Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Valley Sentinel Entry Title: Arena Public Safety Series Entry Credit: Alex Prochaska, Luukas Palm-Leis, Taylor Scott, Nicole Aimone Judge Comment: What a mess! Credit to you for keeping track of the mayhem. Good luck to all those in Arena.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: Draft proposal to decommission dams open for public comment, Dam decommissioning study results released at meeting, Proposal to decommission flood control dams made, Decommissioning dams discussed, Vernon County: Call to save dams at board meeting, Seekin Entry Credit: Gillian Pomplun, Ambrosia Wojahn Judge Comment: Jam-packed! Dogged reporting on an issue that directly impacts residents. Could use some more explanations of acronyms and perhaps a sidebar on the longer stories.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Tribune Record Gleaner Entry Title: Loyal, Greenwood schools collaboration discussion Entry Credit: Valorie Brecht Judge Comment: Good coverage of the two districts wrestling with consolidation issues.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout Entry Title: Vernon County: Landfill expansion subject of discussion, Vernon County: Controversy swirls about proposal to expand landfill, Vernon County: Board informed $175K needed for landfill study, Vernon County: Hearing addresses rules of financial responsibility Entry Credit: Gillian Pomplun Judge Comment: Good stick-to-itiveness on this reporter's part. Good lessons in geology, government finance.
