Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Star News Entry Title: Ambulance service facing rough road; Critical condition; Critical of coverage; County cool to contract change to increase ambulance cost Entry Credit: Brian Wilson Judge Comment: Great work reporting on what could happen if the ambulance service gets cut.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Superior Telegram Entry Title: Local nurses strike coverage Entry Credit: Laura Butterbrodt, Peter Passi Judge Comment: Wonderful job following a nurses strike all the way through.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Valley Sentinel Entry Title: COVID Dashboard Entry Credit: Julianna Williams, Taylor Scott Judge Comment: While this is not traditional, I found it really informative and know the readers appreciated the work that went into the dashboard especially.