Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Kasson - Dodge County Independent Entry Title: General Excellence Entry Credit: Rick Bussler, Staff Judge Comment: This weekly is packed with community news. Its strong design makes it both visually appealing and easy to read. The sports copy is especially well reported ..and the opinion pages were quite effective.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Baudette - Northern Light Region Entry Title: General Excellence - Northern Light Region Entry Credit: Doris Knutson, Mike Hovde Judge Comment: This publication has some spunky journalism and feels like a giant bulletin board of community information . Its pages are well designed and the headlines are crisp. It is clear that the paper takes its FOI and public advocacy role seriously.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Glenwood - Pope County Tribune Entry Title: Pope County Tribune - General Excellence Entry Credit: Erika Andreas, Tim Douglass, Emma Nyhammer, Erica Stoen, Celeste Rapp Judge Comment: This is a publication chock full of local information...with the basic news, straightforward headlines and lots of good listings. Its editorial page also presents interesting columns.
