Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Vilas County News-Review Entry Title: Vilas home buyers struggle to find housing as prices vastly exceed income opportunities Entry Credit: Michelle Drew Judge Comment: This piece has strong reporting and uses data to show both useful and validating information on housing costs and income mismatches. It puts local hurdles in context through comparison and analytical conclusions. It is done in a readable format making it flow without feeling like the reporter is simply spouting out numbers.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Peninsula Pulse Entry Title: Food Pantry Use Rises Across Door County Entry Credit: Debra Fitzgerald Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: Northwoods housing gap strains job market Entry Credit: Trevor Greene Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Peninsula Pulse Entry Title: What Does Dismantling U.S. Department of Education Mean for Door County Schools? Entry Credit: Eleanor Corbin Judge Comment: None
