2012 SDNA Better Newspapers Contest

News/Editorial Results A - Best News Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Kadoka Press Ronda Dennis, Nancy Haish, Del Bartels Emotional situation portrayed very well. Great photos. A - Best News Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Lyman County Herald Lucy Halverson Great quotes and first-hand experience reports. A - Best News Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third The Onida Watchman Amanda Fanger Great story with a happy ending. A - Best News Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Brandon Valley Challenger Jill Meier Well done! Great interview, good representation of several sides. A - Best News Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Hot Springs Star Brett Nachtigall Great way to cover what could have been a routine accident report. A - Best News Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Pioneer Review Nancy Haigh Good headline, lead and very well told story. A - Best News Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Native Sun News Jesse Abernathy Interesting story that deserves coverage - good use of stats and quotes. A - Best News Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Yankton County Observer Dan Merritt Good use of quotes…interesting! A - Best News Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Grant County Review Debbie Hemmer Good overall coverage.

A - Best News Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Daily Republic Denise Ross Very well written and approachable look at a complicated issue with local and national impact. A - Best News Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Capital Journal Heather Mangan Kept me interested all the way through. A - Best News Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Black Hills Pioneer Jaci Conrad Pearson Life in this area is changing, this piece did a fine job illustrating that fact. A - Best News Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Jonthan Ellis Good look at a business opportunity that's under the radar. Great work! A - Best News Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Barbara Soderlin, Hanna Baker Story does a great job reflecting on what has happened and also looks ahead. Detailed interview. Nice overall package! A - Best News Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Kevin Woster, Emilie Rusch, Nick Penzenstadler The team is to be commended for the approach and depth provided here…great work! B - Best News Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First The Rosholt Review Mimi Larsen Interesting topics, good research. B - Best News Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Tea Weekly Jessica Larsen B - Best News Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Jessica Giard B - Best News Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Butte County Post Milo Dailey Great series of stories. Well written. B - Best News Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Sioux Valley News Laura Heckmann Interesting topic. Good use of questionaire approach for supervisors. B - Best News Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Vermillion Plain Talk David Lias, Travis Gulbrandson Goes beyond normal reporting of a disaster.

B - Best News Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Native Sun News Talli Nauman The writer did a lot of research and provided balanced coverage. Good use of photos B - Best News Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Yankton County Observer Dan Merritt Good sources and a lot of information. B - Best News Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Reporter & Farmer George Thompson Good interviews and angles on coverage. B - Best News Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Shauna Marlette Good series of stories showing the events happing with the school district. B - Best News Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Nathan Johnson, Randy Dockendorf Good in-depth coverage of the flood fight in and around Yankton B - Best News Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Black Hills Pioneer Heather Murschel I learned a lot from this series. B - Best News Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Argus Leader Staff Very strong, complete coverage…excellent sourcing and great historical context. B - Best News Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader John Hult In addition to the coverage of the initial death, Hult took cover further with historic context and strong sources and examination of underlying issues. B - Best News Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Kevin Woster, Mary Garrigan, Ruth Moon Great detailed look at what will likely be an issue for Hot Springs to grapple with for the foreseeable future. C - Best Feature Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Northwest Blade Heidi Morlock Excellent, interesting, a real page turner. Great job! C - Best Feature Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Hill City Prevailer Bev Pechan Great job! C - Best Feature Story A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Lyman County Herald Lucy Halverson

Good job, well done! C - Best Feature Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Brandon Valley Challenger Jill Meier Story caught my eye the moment I saw it! C - Best Feature Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Custer County Chronicle Mary Gales Askren An extremely worthy subject and story told well. C - Best Feature Story B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Brandon Valley Challenger Alica P. Thiele Interesting piece… C - Best Feature Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Grant County Review Debbie Hemmer Nice opening and ending. Good questions. Went beyond expectations. C - Best Feature Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Grant County Review Holli Seehafer Heartwarming story for christmas issue. C - Best Feature Story C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Native Sun News Jesse Abernathy C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Daily Republic Anna Jauhola Interesting look at a rarely seen world. In depth and interesting throughout. C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Randy Dockendorf Very dramatic tale of a real person; a survivor story… C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Capital Journal Lance Nixon A seemingly random subjuect that was made really interesting. C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Lynn Taylor-Rick Compelling subject and a good story that shows selflessness. This story really stood apart from the others! C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Steve Young An emotion grabbing, complete feature story! C - Best Feature Story D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Jon Walker

