1st Idaho Mountain Express

2nd St. Maries Gazette Record

Tie 3rd

Rexburg Standard Journal

The Star-News

1st Amy Herzfeld – Boise Weekly – "Too Great for Hate"

2nd Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – "Insects on a mission"

3rd Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express - "Ready, set, merge!"

 

Spot News Coverage

1st Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – "Avalanche nearly claims ski patroller"

2nd Ralph Bartholdt - St. Maries Gazette Record – "Sheriff had tip on jailbreak"

3rd Ben Salmon – The Star-News – "Flooding washes out roads near Donnelly / Residents trapped"

Watchdog/ Investigative Report

1st Peter Wollheim – Boise Weekly –"Crazy bad...Intermountain Hospital"

2nd Chris Ehlers – Wood River Journal – "Man who faked death to carry Olympic torch"

Tie 3rd

Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – "Hailey Mayor Al Lindley resigns"

Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – "Mayor and police chief face off"

Serious Feature Report

1st Jennifer Liebrum – Wood River Journal – "Supermarket creates mixed emotions"

2nd Cynthia Sewell – Boise Weekly – "Paradis: Lost and found"

Tie 3rd

Becky Cook – Farm & Ranch – Anatomy of an ag injury"

Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "Senegalese women reclim their rights"

1st Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Freedom of the hills"

2nd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "What goes around…"

3rd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Support group coming here"

Series

1st Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "Spiritual life in the valley"

2nd Greg Moore – Idaho Mountain Express – "County battles weed of mass destruction"

3rd Phillip J. Gomez – Wood River Journal – "Officials examine E-911…"

Outdoor Feature

1st Joseph Carberry – Boise Weekly – "Super Seven"

2nd Susan Bailey – Wood River Journal – "Surfer Nat Young carves big waves in local snow"

3rd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "Ski like a chick with pride"

Sports News

1st Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "Suns (24-2) spoil Moose finale"

2nd Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – "Rink closure hits hockey players hard"

Tie 3rd

Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – "Ski Town bosom buddies"

Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "What a great Homecoming game!"

1st Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "A skier younger than springtime, forever"

2nd Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "A perfect night for sweet, smart Sarah"

Tie 3rd

Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – "Not seeing is believing"

Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Goodson hits new heights"

 

General Column

1st Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Shakespeare in a bottle; Jewelry in hen house; Uncle’s advice"

2nd Adam Tanous – Idaho Mountain Express – "Not all the world can be explained; One day, one life; Our ever-shrinking interest in the world"

3rd Dick Dorworth – Idaho Mountain Express – "The public and precautionary principle"

 

Specialty Column

1st Bill Cope – Boise Weekly – "Bill Cope: Words… thing… boogie"

2nd Susan Bailey – Wood River Journal – "How to tell when it’s time to leave the party; Be careful to read the fine print…; A world of name tags around the neck"

3rd Joseph Carberry – Boise Weekly – "Out there: Rowdy: Expedition; How it all go started"

 

Review

1st Chris Schnoor – Boise Weekly – "Dollhausen; Parker; Raymond"

2nd Chuck McHenry – Boise Weekly – "Bowling; Mog; Eggers"

3rd Adam Tanous – Idaho Mountain Express – "The perplexing world of medicine; Halberstam sheds light on firehouse culture; It’s a subtle world, after all"

 

Editorial

1st Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – "Looking for a senator; Shame on the elephant; The mush diet"

2nd R.J. Cohn – Bonners Ferry Herald – "If it happens here…; Forcing you to identify…; Dirty dancing to the Byrne Grant"

3rd Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – Farm Subsidies; How are they any different?"

 

Headlines

1st Tyler Rhodes – Teton Valley News – "Dry funds freeze water study; Windmills stir controversy in Alta; How much cash does it take to cross the road?; and more"

2nd Ken Retallic – Idaho Mountain Express – selection of six

3rd Scott Kraus – Wood River Journal – "County assaults…; Shedding light…; and more"

 

Page Design

1st Bob Reece – Teton Valley News – "Native son; Precious Cargo; Frontier Freighters"

2nd Tony Barriatua – Idaho Mountain Express – "Nurturing the magic life"

3rd Tomi Grote – The Star-News - selection of three

Honorable Mention

Scott Kraus – Wood River Journal – selection of three

1st Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Cool plunge beats the heat"

2nd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Narrow Escape"

3rd Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Close call, but kids ok"

1st David Bitton – Farm & Ranch – "Thrills & Spills"

2nd Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Jerking the line"

3rd Lorie Palmer – Idaho County Free Press – "Long may she wave"

Sports Photography

1st Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Ruggers up"

2nd Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "El Gato"

3rd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – "Throw from the holy"

Photo Essay

1st David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – "Jazz"

2nd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – "Cabaret"

3rd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Hide and fur"

 

Graphics

1st Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – "Christmas cover"

2nd Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – "Mountain wellness festival"

3rd Gavin McNeil – Idaho Mountain Express – "Wagon days"

Political Reporting

1st Ben Salmon – The Star-News – ‘State land board hears Westrock"

2nd Travis Purser – Idaho Mountain Express – "Affordable housing helps diverse groups"

3rd R.J. Cohn – Bonners Ferry Herald – "Levy passes"

Education Reporting

1st Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "There’s a principal reason high school is improving"

2nd Lucia V. Knudson – The Star-News – ‘Alternative education"

3rd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "Wisdom is found in unlikely locale"

Business Reporting

1st Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – "Dairy receipts triple in last decade"

2nd R. J. Cohn – Bonners Ferry Herald – "Cracking open the eggshell of a dream"

3rd Greg Moore – Idaho Mountain Express – "Ad for film extras raises eyebrows"

Agriculture Reporting

1st Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – "Closed ports threaten Idaho ag"

2nd David Burgess – Ag Weekly – "Idaho dairy grouws, aids economy"

3rd R.J. Cohn – Bonners Ferry Herald – "Direct seeding is wave of future"

 

Crime / Courts Reporting

1st Ben Salmon – The Star-News – "Shaver given 18 months in jail / Victim describes…."

2nd Peter Boltz – Idaho Mountain Express – "35 swept up in alleged money laundering raid"

3rd Greg Moore – Idaho Mountain Express – "High sentenced to at least five years in prison"

Religion Reporting

1st Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – "Santa’s gift to Ghana"

2nd Lorie Palmer – Idaho County Free Press – "New pastor has strong foothold…."

3rd Ben Salmon – The Star-News - How to build a church in your spare time"

1st Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – "White Hawk wolves killed"

2nd Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – "Pine beetles advance on SNRA"

3rd Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – "EPA ruling comes just in time"

 

Health/Medical Reporting

1st Travis Purser – Idaho Mountain Express – "For some, Medicaid cuts could mean no teeth"

2nd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – "Walk the nutrition walk"

3rd Terrell Williams – Ag Weekly – "Mouth matters"