Iowa Falls Times Citizen was named Thursday as the Iowa Newspaper Association 2024 "Newspaper of the Year." The award was announced during the association’s Awards Ceremony on Feb. 8.
Presentations were made to winners of the 2024 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests, which were judged by the Illinois Press Association. Approximately 2,900 entries in dozens of categories were judged by class, based on circulation. Class I is for newspapers published once a week with 755 circulation and under, Class II is for newspapers published once a week with circulation 756 to 1,260, Class III is for newspapers published once a week with 1,261 circulation and under, Class IV newspapers published more than once a week 3,750 and under, and Class V newspapers published more than once a week 3,751 and above circulation.
Winners in all contest categories are listed below.
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times, Second Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune, Third Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat, Third Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Third Place- Dyersville Commercial; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Third Place- Waverly Newspapers; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Des Moines Register, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Class I: First Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Second Place- Holstein Advance, Third Place- Reinbeck Sun-Courier; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Third Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat; Class III: First Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal, Third Place- Waverly Newspapers; Class V: First Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican, Second Place- Davenport Quad-City Times, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Michael Davis and Robert Maharry, Tama-Toledo News Chronicle; Kelly Gerlach, Nick Joos, Nancy Mayfield and Trevis Mayfield, DeWitt Observer; Erika Barrett, Keokuk Daily Gate City; Emily Andersen, Cedar Rapids Gazette
Elijah Helton, Sheldon N'West Iowa Review
Bailey Cichon, Cedar Rapids Gazette
Sarah Watson, Davenport Quad-City Times
Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register
Brittney Miller, Cedar Rapids Gazette
Michaela Ramm, Des Moines Register
Nick Thompson, Wavery Bremer County Independent
Elijah Decious, Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class II: First Place- Westside Observer, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- Eldridge North Scott Press, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Spencer Daily Reporter; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Davenport Quad-City Times
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times, Second Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Third Place- Greenfield Adair County Free Press: Class II: First Place- Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner, Second Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Third Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- Manchester Press, Second Place- Dyersville Commercial, Third Place- Bellevue Herald-Leader; Class IV: First Place- Oskaloosa Herald, Second Place- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen; Class V: First Place- Waterloo Courier, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Davenport Quad-City Times
Class I: First Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune, Second Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer, Third Place- Earlham Echo; Class II: First Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat, Second Place- Ackley World Journal, Third Place- Oakland Herald; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial, Second Place- Kalona News, Third Place- Humboldt Independent; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Newton News, Third Place- Waverly Newspapers; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Davenport Quad-City Times, Third Place- Des Moines Register
Class I: First Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News, Second Place- Manilla Times; Class II: First Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat, Second Place- Mapleton Press, Third Place- Cascade Pioneer; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Second Place- Wapello Morning Sun, Third Place- Manchester Press; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers, Third Place- Keokuk Daily Gate City; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Class I: First Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune, Second Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer; Class II: First Place- Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun, Second Place- Ackley World Journal, Third Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle; Class III: First Place- DeWitt Observer, Second Place- Sigourney News-Review, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Spencer Daily Reporter, Third Place- Creston News Advertiser; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Des Moines Register, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times, Second Place- Greenfield Adair County Free Press, Third Place- Newell Buena Vista County Journal; Class II: First Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, Second Place- Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun, Third Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- DeWitt Observer, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Third Place- Estherville News; Class IV: First Place- Ames Tribune, Second Place- Carroll Times Herald, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Davenport Quad-City Times
