2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Special Section-Editorial ( Weekly Class 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Estherville - Estherville News
    Entry Title: 40 years later, the girls win it all
    Entry Credit: David Swartz, Taylor Nissen
    Judge Comment: Interesting way to recognize an achievement and remember the past. It was all good, maybe my favorite part was the young women holding up their piece of the net and saying what the championship meant to them.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Ida Grove - Ida County Courier
    Entry Title: Ida Grove E10
    Entry Credit: Jenny Seuntjens, Brent Harm
    Judge Comment: For good ideas, this was the best. Big event coming to town and letting the visitors know how to make the most of their time in Ida Grove from places to eat, local bands and landmarks.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Estherville - Estherville News
    Entry Title: Beef Month
    Entry Credit: Taylor Nissen, Amy H Peterson, David Swartz
    Judge Comment: Certainly not the biggest of the entries, but the reporting had a level of interest that was impressive. Good art. Recipes. Just a lot of information on something important to the community.