A good, enjoyable read. D - Best Feature Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Hill City Prevailer Carol Wlaker This series hits a home run. Very well done. Very original and focused. D - Best Feature Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Parkston Advance Wendy Royston Excellent subject matter. Solid interviews. Great use of charts/sidebar info. D - Best Feature Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Lyman County Herald Lucy Halverson Excellent topic for SD. Solid writing. Great feature idea. D - Best Feature Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Southern Union County Leader-Courier Kelly Kruithoff Nice stories. Great timing for articles. D - Best Feature Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Custer County Chronicle Jason Ferguson, Norma Najacht, Mary Askren Covers an important topic for the community D - Best Feature Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Butte County Post Milo Dailey Comprehensive look at important local issue. D - Best Feature Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Travis Svihovec Great subject matter and originality. D - Best Feature Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Central Dakota Times Maria Birch Embodied the spirit of a newspaper "series". D - Best Feature Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Grant County Review Debbie Hemmer D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Black Hills Pioneer Mark VanGerpen A solid look at an issue from all sides. This is one of the most in depth collections of stories I've seen. D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Nathan Johnson Interesting subject matter and well written. D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Shauna Marlette Well written series on a tough issue. Great job looking at this from a variety of angles.

D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Jonathan Ellis Very nice package with great stories throughout the weeklong series. D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Barbara Soderlin An enjoyable multi-perspecitve look at population changes in the region. D - Best Feature Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Lynn Taylor-Rick Nice work. Powerful writing. E - Best Sports Reporting A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Parkston Advance Wendy Royston Great story, keeps me reading as a journalist & as a basketball fan. E - Best Sports Reporting A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second The Onida Watchman Amanda Fanger Solid story, good use of player comments. E - Best Sports Reporting A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third The Lake Preston Times Matt Heinrichs Clever lead. Good way to present a loss. E - Best Sports Reporting B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Sioux Valley News Laura Heckmann Interesting story on a star player's career. E - Best Sports Reporting B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner Nice sports feature story. E - Best Sports Reporting B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Hot Springs Star Brett Nachtigall Great topic - explores impact of merging programs. E - Best Sports Reporting C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Yankton County Observer Dan Merritt Interesting topic. E - Best Sports Reporting C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Mobridge Tribune Jay Davis E - Best Sports Reporting C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Grant County Review Ginny Tostenson Good overall coverage.

E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Jeremy Hoeck Very nice. Well written. Good art and headline. E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan James D. Cimburek Solid story. E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Capital Journal Lance Nixon Neat story. E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Mick Garry Excellent Feature. You captured his soul and gave readers a true taste of who he is. E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Terry Vandrovec I learned a great deal about how social media is a blessing and a curse. E - Best Sports Reporting D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Danny Lawhon Very nice article. Captured the true spirit of this young man. F - Best Sports Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Tea Weekly Anne Homan Well-written stories with good detail. Good headlines. F - Best Sports Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second The New Era Shane Merrill Reader feels like they went with the team through the tournaments - great detail. F - Best Sports Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Joe Yonkman F - Best Sports Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner Good headlines, interesting leads, solid quotes. Flowed nicely. F - Best Sports Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Britton Journal Doug Card Very solid writing. Good quotes and flow of events. F - Best Sports Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Yankton County Observer Dan Merritt Great spotlight on local people! F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Under 14,000

