Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: Boylen at the center of it all Entry Credit: Charley Preusser Judge Comment: Stories like "Boylen" help pass the mantle of community care from generation to generation. The way this delightful feature is structured keeps the reader engaged all the way through, even if they've never met Miss Ica. And by the end, they'll feel as though they have.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ripon Commonwealth Press Entry Title: Lyke doesn't mask commitment Entry Credit: Roger Mathews Judge Comment: At a time when so many news stories are about the things that divide us, this timely profile of a local physician who goes out of her way to solve problems and serve her community was a refreshing and well-written read.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Courier Sentinel Entry Title: Prescott Boys light up campground with Christmas tree Entry Credit: Ginna Young Judge Comment: An unexpectedly rich look at a community, an annual shared event, and two people trying to make life a little more enjoyable for others...in an unusually short piece. It's not easy to fit a feature story into the inches allotted for a brief, but this writer pulls it off.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Kewaskum Statesman Entry Title: Life in a Sanatorium Entry Credit: Anne Trautner Judge Comment: Riveting story, made relevant through a connection with COVID-19.
