Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News Entry Title: Pine Knot News Entry Credit: Pine Knot News Judge Comment: Everything has changed - Re the pandemic - was obvious and profound at the same time. How a barnum hockey player ended up with a hockey team in Alaska made me want to know more.
With similar afflictions, they found affection - blind couple story headline with nice use of similar sounding words.
Other winning headlilnes: Farmers cool their carrots column headline, Art tour goes on a Roundabout,
Faceliflt for a queen photo caption.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Title: Headline Writing - Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Credit: Per Peterson Judge Comment: Another arrow through the heart football loss headline was impactful. Pomp & unusual circumstances headline for high school graduation story - great play on words. Mo' life for a Currie landmark used the business name for a reference in the headline. Nice.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Jackson County Pilot Entry Title: Jackson County Pilot - Headline Writing Entry Credit: Jackson County Pilot Judge Comment: City kitty committee to convene was especially clever. The forgotten ones - story on county burial site, Vote now or forever hold your peace editorial headline, Time to pull the plug on ag drain tile guest column head were all winners.