4 - First The Daily Republic Luke Hagen Nice stories. Well written and good coverage. F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Watertown Public Opinion Roger Merriam, Rich Remmers I enjoyed reading your series! Great following of the team. F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Brookings Register Sean Welsh Good entry. I liked your preview page. Well done. F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Terry Vandrovec This is what a great collection of related stories should look like. Beautiful work, thorough and compelling. Excellent! F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Aberdeen American News Berdette Zaztrow, John Papendick Very nice reporting. Difficult topic. Even non-hunters can appreciate these incredibly sad stories. F - Best Sports Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Michael Klinski Very nice job! Excellent research. G - Best Sports Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First G - Best Sports Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner Excellent. Locally powerful, well-written. G - Best Sports Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Britton Journal Doug Card Local, fun, touching & solid writing. Excellent. G - Best Sports Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Custer County Chronicle Jason Ferguson Great job! Strong writing! G - Best Sports Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Jay Davis The personal anecdotes make your column a must read! Great local content. G - Best Sports Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Native Sun News Joseph Budd Nice focus on issue of Native Americans and college. G - Best Sports Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000

2 - Third Reporter & Farmer John Suhr Nice look at issues important to readers. G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Watertown Public Opinion Roger Merriam Good writing and selections. G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Daily Republic Luke Hagen Solid work. G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan James D. Cimburek Good overall work. G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Stu Whitney This columnist is at his best when he goes beyond the score and gets to the heart of the subject. G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Padraic Duffy Very nice job! G - Best Sports Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Mick Garry Great writing. H - Best Editorial Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Parkston Advance Wendy Royston All topics are very timely and informative. H - Best Editorial Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Hutchinson Herald Erik Kaufman Great job! H - Best Editorial Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Alcester Union & Hudsonite Paul Buum Well written, make the reader think. H - Best Editorial Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner These have a consistent voice with a call to action on single topics. H - Best Editorial Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Potter County News Molly McRoberts Pointed commentary on issues that seem important to your readers. H - Best Editorial Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000

2 - Third Timber Lake Topic Kathy Nelson Easy to read and great topics of interest to your local community. H - Best Editorial Writing C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Katie Zerr H - Best Editorial Writing C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Yankton County Observer Dave Baumeister H - Best Editorial Writing C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Native Sun News Native Sun News Staff H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Daily Republic Korrie Wenzel Good mix of local and state opinions that affect many in the community. H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Kelly Hertz Sound, well-written arguments. H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Daily Republic Seth Tupper Good writing and information. Not afraid to take on tough issues. H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Michael LeFort Very strong composition and persuasiveness H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Jacqueline Palfy Klemond Nice variety of issues in this entry. Very concise arguments and writing. H - Best Editorial Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Randall Rasmussen Tight writing and very strong arguments presented. I - Best Headline Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First The Onida Watchman Marileen Tilberg, Amanda Fanger Your headlines drew me in…catchy and to the point. I - Best Headline Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second New Underwood Post Cris Allen Like the creativity used in wording. I - Best Headline Writing A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Tripp Star-Ledger Wendy Royston I - Best Headline Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000

4 - First Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner Very creative, great job drawing the reader into the story. I - Best Headline Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Southern Union County Leader-Courier Kelly Kruithoff Good sense of humor and connecting with the reader. I - Best Headline Writing B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Custer County Chronicle Jason Ferguson Very creative. I - Best Headline Writing C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Native Sun News Native Sun News Staff Good job in a variety of subject matter headlines. I - Best Headline Writing C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Reporter & Farmer George Thompson I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Brookings Register Ken Curley Clearly best in class in this category! I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Randy Dockendorf Solidly written, creative and insightful I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Brookings Register Doug Kott Looked for outside the box ideas. Nicely done. I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Bob Ohap Very creative headlines. I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Aberdeen American News Mondell Keck Clever headline writing. I - Best Headline Writing D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Eric Lochridge Catchy and informative J -Best Local General Interest Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Northwest Blade Mary 'Odenbach' Keck These are my favorite types of column topics to write and to read. J - Best Local General Interest Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Hill City Prevailer Carol Wlaker

