Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Oshkosh Herald Entry Title: Agencies, police team up against human trafficking Entry Credit: Bethanie Gengler Judge Comment: Author grasped attention immediately and directly linked the topic to their area.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Oshkosh Herald Entry Title: DA, defender ranks depleted; Public defender shortage can derail court cases Entry Credit: Bethanie Gengler Judge Comment: Author grasped attention, but took a while to mention the localization part.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Farmer Entry Title: Rough road ahead due to milk hauler shortage Entry Credit: Colleen Kottke Judge Comment: Author wrote well, localized well. Did not grasp attention and keep it.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Ladysmith News Entry Title: Confession in cold case 1990 murder of former Ladysmith school student Entry Credit: Luke Klink Judge Comment: Author's lead was long, did not make an impact due to amount of detail. Written well otherwise.
