Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Watertown Daily Times Entry Title: Coverage of Dodge County: Supervisor disagrees with letter of admonishment; Closed session irks some on board; Sheriff states his case Entry Credit: Ed Zagorski Judge Comment: Really well written. All three stories are compelling and interesting.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Wausau Daily Herald Entry Title: See headlines in comment box. Entry Credit: Renee Hickman, Emalyn Muzzy Judge Comment: Really good investigative work by the reporter. Interesting stories about important topics.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Sheboygan Press Entry Title: In acclaimed Amsterdam Dunes project, Sheboygan County to restore a shoreline property and create a wetland ‘bank’ for future developments Entry Credit: Maya Hilty Judge Comment: Reporter explains a topic that could be complicated regarding wetland credits in a way that's easy to understand and compelling. Well done.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Stevens Point Journal Entry Title: Fired Stevens Point firefighter-paramedic wants job back; Convent apartment project breaks ground as developer donates parkland to Stevens Point; Central Wisconsin counties hope ‘new’ approach to address nitrate-polluted water can serve as model Entry Credit: Karen Madden, Alan Hovorka Judge Comment: Well-written stories about a range of issues. Compelling.