Great thought-provoking column topics J - Best Local General Interest Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Alcester Union & Hudsonite Paul Buum Great columns! J - Best Local General Interest Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Southern Union County Leader-Courier Brenda Likness Nice treatment/personalization that impacts the area. J - Best Local General Interest Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Custer County Chronicle Jason Ferguson Great local interest pieces. J - Best Local General Interest Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Britton Journal Doug Card Nice range of local topics J - Best Local General Interest Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Yankton County Observer Wayne Pibal I commend this writer for exploring a variety of issues - all of them local. J - Best Local General Interest Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Grant County Review Holli Seehafer Great job. J - Best Local General Interest Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Yankton County Observer Jill Karolevitz J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Brookings Register Chuck Cecil A great voice of and for the community. I thought he was good until the column about the sparrows, then I knew he was great! J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Daily Republic Terry Woster Readers are fortunate to have this voice of wisdom in their community! J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Daily Republic Tom Lawrence Tom seems to breath new life into tired subjects, making them interested and worth exploring again. J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Patrick Lalley Overall a very enjoyable and intellectual read. J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Jill Callison

Well-framed, well-written and very clear J - Best Local General Interest Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Stu Whitney Enjoyable grouping of columns. Whitney sets a great tone with readers. K - Best Local Humorous Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Janice Mosel Loved the writing…and I laughed! K - Best Local Humorous Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Alcester Union & Hudsonite Paul Buum Thank you for the laughs & memories! K - Best Local Humorous Column A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third The Lake Preston Times Matt Heinrichs It always helps to make politics what it is…laughable. K - Best Local Humorous Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Brandon Valley Challenger Jill Meier Well written stories. Entertaining all the way through. K - Best Local Humorous Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Southern Union County Leader-Courier Brenda Likness Great stories, took the reader along for the ride. K - Best Local Humorous Column B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Miller Press Jackie Fauth Fun to read. K - Best Local Humorous Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Reporter & Farmer George Thompson Great eye for irony in daily events! K - Best Local Humorous Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Yankton County Observer Jill Karolevitz Nicely written and a joy to experience. K - Best Local Humorous Column C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Central Dakota Times Leah Konechne Great job K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Brookings Register Ken Curley Ken is a heck of a storyteller! K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Brookings Register John Kubal

Love the writing style, I'm sure you're a local favorite! K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Daily Republic Seth Tupper Nicely done. K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Patrick Lalley I found myself laughing out loud many times while completely captivated by Patrick's storytelling. These columns are excellent! K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Jacqueline Palfy Klemond Funny, informative and oh, so true. Excellent! K - Best Local Humorous Column D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Pat Duncan Very nice job…funny, clever & entertaining L - Best Spot News Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Jessica Giard Good angle on this photo. L - Best Spot News Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Kadoka Press Don Ravellette Good spot news! L - Best Spot News Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Dell Rapids Tribune Luke Tatge Spot news with emotion! L - Best Spot News Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Potter County News Molly McRoberts Night photography a challenge - beautifully captured! L - Best Spot News Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Butte County Post Milo Dailey Big picture - big subjects L - Best Spot News Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Meade County Times-Tribune Amanda Friar Caught the emotion of the moment. L - Best Spot News Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Reporter & Farmer John Suhr Textbook "spot news" and well executed. L - Best Spot News Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000

3 - Second Yankton County Observer Dave Baumeister Captured a moment of significance to your community. L - Best Spot News Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Mobridge Tribune Travis Svihovec Great shot and timing! L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Kelly Hertz Nice photo. Puts reader there…almost drenching them too! L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Daily Republic Chris Huber Neat photo of tough time for the owner. L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Brookings Register Jill Fier Fire photos are tough and this was a good one! L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Argus Leader Jay Pickthorn Like the ethereal quality to the photo. L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Aaron Rosenblatt Good work. Manages to capture a look of anguish. L - Best Spot News Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Kristina Barker Nice candle light, good composition. M - Best Feature Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Parkston Advance Wendy Royston Great photo. Nice composition M - Best Feature Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Dell Rapids Tribune Luke Tatge Very good photo. M - Best Feature Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Jessica Giard Good compostion and depth of focus M - Best Feature Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Custer County Chronicle Ron Fry Great subject matter. M - Best Feature Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000

