Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Jackson County Pilot Entry Title: Jackson County Pilot - Headline Writing Entry Credit: Jackson County Pilot Judge Comment: Top-notch headlines, especially on all 3 issues' Page 1. Election headlines can be routine, but "Hiccups make for a long election night" grabs the readers' attention to find out why. And who wouldn't read the stories with "Free lunch (and breakfast too)" and "Puke: The secret to songwriting"? Well done.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Title: Headline Writing - Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Credit: Per Peterson Judge Comment: This newspaper's headlines do a good job of attracting readers' attention and giving information. The conversational "Classes in June? School board says no" and "Here we go again: Public hearing No. 2 set" with subhead "Councilman Tony Peterson will have his say at Aug. 28 hearing" get right to the point.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Monticello Times Entry Title: Headline Writing Entry Credit: Jeffrey Hage Judge Comment: Notable headlines were "A lemonade stand with a bark - not a bite" and "Deringer wins roller-coaster race for sheriff."
