Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cedar Rapids - The Gazette Entry Title: Gazette Features Entry Credit: Gazette Staff Judge Comment: By far the best entry in the category, with eye-popping photography prominently displayed, excellent headlines and writing about subjects readers like such as gardening, ice cream and art. I would subscribe to this newspaper just to look at the photography. Great job.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Fort Dodge - The Messenger Entry Title: Best Feature Pages Entry Credit: Messenger Staff Judge Comment: Good local articles about topics interesting to readers; I'm sure they look forward to each issue.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Sioux City - Sioux City Journal Entry Title: Sioux City Journal Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Very close to second place. At least the beginning of the top article would have made the difference rather than just a photo with teasers, although the photos were compelling and make you want to find out more.