3 - Second The Lennox Independent Verlyn Schmidt Great action photo…very sharp. M - Best Feature Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Custer County Chronicle Norma Najacht The picture tells a story all by itself. M - Best Feature Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Travis Svihovec A moment everyone feels. Good catch. M - Best Feature Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Native Sun News Jesse Abernathy Nice shot. Good time of day for lighting. M - Best Feature Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Reporter & Farmer Kelli Nimmer Nice positioning. M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Brookings Register John Kubal The man making eyes at his squirrel gets me, too cute! M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Madison Daily Leader Chuck Clement Great moment shot where everything really fell into place. M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Brookings Register Troy Maroney Great memorable shot. M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Kristina Barker Good composition and nice emothion. M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Emily Spartz Good faces. Nice backlighting. Nice way of illustrating a weather feature. M - Best Feature Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Aaron Rosenblatt Good job in getting access to an intimate moment. Good use of natural light. N - Best Sports Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Tea Weekly Anne Homan Great photo! N - Best Sports Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150

3 - Second The New Era Dave Fuller Nice composition N - Best Sports Photo A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Hutchinson Herald Erik Kaufman Nice action shot - great depth of field N - Best Sports Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Southern Union County Leader-Courier Jean McLaury Awesome job! N - Best Sports Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Hot Springs Star Curt Nettinga Great timing to capture this image. N - Best Sports Photo B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Custer County Chronicle Jason Ferguson Very unique N - Best Sports Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Yankton County Observer Dan Merritt Great shot! Not something that can be captured everyday! N - Best Sports Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Mobridge Tribune Jay Davis Great capture. N - Best Sports Photo C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Grant County Review Ginny Tostenson Strong photo. Great expression. N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Madison Daily Leader Chuck Clement Really nice photo! Clear and captures my attention. N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Daily Republic Chris Huber great photo and timing to capture the goalie's face. N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Watertown Public Opinion Roger Merriam Solid photo. Captured the emotion. N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Ryan Soderlin Perfection! This photo said so much…no need for an explanation N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000

3 - Second Rapid City Journal Aaron Rosenblatt Excellent action shot. N - Best Sports Photo D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Kristina Barker Great job capturing the excitement of the match! O - Best Photo Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Jessica Giard Great subject, sharp photos, editing & captions are great! O - Best Photo Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Tea Weekly Anne Homan Excellent quality, great detail…nice overall package. O - Best Photo Series A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third The Onida Watchman Amanda Fanger Technical quality is great! Excellent work. O - Best Photo Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner Great job! Great photography and layout. Far above all others! O - Best Photo Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Hot Springs Star Brett Nachtigall Excellent job. O - Best Photo Series B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Potter County News Molly McRoberts Excellent photos. O - Best Photo Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Katie Zerr, Travis Svihovec Excellent choice of subject and use of large color photos! O - Best Photo Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Reporter & Farmer John Suhr Fun subject and well executed photography O - Best Photo Series C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Yankton County Observer Dave Baumeister Color is fun to see. Good photos considering difficult environment. O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Daily Republic Chris Huber This has all the elements that made it a great page. Just an all-around great package.Great job! O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Under 14,000

3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Yankton Press & Dakotan Staff Fun page! This team effort paid off! O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Clay Stoddard, James D. Cimburek Great action shots. A good balance of action and feature photos. O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Kristina Barker Beautiful work. Photos really told the story… O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Aaron Rosenblatt Wonderful photos! Really spoke to the reader about youth boxing. O - Best Photo Series D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Argus Leader Elisha Page Beautiful work! P - Best Special Issue A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First The Onida Watchman Marileen Tilberg, Amanda Fanger Great content. Great photography. Nice promo tool for the area. P - Best Special Issue A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second Centerville Journal Amy Plucker, Shane Hill, Allyson Hill Excellent graphics! P - Best Special Issue A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Sun Staff Good all around product! P - Best Special Issue B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Butte County Post Butte County Post Staff Excellent, complete job. Great writing. Best of the contest. P - Best Special Issue B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Vermillion Plain Talk Plain Talk Staff Great job. P - Best Special Issue B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Brandon Valley Challenger Jill Meier, Alica P. Thiele, Kristin Johnson Great color, great photos. P - Best Special Issue C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Travis Svihoven, Sarah Gates and Staff Interesting stories, nice photos. P - Best Special Issue C - Weeklies Over 2,000

