Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Orange City - Sioux County Capital Democrat Entry Title: Small town, big on entertainment. Feature pages featuring the best of small town Entry Credit: Sarah Weber, Doug Calsbeek, Kaitlyn Morely, Devyn Driesen Judge Comment: Great graphics, crisp photos, tons of news, really beautifully laid out pages. Very fun and appealing feature pages for the Tulip Festival. As for the front-page pop-outs about the Tulip Festival, summer reading program and financial planner – gorgeous. Kudos to your graphic designer.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Mapleton - Mapleton Press Entry Title: Mapleton Press-Feature Pages Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Each of the three entries featured distinct and interesting layouts, photos that complemented the articles, and appealing topics – 125th anniversary, interesting feature on top 3 wrestlers, and an introduction to new teachers.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Cascade - Cascade Pioneer Entry Title: What I See; Third annual Sportsmans Summer Fest a success; Cougars reach state semifinals Entry Credit: Dave LaBelle, Beth Lutgen Judge Comment: Talk about pictures telling the story! They really did here. The feature page on the cattle auction - seriously stunning collection of photos. The cutlines and stories add to the features, but really the photos stole the show on these pages.
