Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Monroe County Herald Entry Title: When sports stopped - (five year anniversary of onset of COVID-19) Entry Credit: Nate Beier, Eric Auer Lee Judge Comment: I love this take on how the COVID pandemic affected sports overall. It's an angle not many think about, and I love the writing and coverage here.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Wausau Pilot and Review Entry Title: Wausau residents file ethics complaint against Mayor Doug Diny over ballot box removal Entry Credit: Damakant Jayshi, Shereen Siewert Judge Comment: Wow! The newspaper did a great job of highlighting the issue of a mayor overstepping his bounds and the inconsistencies in city ordinances and ethics. What an outrageous story and a great job providing continuing coverage.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Chronotype Entry Title: All I want for Christmas is a heart; Good news: Lexi has her new heart; Upbeat: Heart transplant recipient Lexi wholeheartedly looking forward to new school year Entry Credit: Ruth Erickson Judge Comment: Lexi's story is heartbreaking and beautiful, and while many papers may have stopped with the first or second story, it does a community good to see the resolution in stories like these. Good job!
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Oconomowoc Enterprise Entry Title: What’s in a name? Entry Credit: Katherine Beck Judge Comment: Good job providing continuous coverage of this ongoing issue.
