Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Sun Prairie Star Entry Title: Sun Prairie resident turns yard into Frankenstein’s Laboratory Entry Credit: Hayley Hodsdon Judge Comment: Great use of art and storytelling.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Tribune-Phonograph Entry Title: From Ukraine to Unity: Escaping the war on Ukraine Entry Credit: Neal Hogden Judge Comment: Humanizes a dehumanizing war in Europe.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: North Crawford: 4K students visit Frank's Hill Entry Credit: Gillian Pomplun Judge Comment: Great descriptive story about a visit to a landmark.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: At Wyalusing: Everything you wanted to know about hummingbirds and then some… Entry Credit: Ambrosia Wojahn Judge Comment: I learned a lot about hummingbirds, and liked the story.