Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Daily Citizen Entry Title: At 106, Waupun woman cans dilly beans, cooks and bake for son, 84 Entry Credit: Terri Pederson Judge Comment: A spare telling, but it works. I very much wanted to read this story again.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Freeman Entry Title: Special Sparkles Entry Credit: Karen Pilarski Judge Comment: Excellent lede, well-done throughout.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Wausau Daily Herald Entry Title: The real-life ‘Barbenheimer’: Grace Stanke reflects on year as Miss America and what’s next for the Wisconsin native Entry Credit: Caitlin Shuda Judge Comment: Nuclear energy focus was important and covered well ... but maybe more on Wausau connections, personality influences.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Sheboygan Press Entry Title: How one woman is honoring her late husband's memory with a grief program at Sargento Entry Credit: Alex Garner Judge Comment: An effective, moving story.
