Feature - 1st place - Laura Berger of Westerville (far right) admires the black crappie fish she caught at Stratford Ecological Center's first Adult Farm Camp. Participants spent the day learning farm chores and skills and spending the night camping out on the land in Delaware. Campers ages ranged from 20s-70s. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Quality of Life Director at Signature Healthcare Maureen McCarty (left) plants a kiss on the forehead of resident Dorothy Spitler as she embraces her babydoll which she named Sweet Pea a Sweet Pea Tea Party held at Signature Healthcare in Warren. Spitler has been a resident of the healthcare center for thirteen months and was the inspiration for the creation of the event. (Jeff Lange / The (Youngstown) Vindicator)
Feature - 3rd place - Dr. Bob Skully of Columbus makes a dash across Grant St. during a afternoon thunderstorm in Columbus as he shows up for work at Grant Medical Center (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Jayden Xayakoummane plays in a sprinkler with his friends Caleb Murillo (rear left) and Kevin Murillo, at the Murillos' west side Columbus home. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Campers prepare their fishing poles at Stratford Ecological Center's first Adult Farm Camp. Participants spent the day learning farm chores and skills and spending the night camping out on the land in Delaware. Campers ages ranged from 20s-70s. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - A member of the Army military detail removes a urn of a veteran from the hearse provided by Schoedinger Funeral Home. The remains of 11 unclaimed service members were given a military funeral by the Missing in America Project at the Dayton National Cemetery. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Jaeonna Jordan, 6, looks for the last drop of her chocolate milk during the summer camp lunch at the Gladden Community House. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Spectators cover their ears as a canon goes off during the Red, White and Blues in the Park Festival at Aumiller Park. (Mitchell Pe Masilun / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
General News - HM - Mitch Blackford ODOT District 6 Highway Management Administrator looking at the underside of the eastbound I-70 bridge that was burnt out following a tanker fire. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
aGeneral News - HM - Larry Fitzpatrick and his crew of volunteers are still protecting the area's military recruiting centers no matter what property owners or the Pentagon have told them. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
aPortrait - 1st place - Aleeha Dudley who is blind and has been sexually assaulted for years by her brother poses for a photo in her apartment in Columbus. Her family and even the police in her hometown ignored her for years. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Makkedah Cutshall, 19, poses for a photograph in the front doorway of her apartment in Reynoldsburg. Due to Ohio law Cutshall aged out of foster care at 18 as opposed to 21 like she would have in many other states. Makkadeh said the extra years would have really helped her save instead of being forced to like paycheck to paycheck as she works full time. The inability to save for a car has her taking the bus two hours each way to work. Her dream is to become a model someday. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Mark Brunton, owner, is photographed inside Baroque Haus, one of several cabins offered for rental through Burr Oak Getaways in Glouster. Brunton's business works with vacation cabin owners to rent their properties out throughout the year as well as offering stand-up paddle boards and kayaks for rent. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Portrait - HM - Juskie DeVore of Knox County who suffered traumatic brain injury as a baby says she has been a victim of sexual and physical assault growing up with a disability. DeVore poses for a photo at the Creative Foundations in Delaware. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - Anthony Miller poses for a photograph at his parent's home on South Grubb Street in Franklinton where his family has lived just a year or two shy of his whole life. A recent Urban Institute report illustrates Columbus as a metro area with an especially stark contrast in income and housing. One of the two most disadvantaged census tracts cited in the report is here in Franklinton. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Fans in the Nordecke section react to the end of the MLS game between the Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus. The Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 2 - 1. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
ASports Feature - 2nd place - Preston Jacobs, 12, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., participates in helped break the world record for the largest game of catch at the P&G Urban Youth Academy in Bond Hill. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Yann Dika Balotoken (left) Arnaud Vidaller (right) listen as France head coach Patrick Esume (far left) provides instruction during drills at Walsh University in preparation for an International Federation of American Football game. It was crazy hat day for the European team. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports Feature - HM - Ethan Remy drips with sweat as he turns a score card during a tennis tournament at Lakewood Racquet Club. (Lisa Bernheim / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
Sports Feature - HM - Eleven-year-old Sam Ables of New Waterford prepares to hit a sled during defensive drills during football camp at Ursuline High School in Youngstown. (Jeff Lange / The (Youngstown) Vindicator)
Spot News - 1st place - Jacci Ryan gives her cat oxygen after it was brought out of her burning house on Enon-Xenia Road by a firefighters. Two other cats died in the fire but they were able to revive this one and a rabbit. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the house fully involved with flames coming out the windows. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - A woman cries on the front porch of 269 Catherine St. after police had to force their way into the residence. Springfield Police and US Postal Service inspectors were on the scene for drug raid on Catherine Street in Springfield. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - An unidentified victim is strapped to a stretcher following a car accident near the corner of Main St. and Third St. Three people total were transferred to hospital. (Lisa Bernheim / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
Spot News - HM - Divers prepare to move one of the two men missing from the Olentangy River south of Goodale. Joseph Welch, 18, and his half-brother, Anthony Martin, 20, were reported missing apparently after going into the water near the Dodridge Street dam on the Northwest Side. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st place - Toledo Mud Hens' Josh Wilson (8) scores as Louisville Bats catcher Ramon Cabrera (38) can't make the tag during the fifth inning of the first game of their double header at Fifth Third Field. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Japan's Atsushi Tshji (hidden) and Takeshi Miyake #16 knock a pass away from USA receiver Drew Banks in the second quarter of their International Federation of American Football game in Canton. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports - 3rd place - Columbus Crew forward Kei Kamara (23) connects on a header against Chicago Fire defender Matt Polster (2) during the 1st half of their MLS game against Chicago Fire at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Eli Byler of Nashville, Ohio tries to stay on his horse during the saddle bronc riding competition at the annual Hoppel’s Championship Rodeo at Hoppel’s Arena at West Point. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - HM - Columbus Clippers right fielder Tyler Holt cheers as he makes it safely across home plate and scores the first run against the Indianapolis Indians at Huntington Park on July 10. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - Stephanie's daughters, Emma, 12, and Lily, 8, help their mother with chores around the house. The girls matured quickly to be able to care for Stephanie after she returned home from inpatient rehabilitation. They took on many household responsibilities and helped Stephanie move about until she could do it on her own. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Story - 2nd place - Ha Na Jang reacts after barely missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole that could have won her the LPGA Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Jang was eventually defeated by Chella Choi in a playoff. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Story - 3rd place - Visitors are reflected in the rear of a 1948 Ford Coupe owned by Dick Schaeffer of Maryland at the 18th Goodguys PPG Nationals event at the Ohio Expo Center. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - HM - Drew Ridgway (left) and Jim Shawley carry Adam Helbling into Jim's boat for a afternoon on the Scioto River .Adam was out for a afternoon while some friends were wake boarding on the river. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
