Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Worthington - The Globe Entry Title: The Globe: General Reporting Entry Entry Credit: The Globe Judge Comment: Very difficult category to judge because of so many good community papers. Globe picked here for its mix of stories, and particularly for its response to packing plant closure
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Alexandria - The Echo Press Entry Title: General reporting Entry Credit: Echo Press Judge Comment: Reporting showed as high level of civic engagement. Excellent local sports reporting, too. Loved the feature on father-daughter scorekeepers.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Anoka County Union Herald Entry Title: Anoka County UnionHerald General Reporting Entry Credit: Jonathan Young, Connor Cummiskey, Paige Kieffer, Patrick Slack, Emilee Wentland Judge Comment: Strong mix of local government stories and nice reading features. Just a very readable paper.