Class I: First Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune, Second Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer, Third Place- Calmar Courier; Class II: First Place- Sumner Gazette, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat; Class III: First Place- Kalona News, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Third Place- Ida Grove Ida County Courier; Class IV: First Place- Carroll Times Herald, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Waverly Newspapers; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Des Moines Register, Third Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch
Class I: First Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer, Second Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune, Third Place- Greenfield Adair County Free Press; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Cascade Pioneer, Third Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat; Class III: First Place- Estherville News, Second Place- Kalona News, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review; Class IV: First Place- Newton News, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Carroll Times Herald; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Class I: First Place- Calmar Courier; Class II: First Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Third Place- Ackley World Journal; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Second Place- Eldridge North Scott Press, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review; Class IV: First Place- Newton News, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers, Third Place- Creston News Advertiser; Class V: First Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Fort Dodge Messenger
Class II: First Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Second Place- Corydon Times-Republican, Third Place- Mapleton Press; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial, Second Place- Bloomfield Democrat, Third Place- Monticello Express; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal; Class V: First Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times, Second Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Third Place- Moravia Union; Class II: First Place- Eldora Herald-Ledger, Second Place- Ackley World Journal, Third Place- Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Second Place- Eldridge North Scott Press, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Spencer Daily Reporter, Third Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Sioux City Journal, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Third Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican
Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, Third Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Third Place- Sioux Center News; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times; Class II: First Place- Mapleton Press, Second Place- Sheldon Mail-Sun, Third Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat; Class III: First Place- Estherville News, Second Place- Ida Grove Ida County Courier, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register, Second Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Class I: First Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News, Class II: First Place- Cascade Pioneer, Second Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Second Place- Eldridge North Scott Press, Third Place- Dyersville Commercial; Class IV: First Place- Waverly Newspapers, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen; Class V: First Place- Sioux City Journal, Second Place- Clinton Herald, Third Place- Des Moines Register
First Place- Perry Chief- Allison Ullmann; Class II: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Matt Heinrichs, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Matt Heinrichs; Class IV: First Place- Waverly Newspapers- Anelia Dimitrova, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers- Anelia Dimitrova, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Joe Cress; Class V: First Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch- Jared Strong, Second Place- Des Moines Register- Zach Boyden-Holmes, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Bailey Cichon
Class I: First Place- Adel Dallas County News- Allison Ullmann, Second Place- Perry Chief- Allison Ullmann, Third Place- Adel Dallas County News- Allison Ullmann: Class II: First Place- Cascade Pioneer- Beth Lutgen, Second Place- Cascade Pioneer- Beth Lutgen, Don Zieser, Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial- Beth Lutgen, Class IV: First Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Joe Cress, Second Place- Ames Tribune- Nirmalendu Majumdar, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen -Joe Cress; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette -Nick Rohlman, Bailey Cichon, Second Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Grace Smith, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Jerod Ringwald, Grace Smith
Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times, Second Place-, Third Place- : Class II: First Place- Elkader Times-Register, Second Place- Akron Hometowner, Third Place- ; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Second Place- Dyersville Commercial, Third Place- ; Class IV: First Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Ames Tribune; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Third Place- Des Moines Register
Class IV: First Place- Spencer Daily Reporter Randy M. Cauthron, TJ Murphy, Cody Marble, Second Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal Kalen McCain; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette Erin Murphy, Stephen M. Colbert, Tom Barton, Bailey Cichon, Second Place- Sioux City Journal Bruce Miller, Terry Lipshetz, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan Natalie Dunlap
