Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News Entry Title: Pine Knot News Entry Credit: Pine Knot News Judge Comment: This paper was a pleasure to read with clear news focus, strong edits, good art and a clean layout. Stories about COVID in prison, spring sports, everything about it is "extra," including the paper itself. Bravo!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: New York Mills Dispatch Entry Title: General Reporting Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: This paper has a daily feel with an impressive number of bylines. Good vaping story, attention to layout set this one apart.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Henderson Independent Entry Title: Henderson Independent - General Reporting Entry Credit: Rachel Miller, Beth Cornish, Troy Koester Judge Comment: Great news-fare, feature-based with government and education, solid community presence with photo pages. Well done!
Competition Comment: All entries punched above their circulation and staff sizes.
