Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Elkader - Times-Register Entry Title: Mississippi River Flooding Entry Credit: Audrey Posten Judge Comment: This series of the evolving events of the flooding gave readers the information they needed. Detailed reporting of the present and potential impact was outstanding.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ackley - Ackley World Journal Entry Title: Incident ends with attempted murder charge Entry Credit: Becky Schipper Judge Comment: Story speaks to the effect a mental crisis can have on law enforcement anywhere. Gave the readers the necessary information.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun Entry Title: Jilovec home burns down in holiday fire Entry Credit: Nathan Countryman Judge Comment: Excellent reporting and insight of something that can happen to anyone - anywhere!