Class I: First Place- Manilla Times; Class II: First Place- Akron Hometowner, Second Place- Westside Observer, Third Place- Mapleton Press; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Third Place- Clinton Herald
Class I: First Place- Perry Chief- Allison Ullmann, Second Place- Greenfield Adair County Free Press- Caleb Nelson, Third Place- Manilla Times- Janine Kock; Class II: First Place- Sheldon Mail-Sun- Aleisa Schat, Second Place- Akron Hometowner- Julie Ann Madden, Third Place- Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun- Nathan Countryman; Class III: First Place- Eldridge North Scott Press- Scott Campbell, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Seth Boyes, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Aleisa Schat; Class IV: First Place- Carroll Times Herald- Trevor Babcock, Second Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Paris Barraza, Third Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Paris Barraza; Class V: First Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch- Jared Strong, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Vanessa Miller, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- John Kruse
Class I: First Place- Calmar Courier- Michael Hohenbrink, Second Place- Traer North Tama Telegraph- Ruby McAllister; Class II: First Place- Elkader Times-Register- Audrey Posten, Second Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Third Place- Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun- Nathan Countryman; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Seth Boyes, Second Place- Sioux Center News- Renee Wielenga, Eric Sandbulte, Third Place- Bellevue Herald-Leader- David Namanny; Class IV: First Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Paris Barraz, Second Place- Creston News Advertiser- Cheyenne Roche, Third Place- Mason City Globe Gazette- Robin McClelland; Class V: First Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Sarah Watson, Gretchen Teske, Thomas Geyer, Tom Loewy, Second Place- Des Moines Register- Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Chris Higgins, F. Amanda Tugade, Francesca Block, Third Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Staff
Class I: First Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune- Christopher Braunschweig, Second Place- Perry Chief- Sean Cordy, Allison Ullmann, Third Place- Traer North Tama Telegraph- Ruby McAllister; Class II: First Place- Garner Leader- Rebecca Peter, Second Place- Bayard News Gazette- Luann Waldo, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper; Class III: First Place- Davenport Catholic Messenger- Barb Arland-Fye, Second Place- Des Moines Business Record- Kathy Bolten, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Aleisa Schat; Class IV: First Place- Harlan Newspapers- Mike Kolbe, Second Place- Spencer Daily Reporter- Randy M. Cauthron, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal- Kalen McCain; Class V: First Place- Sioux City Journal- Nick Hytrek, Second Place- Des Moines Register- Courtney Crowder, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Elizabeth Kelsey
Class I: First Place- Earlham Echo- Todd Weber, Second Place- Traer North Tama Telegraph- Ruby McAllister, Soren Peterson, Third Place- Tripoli Leader- Morgan Bergmann; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Second Place- Elkader Times-Register- Audrey Posten, Third Place- Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner- Katie Anderson; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial- Dave LaBelle, Second Place- Eldridge North Scott Press- Mark Ridolfi, Third Place- Kalona News- Cheryl Allen; Class IV: First Place- Oelwein Daily Register- Gidal Kaiser, Second Place- Mason City Globe Gazette- Alexander Schmidt, Third Place- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil- David Golbitz, Joe Shearer; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Diana Nollen, Second Place- Fort Dodge Messenger- Kelby Wingert, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Elijah Decious
Class I: First Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune- Troy Hyde, Second Place- West Branch Times- Matthew Dickinson, Third Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Troy Hyde; Class II: First Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Doug Calsbeek, Dale Pluim, Second Place- Sheldon Mail-Sun- Scott Byers, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Corey Meints; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Scott Byers, Second Place- Dyersville Commercial- Mike Putz, Third Place- Humboldt Independent- Phil Monson; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Justin Ites, Second Place- Newton News- Troy Hyde, Third Place- Atlantic News-Telegraph- Brian Rathjen; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Austin Hanson, Second Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Matt Coss, Third Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican- Ross Thede
Class I: First Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Troy Hyde, Second Place- Earlham Echo- Todd Weber, Third Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Troy Hyde; Class II: First Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle- Robert Maharry, Second Place- Ackley World Journal- Corey Meints, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Corey Meints; Class III: First Place- Monticello Express- Pete Temple, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Scott Byers, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Seth Boyes; Class IV: First Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Ayrton Breckenridge, Second Place- Ames Tribune- Joe Randleman , Third Place- Newton News- Troy Hyde; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- John Steppe, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Jeff Linder, Third Place- Des Moines Register- Alyssa Hertel
