Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Anoka County Union Herald Entry Title: Anoka County UnionHerald General Reporting Entry Credit: Connor Cummiskey, Paige Kieffer, Jonathan Young Judge Comment: The coverage in the Anoka County Union Herald was straight to the point in those hard news stories. I learned the essential stuff right away, and then the rest of the story flowed well for context. There were also well-done features.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Hutchinson Leader Entry Title: General Reporting - Hutchinson Leader Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: The Hutchinson Leader had stories that were interesting and informative and seemed to be just off-beat enough to stay interesting.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Savage Pacer Entry Title: Savage Pacer Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: This was a good community-oriented entry that included plenty of common voices and touching stories. There was also clear coverage of issues not everyone would understand on their own.
