Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The (Celina) Daily Standard Entry Title: Three Brothers Die Entry Credit: Leslie Gartrell Judge Comment: Excellent job overcoming obstacles on a tight deadline to gather essential facts of a horrific tragedy.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Ashland Times-Gazette Entry Title: Murder after bar pick-up Entry Credit: Christine Jenkinson Judge Comment: Good example of real-time reporting on a big, high-interest story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The (Celina) Daily Standard Entry Title: Tornado Near Fort Entry Credit: Sydney Albert, William Kincaid Judge Comment: Thorough coverage of an important local story.