Class I: First Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Christopher Braunschweig, Second Place- Tripoli Leader- Morgan Bergmann, Third Place- Fredericksburg Review- Amanda Strain, Morgan Bergmann; Class II: First Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat- Erin Sommers, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Sarah Weber, Sharon Vermeer, Dale Pluim, Third Place- Mapleton Press- Staff ; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Aleisa Schat, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Aleisa Schat, Third Place- Estherville News- Amy H. Peterson, Taylor Nissen ; Class IV: First Place- Keokuk Daily Gate City- Erika Barrett, Second Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Emily Hawk, Channing Rucks, Third Place- Newton News- Christopher Braunschweig; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register- Jay Stahl, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Michelle London, Third Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican- Robert Maharry, Lana Bradstream, Mike Donahey, Sara Jordan-Heintz
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times- Gregory Norfleet, Second Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News- Nicholas Pedley; Class II: First Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat- Erin Sommers, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Doug Calsbeek, Dale Pluim; Class III: First Place- DeWitt Observer- Trevis Mayfield, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Tom Lawrence, Third Place- Davenport Catholic Messenger- Barb Arland-Fye; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Elaine Loring, Second Place- Spencer Daily Reporter- Randy M. Cauthron, Third Place- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil- Scott Stewart; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Althea Cole, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Amy Gilligan, Allie Hinga, Third Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Tom Martin
Class I: First Place- West Branch Times- Gregory Norfleet, Second Place- Manilla Times- Janine Kock, Third Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News- Nicholas Pedley; Class II: First Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle- Michael Davis, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Doug Calsbeek, Dale Pluim, Third Place- Central City Linn News- Laura Drummy; Class III: First Place- Bloomfield Democrat- Randy Evans, Second Place- Eldridge North Scott Press- Erin Gentz, Third Place- Jefferson Herald- Rick Morain; Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal- Jane Curtis, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Elaine Loring, Third Place- Creston News Advertiser- Erin Henze; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Sofia DeMartino, Second Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch- Kathie Obradovich, Third Place- Sioux City Journal- Nick Hytrek
Class I: First Place- Earlham Echo- Todd Weber, Second Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Troy Hyde; Class II: First Place- Strawberry Point Clayton County Press Journal- Jeff Barker, Second Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Doug Calsbeek, Dale Pluim, Third Place- ; Class III: First Place- Kalona News- Paul Bowker, Second Place- Anamosa Journal Eureka- Daryl Schepanski, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Scott Byers; Class IV: First Place- Spencer Daily Reporter- Randy M. Cauthron, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers- Nick Thompson; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register- Chad Leistikow, Second Place- Des Moines Register- Randy Peterson, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- JR Ogden
Class I: First Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News- Nicholas Pedley, Second Place- Traer North Tama Telegraph- Ruby McAllister; Class II: First Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Sarah Weber, Doug Calsbeek, Dale Pluim, Second Place- Tama-Toledo News Chronicle- Michael Davis, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Shawn Diggity; Class III: First Place- Kalona News- Cheryl Allen, Second Place- Estherville News- Amy H. Peterson , Third Place- Bloomfield Democrat- Karen Spurgeon; Class IV: First Place- Mason City Globe Gazette- Robin McClelland, Second Place- Keokuk Daily Gate City- Joe Benedict, Erika Barrett, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal- Kalen McCain; Class V: First Place- Des Moines Register- Katie Akin, Stephen Gruber-Miller, Second Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Staff , Third Place- Iowa Capital Dispatch- Jared Strong
Class I: First Place- Solon Economist- Chris Umscheid, Second Place- Traer North Tama Telegraph- Soren Peterson, Third Place- West Branch Times- Keaton Norfleet; Class II: First Place- Cascade Pioneer- Erin LaBelle, Second Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Third Place- Corydon Times-Republican- Jen Reed; Class III: First Place- Winterset Madisonian- Vicki Minor, Second Place- Albia Monroe County News- David Dineen, Third Place- Ida Grove Ida County Courier- Jenny Seuntjens; Class IV: First Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Ayrton Breckenridge, Second Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Ayrton Breckenridge, Third Place- Carroll Times Herald- Larry Devine; Class V: First Place- Davenport Quad-City Times- Nikos Frazier, Second Place- Des Moines Register- Zach Boyden-Holmes, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Savannah Blake
Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Second Place- Sumner Gazette- Morgan Bergmann, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper; Class III: First Place- Tipton Conservative- Stuart Clark, Second Place- Guttenberg Press- Austin Greve, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Matt Heinrichs; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Corey Meints, Second Place- Mason City Globe Gazette- Matthew Rezab, Third Place- Keokuk Daily Gate City- Chris Mills; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Nick Rohlman, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Jim Slosiarek, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Nick Rohlman
Class I: First Place- Solon Economist- Chris Umscheid, Second Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune- Troy Hyde, Third Place- Prairie City PCM Explorer- Troy Hyde; Class II: First Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Jeff Bylsma, Dale Pluim, Second Place- Oakland Herald- Donald Nielson, Third Place- Cascade Pioneer- Don Zieser; Class III: First Place- DeWitt Observer- Ross Eberhart, Second Place- Wapello Morning Sun- Dana Royer, Third Place- Wapello Morning Sun- Dana Royer; Class IV: First Place- Le Mars Sentinel- Allen Hamil, Second Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Kyle Ocker, Third Place- Creston News Advertiser- Cheyenne Roche; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Ayrton Breckenridge, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Savannah Blake, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Dave Kettering
Class I: First Place- Solon Economist- Chris Umscheid, Second Place- Adel Dallas County News- Sean Cordy, Third Place- Colfax Jasper County Tribune- Troy Hyde; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal- Corey Meints, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat- Sandy Rutherford, Third Place- Mapleton Press- Jenna Comes; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial- Beth Lutgen, Second Place- Saint Ansgar Enterprise Journal- Kristi Nixon, Third Place- Dyersville Commercial- Don Zieser; Class IV: First Place- Newton News- Troy Hyde, Second Place- Iowa City Press-Citizen- Joe Cress, Third Place- Oskaloosa Herald- Ayrton Breckenridge; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Savannah Blake, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Nick Rohlman, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Jim Slosiarek
Class I: First Place- Perry Chief- Allison Ullmann, Second Place- Adel Dallas County News- Allison Ullmann, Third Place- Earlham Echo- Todd Weber; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper, Second Place- Oakland Herald- Donald Nielson, Third Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat- Sandy Rutherford; Class III: First Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance- Kim Wegener, Second Place- Dyersville Commercial- Dave LaBelle, Third Place- Dyersville Commercial- Dave Labelle; Class IV: First Place- Ames Tribune- Nirmalendu Majumdar, Second Place- Newton News- Christopher Braunschweig, Third Place- Newton News- Christopher Braunschweig; Class V: First Place- Clinton Herald Roy Dabner, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette Jim Slosiarek, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan Cody Blissett
Class I: First Place- Perry Chief- Allison Ullmann, Second Place- Adel Dallas County News- Allison Ullmann, Third Place- Adel Dallas County News- Allison Ullmann; Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal- Corey Meints, Second Place- Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun- Nathan Countryman, Third Place- Orange City Sioux County Capital Democrat- Sarah Weber, Dale Pluim; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial- Dave LaBelle, Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Matt Heinrichs, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Seth Boyes; Class IV: First Place- Spencer Daily Reporter- Sondra Hookfin, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Corey Meints, Third Place- Newton News- Christopher Braunschweig; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Grace Smith, Second Place- Ames Iowa State Daily- Daniel Jacobi II, Brielle Tuttle, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Ayrton Breckenridge, Jerod Ringwald, Grace Smith, Matt Sindt
Class I: First Place- Solon Economist- Chris Umscheid, Second Place- Earlham Echo- Todd Weber; Class II: First Place- Corydon Times-Republican- Jen Reed, Second Place- Central City Linn News- Laura Drummy, Third Place- Ackley World Journal- Becky Schipper; Class III: First Place- Dyersville Commercial- Dave LaBelle , Second Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News- Seth Boyes, Third Place- Estherville News- Amy H. Peterson; Class IV: First Place- Ames Tribune- Nirmalendu Majumdar, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Shawn Digity, Third Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Marissa VanWingen; Class V: First Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Geoff Stellfox, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Steve Gassman, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette- Savannah Blake
Class I: First Place- Reinbeck Sun-Courier, Second Place- Laurens Sun, Third Place- Reinbeck Sun-Courier: Class II: First Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Second Place- Westside Observer, Third Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter; Class III: First Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Second Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Third Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Harlan Newspapers, Third Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal; Class V: First Place- Davenport Quad-City Times, Second Place- Clinton Herald, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan
