Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Spirit Lake - Dickinson County News Entry Title: Best Use of Social Media - Dickinson County News Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Seems like they have most of the social media avenues covered that people looking for their news online will gravitate toward, with Facebook and X/Twitter.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Dyersville - Dyersville Commercial Entry Title: Dyersville Commercial's Facebook page Entry Credit: staff Judge Comment: Good use of local art to compliment the Facebook page entries for the stories featured. Stories also open immediately, no glitches - "story not found" - which is appealing.