Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Mansfield News Journal Entry Title: Poison hemlock 'spreading like wildfire' across Ohio Entry Credit: Zach Tuggle Judge Comment: Great public service story about something unrelated to the COVID pandemic. This is the kind of information that is so important -- especially the point that the poison hemlock looks similar to a lot of other harmless plants.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Sandusky Register Entry Title: Breaking down COVID Entry Credit: Tom Jackson Judge Comment: Great coverage of different aspects of the COVID pandemic The shortage of vaccines, how to get vaccinated -- it is all information that readers need to understand in trying to make decisions about their own personal health care
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The (Wooster) Daily Record Entry Title: COVID school safety Entry Credit: Rachel Karas Judge Comment: None