3 - Second Native Sun News Native Sun News Staff Very interesting stories P - Best Special Issue C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Grant County Review Deb Hemmer, Holli Seehafter, Ashley Smith, Julie Madison Nicely laid out. P - Best Special Issue D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Yankton Press & Dakotan Staff This IS the special issue of the year and well deserved. Very well constructed. P - Best Special Issue D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Black Hills Pioneer Black Hills Pioneer Staff Well thought out section that covered a lot of ground. P - Best Special Issue D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Daily Republic The Daily Republic Staff A shockingly indepth look at kindergarten. P - Best Special Issue D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Rapid City Journal Staff What a wonderful example of teamwork. This project is thorough, well written and keeps the reader wanting more. P - Best Special Issue D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Argus Leader Sports Staff Very nice section. Strong writing. Excellent photography. Q - Best Typography & Design A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Lucy & Kim Halverson, Jessica Giard Nice front page and inside pages nicely laid out. Q - Best Typography & Design A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second The New Era Sarah Ebeling Love the front page and use of pictures. Nice sports section. Q - Best Typography & Design A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third Alcester Union & Hudsonite Paul Buum Overall, a nice looking paper. Q - Best Typography & Design B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Tea Weekly Debbie Schmidt, Kelli Bultena Great job all around. Q - Best Typography & Design B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Southern Union County Leader-Courier Bruce Odson, Kelly Kruithoff Great job.

Q - Best Typography & Design B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third The Lennox Independent Debbie Schmidt, Kelli Bultena Love the newer layout! Q - Best Typography & Design C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Meade County Times-Tribune Hollie Stalder Great use of color and graphics. Q - Best Typography & Design C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Vermillion Plain Talk Gary Wood, David Lias Excellent pictures, larger is better! Q - Best Typography & Design C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Native Sun News Jesse Abernathy Nice use of photos Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Gary Wood, Kelly Hertz Fantastic special section put this paper on top! Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second The Brookings Register Billy McMacken, Jill Fier Well done. Excellent design, well thought out. Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third Madison Daily Leader Marcia Schoeberl Nicely done. Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Shannon Brinker, Michael LeFort Clean, sharp look on the front page. Good paper - clear winner. Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Randell Beck, Maricarrol Kueter Q - Best Typography & Design D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Aberdeen American News Cory Bollinger, J.J. Perry R - Best Original Editorial Cartoon A - All Weekly & Daily Newspapers 4 - First Rapid City Journal Neil Zetah Love the local angle. Great job! R - Best Original Editorial Cartoon A - All Weekly & Daily Newspapers 3 - Second Mobridge Tribune Mick Harrison Great subject matter treatment. R - Best Original Editorial Cartoon A - All Weekly & Daily Newspapers 2 - Third Yankton County Observer Jim Anderson

S - Best Newspaper Web Site A - All Weekly Newspapers 4 - First The Onida Watchman Amanda Fanger, Curt Olson Excellent news/info content! Nice use of art and photos. S - Best Newspaper Web Site A - All Weekly Newspapers 3 - Second The Southern Union County Leader-Courier Staff Good use of photos, interesting organization of site. S - Best Newspaper Web Site A - All Weekly Newspapers 2 - Third Freeman Courier Jeremy Waltner, Tim L. Waltner Nice overal design and composition. S - Best Newspaper Web Site B - All Daily Newspapers 4 - First Aberdeen American News Carrie Cole, Will Elkins Lots of pictures, stories and ways for readers to interact. S - Best Newspaper Web Site B - All Daily Newspapers 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Beth Rye, Gary Wood Great eye appeal, lots of advertising and news. S - Best Newspaper Web Site B - All Daily Newspapers 2 - Third Argus Leader Cory Myers Strong site. Lots to see and do on the site. T - Best FOI Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 4 - First Parkston Advance Wendy Royston Hands-down the best entry in the category. T - Best FOI Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 3 - Second Pioneer Review Nancy Haigh Strong and convincing piece. T - Best FOI Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 2 - Third Alcester Union & Hudsonite Paul Buum Strongly researched & written. Good job! T - Best FOI Project B - All Daily Newspapers 4 - First Argus Leader Cody Winchester Bang-up job of poring through records to tell an important story. T - Best FOI Project B - All Daily Newspapers 3 - Second Rapid City Journal Nick Pengenstadler, Emilie Rusch This is a good job of exposing a community problem and educating the public. Detail and bull dog approach are commendable. T - Best FOI Project B - All Daily Newspapers 2 - Third Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Nathan Johnson, Kelly Hertz