Class I: First Place- Hull Sioux County Index Reporter, Second Place- Hull Sioux County Index Reporter, Third Place- Hull Sioux County Index Reporter: Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Third Place- Stuart Herald; Class III: First Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Second Place- Bloomfield Democrat, Third Place- Monticello Express; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Class V: First Place- Fort Dodge Messenger, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan
Class I: First Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat; Class III: First Place- Keosauqua Van Buren County Register, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review, Third Place- Manchester Press; Class IV: First Place- Waverly Newspapers, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers, Third Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal; Class V: First Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican, Second Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Third Place- Fort Dodge Messenger
Class I: First Place- Holstein Advance, Second Place- Hull Sioux County Index Reporter; Class II: First Place- Stuart Herald, Second Place- Stuart Herald, Class III: First Place- Bloomfield Democrat, Second Place- Sigourney News-Review, Third Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Second Place- Clinton Herald, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Class I: First Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News, Second Place- Remsen Bell Enterprise, Third Place- Buffalo Center Tribune: Class II: First Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Second Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Third Place- Cascade Pioneer; Class III: First Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News, Second Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Third Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Le Mars Sentinel, Third Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Class V: First Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Second Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Third Place- Fort Dodge Messenger
Class I: First Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Second Place- Manilla Times, Third Place- : Class II: First Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Second Place- Mapleton Press, Third Place- Ackley World Journal; Class III: First Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance, Second Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance, Third Place- Spirit Lake Dickinson County News; Class IV: First Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal, Second Place- Waverly Newspapers, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal; Class V: First Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Second Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Class II: First Place- Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Second Place- Westside Observer, Third Place- Stuart Herald; Class III: First Place- Sigourney News-Review; Class IV: First Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Class V: First Place- Clinton Herald, Second Place- Marshalltown Times-Republican, Third Place- Sioux City Journal
Class I: First Place- Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News, Second Place- Inwood West Lyon Herald, Third Place- Remsen Bell Enterprise: Class II: First Place- Ackley World Journal, Second Place- Rock Rapids Lyon County Reporter, Third Place- Ackley World Journal; Class III: First Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Second Place- Sigourney News-Review, Third Place- Maquoketa Sentinel-Press; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Le Mars Sentinel; Class V: First Place- Sioux City Journal, Second Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan, Third Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan
Class I: First Place- Reinbeck Sun-Courier, Second Place- Hull Sioux County Index Reporter, Class II: First Place- Stuart Herald, Second Place- Ackley World Journal, Third Place- Stuart Herald; Class III: First Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance, Second Place- Algona Kossuth County Advance, Third Place- Ida Grove Ida County Courier; Class IV: First Place- Waverly Newspapers, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Third Place- Southeast Iowa Union Washington Evening Journal; Class V: First Place- Clinton Herald, Second Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Third Place- Fort Dodge Messenger
Class IV: First Place- Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Class V: First Place- Clinton Herald, Second Place- Davenport Quad-City Times, Third Place- Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class II: First Place- Stuart Herald- Jon Lonsdale, Second Place- Mapleton Press- Jenna Comes; Class III: First Place- Ida Grove Ida County Courier- Jenny Seuntjens, Second Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Elizabeth Myers, Third Place- Sheldon N'West Iowa Review- Kira Spaans; Class IV: First Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Brent Lennard, Second Place- Iowa Falls Times Citizen- Beth Olsen, Third Place- Waverly Newspapers- Carrie Wright; Class V: First Place- Clinton Herald- Shanelle Yahn, Second Place- Iowa City Daily Iowan- Heidi Owen, Third Place- Dubuque Telegraph Herald- Melissa Salis
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