Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Spirit Lake - Dickinson County News Entry Title: DNR confirms moose which crossed community drown in East Lake Okoboji Entry Credit: Seth Boyes Judge Comment: Readers always enjoy and share such stories
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun Entry Title: Writing for different audiences Entry Credit: Nathan Countryman Judge Comment: We need more of these alternative stories to create interest in writing
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Clarion - The Wright County Monitor Entry Title: No Eminent Domain for Private Gain Entry Credit: Amanda Rink Judge Comment: I've done such stories and gotten some very angry comments from the property owners and their friends.