A lot of work went into this original report. U - Best Public Service Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 4 - First Yankton County Observer Dave Baumeister, Wayne Pibal, Dan Merritt Extremely thorough coverage of a topic that is going to bring passion on both sides. U - Best Public Service Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 3 - Second Mobridge Tribune Tribune Staff Impressed with wide variety of resources. Good all around package/presentation. U - Best Public Service Project A - All Weekly Newspapers 2 - Third Custer County Chronicle Chronicle Staff Nice job promoting this and providing an interesting read. U - Best Public Service Project B - All Daily Newspapers 4 - First Argus Leader John Hult Very good comprehensive coverage of the DUI issue. I really liked how the paper incorporated live video chats with various experts. U - Best Public Service Project B - All Daily Newspapers 3 - Second Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan Shauna Marlette This is what a newspaper is supposed to do - present the facts and educate the readers without taking sides. U - Best Public Service Project B - All Daily Newspapers 2 - Third Rapid City Journal Barbara Soderlin, Emilie Rusch Great idea for a public service community information piece. V - General Excellence A - Weeklies Under 1,150 4 - First Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun Lucy & Kim Halverson, Jessica Giard Simply the best entry. V - General Excellence A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Second The New Era Sarah Ebeling Solid features in every issue. V - General Excellence A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Third The Onida Watchman Marileen Tilberg Good content all around V - General Excellence B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 4 - First Custer County Chronicle Charley Najacht, Norma Najacht This is the definition of what a community paper should be! V - General Excellence B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 3 - Second Dell Rapids Tribune Luke Tatge Great mix of hard news & features, great photos and layout.

V - General Excellence B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,000 2 - Third Southern Union County Leader-Courier Bruce Odson, Kelly Kruithoff Well-done! Nice paper with wide variety. V - General Excellence C - Weeklies Over 2,000 4 - First Mobridge Tribune Larry Atkinson, Katie Zerr Good use of local photos. Love the opinion package. V - General Excellence C - Weeklies Over 2,000 3 - Second Vermillion Plain Talk Gary Wood, David Lias Great use of large photos, nice opinion section. Tough category! V - General Excellence C - Weeklies Over 2,000 2 - Third Meade County Times-Tribune Hollie Stalder Large photos, big headlines make for a very attractive package. V - General Excellence D - Dailies Under 14,000 4 - First The Daily Republic Korrie Wenzel, Seth Tupper Nice looking design. Good mix of local, regional and AP stories. V - General Excellence D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Second Black Hills Pioneer Letti Lister, Mark Watson Lots of locally produced stories - fun to read and look at. V - General Excellence D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Third The Brookings Register Billy McMacken, Jill Fier Nice design, clean lines, easy to read. V - General Excellence D - Dailies Over 14,000 4 - First Rapid City Journal Shannon Brinker, Michael LeFort Deciding first place in this contest was difficult…RCJ emerges because of its strong writing, clean look, interesting featuers and over consistency. V - General Excellence D - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Second Argus Leader Randell Beck, Maricarrol Kueter V - General Excellence D - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Third Aberdeen American News Cory Bollinger, J.J. Perry Outstanding Young Journalist All Dailies The Daily Republic Chris Huber Outstanding Young Journalist All Weeklies Lake Preston Times Matt Heinrichs