Feature - 1st place - A child plays in the mist from a Stow firetruck during the National Night Out festivities at the Stow Police and Fire Station. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Feature - 2nd place - Rylee Bahrs, 3, of Toledo plays on a splash pad which is lit for night time activity at Promenade Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Senior Zoee Root paints her parking space at Clay High School. This is the third year that seniors painted their parking spot to kick-off their last year of high school. (Amy E. Voigt / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Melissa Kroon of Flat Rock, MI watches her daughter Avery Kroon, 3, swim in Lake Erie on a sweltering afternoon in Luna Pier, Michigan. (Amy E. Voigt / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Toledo resident Joseph Peltier lets go of the rope for a photo before he rappels down during the Over the Edge for Victory to benefit The Victory Center at the ProMedica Building in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - Including in this year’s state budget is an additional funding for children with a diagnosis of autism to access educational services from a specialized provider like Bridgeway Academy and others around the state. Melissa Peppercorn takes a moment and talks to her son Mikey Heine, 8, before his first day of school at Bridgeway Academy. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - At right Kaleb Parker, 7, of Toledo dances as the Jammin’ Germans perform during the German-American Festival at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - At center Ariana Levario, 15, of Fremont reaches out and slaps five to Lucian Doty, 13, of Fremont while riding the Scrambler during the 169th Sandusky County Fair in Fremont. At right Reyna Guardiola, 15, of Fremont looks on. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - Hunter Armstrong and his brother, Jake (right) are reflected in the glasses of Jenny Mathias, from Dover, during a community meet and greet at Pam's Posies in Dover. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
General News - HM - Oregon resident John King tries a flip in a BMX demonstration by The Right Direction during the Maumee Summer Fair in downtown Maumee. King was unsuccessful on this attempt. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Grant and Susan Garn operate a monarch butterfly waystation in their backyard in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Olentangy Liberty's soccer player Parker Cameron poses for photo inside the stadium at Olentangy Liberty High School in Powell. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Indian Valley Schools Transportation Supervisor Aaron Haney is currently accepting applications for substitute bus drivers. Haney is also the high school principal. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Portrait - HM - Craig Whitaker, owner, shares a song on a grand piano at Craig's Piano and Keyboards in Toledo. His business is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Columbus Crew Nordecke section cheers before the start of their game against D.C. United at Lower.com Field in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - The Dover High School student section celebrates the football team taking the field at Crater Stadium. Pictured at center are, Carter Begue, and Gavyn Gerber. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - The moon rises next to stadium lights as St. Francis de Sales plays Clyde in a high school football game at the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl. St. Francis de Sales defeated Clyde 21-14. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Cincinnati Bearcats cornerback Arquon Bush (9) catches a throw in a drill during practice at the Higher Ground training facility in West Harrison, Ind. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - A staff member's puppy, Jamison, takes a brief dip in the ice bath after Cincinnati Bearcats practice at the Higher Ground training facility in West Harrison, Ind. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Spot News - 1st place - Ernest Rasar crosses the water to get to the other side of East Broadway St. toward Vinal St. during a rain storm on August 18, 2021. (Amy E. Voigt / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - Tyler Mester walks through a field with his dog, Piper, after their street was struck by a possible tornado in Petersburg, Michigan. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd place - Amish men, boys, and a Baltic Firefighter watch recovery operations at the scene of a semi tractor trailer crash on state Route 93 outside Baltic, in Holmes County. 40,000 pounds of Guggisberg Swiss Cheese was not able to be recovered, and there were no injuries reported. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - HM - Michael Handy, owner of Handy Equipment, reacts after a storm blew the roof off his business on State Route 800 in Sandy Township in Tuscarawas County. The roof had only been on the building for a couple months according to the owner. (Scott Heckel / The Canton Repository)
Sports - 1st place - New York Giants wide receiver Damian Willis (87) is brought down by Cleveland Browns cornerback A.J. Green (38) and outside linebacker Elijah Lee (52) after a catch during the second half of a preseason game in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Columbus Crew midfielder Lucas Zelarayan (10) jumps over D.C. United defender Tony Alfaro (93) during the first half of their MLS game at Lower.com Field in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - Gael Monfils returns a shot in the first set of a match against Andrey Rublev in the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports - HM - Hoban’s Simone Thiel (top) collides with Wadsworth goalkeeper Emily Rhoades during the second half of a high school soccer game, in Wadsworth. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - HM - New Albany's Elijah Griffith breaks up a pass intended for Westerville North's Daniel Johnson during a game at New Albany High School. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
Story - 1st place - Millie Hopes of Toledo dances with her boyfriend’s son Mason Durkee, 8, of Royal Oak, Michigan, during the German-American Festival at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Navielle Lofton stands in her kitchen at her apartment on Brooke Park Dr. Lofton is fighting the eviction from Neighborhood Properties, Inc. (Amy E. Voigt / The Blade)
