General Excellence:

1^st Idaho Mountain Express

2^nd Wood River Journal

3^rd The Star-News

General News Story

1^st R.J. Cohn — Bonners Ferry Herald — "City's electrical rates expected to skyrocket"

2^nd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Ketchum housing planners learn from Jackson"

3^rd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Rinker proposes swap for mid-valley state land"

 

Spot News Coverage

1^st Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "Ketchum Mayor Coles dies at 77"

2^nd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Air shutdown hits Blaine County"

3^rd R.J. Cohn — Bonners Ferry Herald — "New allegations surface against county prosecutor"

Honorable Mention

Rodney D. Boam — Preston Citizen — Patriotism gone amuck"

 

Watchdog/ Investigative Report

1^st Perri Capell — Boise Weekly — "Should you foot the treatment bill?"

2^nd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Assessor: Sun Valley land among cheapest in county"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Panelists decry ordinance outcome"

Serious Feature Report

1^st Travis Purser & Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "Welcome to Ketchum — now go home"

2^nd Cynthia Sewell — Boise Weekly — "Wasting in the West"

3^rd Tyler Rhodes — Teton Valley News — "A different kind of homework"

Honorable Mention

Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "To the sea and back"

Dana Dugan — Idaho Mountain Express — "Called to serve a world away"

Light Feature Report

1^st Jeff Cordes — Idaho Mountain Express — "Lt. Pat Pidgeon retires from Sheriff's Department"

2^nd Christopher J. Ehlers — Wood River Journal — "The Lariat Laureates — Cowboy Poets"

3^rd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Falconers hunt from the skies"

Honorable Mention

Carol Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Breckenridge blazes new trails in the Old West"

Dana Dugan — Idaho Mountain Express — " Yin & Yang of Valentine's Day"

Series

1^st Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "A tale of three rivers"

2^nd Tyler Rhodes - Teton Valley News — "Teton area advisory forum — regional issues"

3^rd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Myths taint organ donation process"

Outdoor Feature

1^st Ben Salmon — The Star-News — "Steelhead Madness"

2^nd Tyler Rhodes — Teton Valley News — "Avalanche aware; Let judgments slide"

3^rd Christopher J. Ehlers — Wood River Journal — "Rumblefish 2001"

Sports News Coverage

1^st Jody Zarkos — Idaho Mountain Express — "Green, green grass of home"

2^nd Jeff Cordes — Idaho Mountain Express — "Schelecht, Welton shoot 700 targets"

3^rd Tyler Rhodes — Teton Valley News — "Panther attack sends Teton home"

Sports Feature Story

1^st Jeff Cordes — Idaho Mountain Express — "Russell on roundball and Celtic pride"

2^nd Philip A. Janquart — Wood River Journal — "The Packers, Dad and Grandpa Petcka"

3^rd Ralph Bartholdt — St. Maries Gazette Record — "Grappling built friendships"

General Column

1^st R.J. Cohn — Bonners Ferry Herald — "Oh, how we will miss you; Brett Benson's fall from grace; When pigs fly and sturgeon dance"

2^nd Brad Carlson — Idaho Business Review — "Micron warrants; Shelf registration; Insurance seen"

3^rd Phil Obenchain — Idaho Senior News — "Whatever happened to common sense; Memories of a Christmas past; What price, success?"

 

Specialty Column

1^st Pat Murphy — Idaho Mountain Express — "Legislator mounts high horse; Right wing theocracy; Musings about tortures"

2^nd Susan Bailey — Wood River Journal — "Bailey's Bailiwick: —It's no wonder...; Look out—; It's a near miss—"

3^rd Steven Anderson — Idaho Business Review — "Reflections on the World Trade Center Attack; Privatization of IPTV—; The pain of e.diting in a world gone mad"

 

Review

1^st Chuck McHenry — Boise Weekly — "A lens lives among cowboys; Sakura; BAM book club"

2^nd Peter Boltz — Idaho Mountain Express — The Metaphysical Club; Making of a Navy SEAL commando; The Wild Blue"

3^rd no third place given

 

