, sport or sports beat coverage

Second-place for covering Chester Downs, a Northern Cheyenne, competing in Boston Marathon.

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