Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: Watershed Councils gather at joint meeting in Viroqua, Watershed Alliance Considered: Bad Axe Watershed Council enjoys meeting, Coon Creek: Citizens discuss life without dams, Bad Axe Watershed Council: Group makes plans for 2023 funding, Bad Axe Watershe Entry Credit: Ambrosia Wojahn Judge Comment: After reading through the entries for this on going coverage I must say I feel as if I have been there every step of the way. The writer not only kept their readers well informed but did so without much repetition. Great job on this ongoing coverage!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: Watershed Council celebrates one-year anniversary, Group learns about carbon opportunities, Watershed Council issues first annual report, Watershed Council learns of future initiatives, Watershed Council to discuss decommissioning of dams, Meetings to dis Entry Credit: Gillian Pomplun Judge Comment: Again great coverage on this topic. The writer provides plenty of facts and is sure to report on every step of the process. Great job.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Tribune-Phonograph Entry Title: Wind Turbine Continuous Coverage Entry Credit: Neal Hogden Judge Comment: Reading about wind turbines is not something that most would find interesting but I found this to be well written and engaging. It honestly kept my attention and I felt that I had learned a great deal about wind turbines.