Editorial

1^st Tom Grote — The Star-News — "Term limits; 9/11; Trustee"

2^nd Pam Morris — Idaho Mountain Express — "Politically incorrect and proud of it; Brake the attitude; Small town economic terrorism"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "No backbone, will travel; A 12-step program—; Sen. Leahy know politics"

 

Headlines

1^st Wes Hanna & Rodney Boam — The Preston Citizen — selection

No other entries

 

Page Design

1^st Tony Barriatua — Idaho Mountain Express — "Summer splendor; Wander into Art; Architecture & art"

2^nd Tony Barriatua — Idaho Mountain Express — "Salsa; For love and art; Northern Rockies Folk Festival"

3^rd Tony Barriatua — Idaho Mountain Express — "Best of the Valley; Fully Committed; Dancing Outloud"

Honorable Mention

Leanne Klaver — Idaho Mountain Express — "Bridal guide; Home & Garden; Christmas around the world"

 

Spot News Photography

1^st David N. Seelig — Idaho Mountain Express — "Wild Fire"

2^nd Ralph Bartholdt — St. Maries Gazette Record — "Too close for comfort"

3^rd Willy Cook — Idaho Mountain Express — "Firefighters triumph"

Feature Photography

1^st Willy Cook — Idaho Mountain Express — "David and Goliath"

2^nd David N. Seelig — Idaho Mountain Express — "Drought"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Bottle fed"

Sports Photography

1^st Willy Cook — Idaho Mountain Express — "Elkhorn Cyclists"

2^nd Willy Cook — Idaho Mountain Express — "Skateboard haven"

3^rd Sara Irwin — Sho-Ban News — "Chiefs race"

Photo Essay

1^st Ralph Bartholdt — St. Maries Gazette Record — "Under tow on the Joe"

2^nd Ralph Bartholdt — St. Maries Gazette Record — "Tent Life"

3^rd Ralph Bartholdt — St. Maries Gazette Record — "Making stooks while the sun shines"

 

Graphics

1^st Buffy Jones — Just Horses — "The Career Game"

No other entries

Political Reporting

1^st Christopher J. Ehlers — Wood River Journal — "Road trip! From Bellevue to Bliss—"

2^nd Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "Candidate reflects on rocky political past"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Livestock on the line"

Education Reporting

1^st R.J. Cohn — Bonners Ferry Herald — "Ruling leaves districts with —whip cream victory—"

2^nd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Dual-immersion classes"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Partnership spurs education, insight"

Business Reporting

1^st Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "Broadband comes to valley"

2^nd Brad Carlson — Idaho Business Review — "PCS labs aid teachers around U.S."

3^rd Steve Martin — Idaho Business Review — "Albertson's knock-down"

Agriculture Reporting

1^st Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Federal milk orders backfire"

2^nd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "The push-me, pull-you politics of agriculture"

3^rd Peter Boltz — Idaho Mountain Express — "Farmers squeak through drought"

 

Crime / Courts Reporting

1^st Ben Salmon — The Star-News — "Valley court calendar overflows with cases"

2^nd R.J. Cohn — Bonners-Ferry Herald — "Fargen sentenced to 30 days"

3^rd Peter Boltz — Idaho Mountain Express — "Victim fought off attack"

Religion Reporting

No entries

Environment Reporting

1^st Cynthia Sewell — Boise Weekly — "Ran vs. Boise Cascade"

2^nd Greg Stahl — Idaho Mountain Express — "Blaine County's SUV love affair"

3^rd Carol Ryan Dumas — Ag Weekly — "Hot pockets glare in nitrate study"

 

 

Health/Medical Reporting

1^st Cynthia Sewell — Boise Weekly — "Irreconcilable differences"

2^nd Peter Boltz — Idaho Mountain Express — "State cites St. Lukes"

3^rd Travis Purser — Idaho Mountain Express — "E.coli found in McHanville well"

 

Rookie of the Year

1^st Ben Salmon — The Star-News

2^nd Sara McMillon — Teton Valley News

3^rd Buffy Jones — Idaho Senior News & The Owyhee Avalanche