Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Iowa Falls - Times Citizen Entry Title: Best Front Page Entry Credit: Times Citizen Staff Judge Comment: I loved the peering look on Jaxom Williams' face in the above-the-fold time capsule photo. Having that TC logo on the donated paper in the photo was a nice visual tie-in with the TC logo on the page and with the green in the headline. I also really enjoyed the lede of the botanical garden story, as well as the photos. Really enticing overall!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Spirit Lake - Dickinson County News Entry Title: Best Front Page - DCN Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment:
You have some genuinely newsy and compelling topics covered in these pages, such as the school district opting to allow staff to carry firearms. Your portrait shot of the young girl in the pageant was really inviting and helped me want to know more about her. I thought highly of your writing.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Dyersville - Dyersville Commercial Entry Title: Best Front Page Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: You've got newsy stories here, including the Ancient Brands Milling expansion and the Field of Dreams deal. I thought the headline and lede about the business owner in a dispute with city officials were also attention-grabbing. Some neat feature work on the story about the kid who traveled so far to come to the farm toy event. Also, beautiful photos of the tunnel and the deer. Nice work!
