Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Waupaca County Post Entry Title: Front pages -- May 23, 2024; July 11, 2024; February 15, 2024 Entry Credit: Robert Cloud, Cody Popp Judge Comment: Tight competition, but overall, Waupaca gets my vote for breadth of coverage and design.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Monroe Times Entry Title: 11-15-23; 3-6-24; 6-26-24 Entry Credit: Adam Krebs Judge Comment: This was tough, as the photos and variety of content was great, but the design was a little "loud" for me.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Chetek Alert Entry Title: Best Front Page Entry Credit: Kenton Troutman Judge Comment: The variety of topics and photographs are really strong and definitely a reason this publication has won previous awards.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Oconomowoc Enterprise Entry Title: Feb. 22, 2024; Sept. 21, 2023; Nov. 22, 2023 Entry Credit: Bill Yorth Judge Comment: Great use of typography, photos, and layout knowledge. Also great variety of content. Would have been my number one but I didn't get to see the jump pages!
