Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Waterville - Lake Region Life Entry Title: A Father's Grief in Action Entry Credit: Lisa Ingebrand Judge Comment: Excellent photography and storytelling to hook the reader. The pain in the father's face will stay with me a long while.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Jackson County Pilot Entry Title: Questions Swirl as Loon Lake Fills Entry Credit: Justin Lessman Judge Comment: A very good job tackling an environmental issue and making sure all sides were heard from. Excellent balance.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News Entry Title: On tap: Safer water Entry Credit: Jana Peterson Judge Comment: A creative and diligent way to followup on what obviously was a press release or meeting announcement and make it come alive for readers.
