GENERAL EXCELLENCE:
1st Idaho Mountain Express
2nd The Star-News
3rd The Wood River Journal
GENERAL NEWS STORY
1st Michael Wells – The Star-News – “Digging out of the J-Ditch Mess”
2nd Erika Harmon – Messenger Index – “Emmett wrestling coach resigns”
3rd Greg Stahl – Idaho Mountain Express – “Land trust could double easements by year’s end”
SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1st Joe Sova & Janet Monti – Messenger Index – “Pain from loss of children runs deep”
2nd Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – “Director calls off curtailment”
3rd Erika Harmon – Messenger Index – “For many, election falls short”
WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
1st Andy Stiny – Idaho Mountain Express – “D.C. heavy hitter hired in Ketchum legal flap”
2nd Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “Pizza for DUI”
3rd Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “Roadless bill sparks opposition”
SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
1st Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – “Who Holds the Keys”
2nd Nathaniel Hoffman – Boise Weekly – “In the Shadows”
3rd Lorie Palmer – Idaho County Free Press – “Restoring lost dignity”
Honorable Mention
Bibeka Shrestha, Amy C. Wright – Teton Valley News – “Driving under the influence”
LIGHT FEATURE REPORT
1st Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – “Garden City Rising”
2nd Andy Stiny – Idaho Mountain Express – “Paris and U.S. were night and day for Hemingway”
3rd Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “Reflections of a Western saddle maker”
SERIES
1st Jason Kauffman & Jon Duval – Idaho Mountain Express – “State of Emergency?”
2nd Greg Stahl & Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “A Legacy is born”
3rd Janet Monti – Messenger Index – “Hunger Awareness”
OUTDOOR FEATURE
1st Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Meet Vulpes vulpes”
2nd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Going wild with the Wildes”
3rd Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “Fish and Game officer hangs up his badge”
SPORTS NEWS
1st Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Stone’s deuce, Conn’s cannon lift Fish 3-1”
2nd Jon Mentzer – The Wood River Journal – “Ironman”
3rd James Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Matt Zachary is on the road”
SPORTS FEATURE STORY
1st Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Week on Baldy makes Ancient Skiers feel young again”
2nd Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – “Emily Hughes makes normal look good”
3rd Chad Dryden – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “A different kind of roller derby”
GENERAL COLUMN
1st Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – “Other Views – selection of three”
2nd Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “And she was – selection of three”
3rd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Eye on the valley – selection of three”
SPECIALTY COLUMN
1st Kathleen Turner- The Wood River Journal – “Vital Signs”
2nd Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – “Food for thought”
3rd David Clark – River City Weekly – “Health & Fitness”
EDITORIAL
1st Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – “Cheap gardeners, now cheap soldiers; Trickle-down costs of Iraq war begin to hurt; Craig: Give it up”
2nd Tom Grote – The Star-News – “Godspeed, Mrs. Morgan; Vote ‘No’ on unneeded 1/2% sales tax; Let public watch sewer mediation”
3rd Kai Eiselein – Latah Eagle – “Photograph banned; The right to speak; Bio-terrorists”
HEADLINES
1st Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – “To air is human, to jib divine; Josey and other cool cats; Swell on wheels; and three others”
2nd Sabina Dana Plasse – Idaho Mountain Express – “Beauty and the beat; Don’t fret widespread panic; Cat power is ironclad; and three others”
3rd Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “The Morel of the story; Make way for Segway; No spud nix; and three others”
PAGE DESIGN
1st Amy Birch, Moira Dyer – Teton Valley News -“Bro Bra lingo; Feeding the Hungry; Natural Intelligence”
2nd Amy Birch, Barbara Gibson – Teton Valley News – “Toasted Bagels; Renegade Reds and Wiley Whites; On the Farm”
3rd Tony Barriatua – Idaho Mountain Express – “Jazz Jamboree; and two other examples”
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Bald Mountain on fire”
2nd Trey Spaulding – The Wood River Journal – “Trail Creek Bomber”
3rd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Helicopter drop”
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “God Bless the Sheep”
2nd Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Rare birds of prey returned to wild”
3rd Michael Wells – The Star-News – “One million Chinook salmon smolts begin treacherous journey to Pacific Ocean”
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Jon Mentzer – The Wood River Journal – “12oz Cup”
2nd Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – “Rico’s last-minute goal nixes New York’s bid 3-2”
3rd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Field of Screams”
PHOTO ESSAY
1st Dev Mukh Khalsa – The Wood River Journal – “Dr. Mark Acker”
2nd David Rauzi, Lorie Palmer & Mark Vanderwall – Idaho County Free Press – “Fall’s Palette”
3rd David N. Seelig – Idaho Mountain Express – “Wood River Cup”
GRAPHICS
1st E.B. Phillips – Idaho Mountain Express – “Castle Rock fire map”
2nd Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – “Driving under the influence”
ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
1st Erin Ryan – THRIVE – Idaho Statesman – “Unspeakable”
2nd Sabina Dana Plasse & Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Ketchum becomes ‘Swing Town'”
3rd Jennifer Tuohy – Idaho Mountain Express – Arts & Crafts Festival Special Section – “Finding life among the trees”
POLITICAL REPORTING
1st Shea Andersen – Boise Weekly – “The Primary Problem”
2nd Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “Bond vote: take 4”
3rd Rebecca Meany – Idaho Mountain Express – “Downtown reform committees up and running”
EDUCATION REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Educating families, one girl at a time”
2nd Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – “Held back”
3rd Kelly Jackson – The Wood River Journal – “Technology program at Bellevue takes up space”
BUSINESS REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Nickel and Dimed”
2nd Andy Stiny – Idaho Mountain Express – “Boomtowns boom because they are nice places”
3rd Jon Duval – Idaho Mountain Express – “Valley real estate market continues to seek balance”
AGRICULTURE REPORTING
1st Rachael Horne, Amy C. Wright – Teton Valley News – “On the Farm”
2nd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “Healthy farms can boost communities”
3rd Carol Ryan Dumas – Ag Weekly – “A blow to Idaho Ag: Craig’s resignation would have repercussions”
Honorable Mention
Jason Kauffman – Idaho Mountain Express – “Bidding on an Old West legend”
CRIME / COURTS REPORTING
1st Andy Stiny – Idaho Mountain Express – “Ketchum man: My ex-girlfriend tried to kill me”
2nd Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – “Prosecutor moves to disqualify district judge”
3rd Ralph Bartholdt – St. Maries Gazette Record – “Gunfight kills three”
RELIGION REPORTING
1st Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Hiking to Heaven”
2nd Dana DuGan – Idaho Mountain Express – “New rector balances congregation with charm”
3rd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “Leading Eagle: The Sioux in him”
ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
1st Peter Wollheim – Boise Weekly – “A Fish Problem This Big”
2nd Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – “Of Cattle and Fire”
3rd Kathleen L. Turner – The Wood River Journal – “Downsizing the square footage: How low can you go?”
HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING
1st Jody Zarkos – Idaho Mountain Express – “Woman gets groundbreaking treatment”
2nd Karen Bossick – The Wood River Journal – “From explosives to bitter cold”
3rd Kathleen Turner – The Wood River Journal – “Alcoholism”
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – “Fourth of July 2007”
2nd Staff – The Wood River Journal – “Wood River Anthology”
3rd Karen Bossick & Leslie Thompson – The Wood River Journal – “For Art’s Sake”
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1st Jon Duval – Idaho Mountain Express
2nd Jonathan Mentzer – The Wood River Journal
3rd Cody Cahill – The Adams County Record
